Images Dated 3rd December 2010

Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - feeding on bamboo, snowy focus, Wolong Research and Conservation Centre, Sichuan Szechwan Province, Central China Order Carnivora, Family Ursidae, bear, well known for its thumb, which is actually a modified wrist bone that enables the panda to dextrously grasp bamboo stalks, inhabits inhabit montane forests, mixed coniferous & broadleaf forests, herbivore, solitary, Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2006, and listed on Appendix I of CITES

Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus

Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus, Masai Mara Wildlife Reservation, East Africa, large crocodilian, semi-aquatic predators, dead gazelle prey hanging from mouth, powerful jaws, hunter

Carnivore, Ectothermic, Egg Laying

Young loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta

Young loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) - This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas

Aquatic, Carapace, Chelonia, Family Cheloniidae, Feet, Flipper, Iucn Red List Endangered, Marine, Order Testudines, Reptile, Sea Turtle, Shell, Swimming, Swimming Turtle