Have you seen the Greater Roadrunner ? They can sprint up to 32 km/h, and they hunt lizards and venomous slamming its prey against rocks. Photo: pajaratzi #nature #birds #birding #wildlife #animals #photography

Have you seen this wild cat? It is not an Ocelot, or a baby jaguar, it is margay! . A tree-dwelling wild cat of Central & South America 🌳🐆. Unlike most cats, it can rotate its ankles 180°, climbing headfirst down trees like a squirrel. #cat #wildlife #animals #nature #photography #cats

Did you know? 🐊 The spectacled caiman is one of the most widespread crocodilians in Latin America. Small but tough, they thrive in rivers, wetlands, and even flooded forests of the Amazon. Photo by Lucas Ramiro #brazil #reptiles #herping #animals #wildlife #nature #photography

Great photo of the Painted Stork. A a wetland known for its pink tertial feathers that give it its name, this species is often spotted wading in shallow waters searching for fish. 📷 Photo: tengkuahmadsyarbalah.birding #nature #birds #animals #wildlife #photography

Meet the Mexican lyre snake! It has rear fangs and mild venom used mainly on lizards, but is harmless to humans. Itranges across northwestern Mexico, from Sonora and Sinaloa down to Nayarit Great photo by biologando_con_miguel #animal #herping #wildlife #snakes #nature #reptile #photography

Have you met the indri? This black-and-white lemur is Madagascar’s largest living lemur and is famous for its haunting, song-like calls. It is Endemic to the island and sadly, critically endangered due to habitat loss. #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #madagascar

Meet the Baron's mantella! Endemic of Madagascar, menaing it is found only in Madagascar’s rainforests. 🐸 Despite their very bright poison-dart-frog lookalike colors from central America, they’re not related at all! A case of convergent evolution. #nature #photography #frogs #animals #wildlife

We know, I usually share wildlife photos , but today we have something a little different. We are running a short survey on how people perceive Australia’s “dangerous” animals. It takes less than 10 minutes! And a great photo of an Echidna in Sydney by me! 👉 www.wildlifenomads.com/resources/an...

A young Lion-tailed macaque riding with its parent in the Western Ghats, India, one of the rarest and most endangered primates in the world! Great Photo: Amir Kp #wildlife #india #monkey #animals #nature #photography

Well, that's a cute Eastern Coyote pup on a mission ! 👀 Curious and bold, it creeps closer to check things out. 📸 photosbyricecakes #animals #wild #wildlife #photography #nature

Meet this strange cretaure! The Common Scaly-foot may look like a snake, but it’s actually a legless lizard 🦎 Found in Australia, it still has tiny hind limb flaps and can even shed its tail! #nature #snake #animals #wildlife #herpetology

Meet the Yellow-breasted Bunting! once abundant across Eurasia, now one of the fastest-declining songbirds in the world. Overhunting and habitat loss have pushed this beautiful migrant to the brink, earning it a spot on India’s endangered bird list. #birds #india #animals #wildlife #nature #bird

Is there a more beautiful bird than this? Meet the Green-billed Toucan, also know as the Red-breasted Toucan! 📍 Mata Atlântica, Brazil 📷 robinjamesnaturephoto

Colombia is the 2nd most biodiverse country on Earth, and among its hidden gems is the gray titi monkey (Saguinus leucopus), a tiny, rare marmoset found nowhere else in the world! 🐒 How amazing is that? Photo Luis Estrada #nature #colombia #monkey #wildlife #nature

Spotted: a terciopelo viper! one of the most dangerous snakes in Central America. 🐍Did you know? Although mostly found on the ground, they are excellent climbers and can be seen up to 4 meters high in trees when food is scarce! Photo nature Jeff #herping #snakes #animals #wildlife #nature

Meet the purple-bibbed whitetip! (Urosticte benjamini) A cute and very small hummingbird found in humid montane forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Males are known for their striking violet gorget, while females have more subdued coloring. #birds #nature #photography #birding #animals

A Northern Pygmy Owl! It was spotted in the rain on Vancouver Island. It is one of the tiniest owls in the world, yet a fierce hunter. Did you know there are over 30 species of pygmy owls worldwide? 🦉 Photo Mike Ashbee #birds #nature #education #infographic #nature #animals

The fennec fox is very cute indeed! 🦊 It is the desert’s tiny survivor from Morocco. With huge ears that cool its body, sharp night vision, and paws built to sprint across hot sand. Amazing how desert animals have adapted to extreme heat 🌵 Photo: Rabie Atlas #nature #animals #cute #wildlife #photo

A Snail Kite locked in a tug-of-war with a bright red freshwater crab 🦀🪶 These raptors are snail specialists, but they’ll adapt when opportunity strikes.! Photo by Nico Photography #bird #eagle #birding #animals #wildlife #nature #photography

🌿 Meet the Klaas’s Cuckoo ! A small, shining green cuckoo found across Africa. Famous for laying its eggs in other birds’ nests, it’s one of nature’s clever tricksters. Photo by Simon Odhiambo #birds #birding #wildlife #animals #nature #photography

🐆 Meet these beautiful wild cats, known as margay in Costa Rica! Looks like a smaller ocelot but can climb trees like a monkey. One of the most agile cats in the rainforest! Photo: Keneth Martinez #animals #wildlife #photography #cats #cat #nature

Another beautiful hornbill, this is the Knobbed Hornbill, photographed in Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Easily recognised by its vivid plumage and the large red casque above its bright yellow beak. 📷: takanagaphotogallery #birds #animals #photography #nature

Everyone gets thirsty on a sunny day, even this Ocellated Lizard. It is native to the western Mediterranean, especially the Iberian Peninsula and southern France, it gleams green with blue “ocelli” spots. Photo Ernesto Orellana #wildlife #animals #nature #photography #beautiful #reptiles

Such a beautiful bird! It is the Spot-billed Toucanet. It is native to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, it sports a pale, speckled bill and striking male–female differences. Photo by Robin James #birds #nature #animals #wildlife #photography #birding

Such a cool raptor! This is the Bat Hawk, it hunts bats mid-air at dusk with lightning-fast dives. Found across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia & Southeast Asia. #wildlife #birds #animals #nature #photography Find other cool bird of prey here www.wildlifenomads.com/blog/birds-o...

Meet the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker! Found in montane forests of the Andes, from Venezuela to Bolivia. Unlike many woodpeckers, this species often forages quietly among mossy branches. Photo by Ester Ramirez #photography #nature #birds #animals #birding

Meet the Brown Wood Owl! It inhabits dense forests across South and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia 🌏🦉 Photo by prasad sonawane #asia #owls #birds #birding #nature #photography

Meet Nazca Booby! Photo in Mexico’s Marietas Islands. Found across the eastern Pacific, this seabird hunts fish by plunge-diving and nests on rocky islands where both parents care for the chick. Photo by Gloria Diane #birds #birding #animals #nature

Meet the Rufous Sibia, a native bird to the Himalayan foothills from Nepal to Northeast India. This species feeds on nectar, insects, and berries, contributing to pollination and seed dispersal. 📸 Saikat Banit #birds #nature #photography #birding #animals

Meet this stunning Central American Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis nigroviridis)! in Costa Rica! Known for its incredible polychromatism - golden, "orphel" mossy green, brick red, ghostly white, and more. Photo by Artur Thomaszek #herping #wildlife #snakes #photography #animals #nature

This is the Green-bearded Helmetcrest. Endemic to Colombia’s eastern Andes, it lives in the high páramo and Polylepis edges between ~3,000–4,200 m. Males show the namesake green “beard” and a spiky crest! Great Photo by Robin Alexander #birds #birding #animals #wildlife #nature #hummingbird

Meet the African Fish Eagle 🦅 sometimes know as Africa’s “voice of the wild.”1 It’s basically the soundtrack of rivers & lakes across the continent. Photo by Trudie Noorbek #birds #eagle #animals #nature #africa

Have you see this dolphin?? Meet the Northern Right Whale Dolphin, the only dolphin without a dorsal fin. Sleek, fast (22+ mph), and acrobatic, they form pods of up to 3,000! 🐬 Rarely seen, but vital to ocean ecosystems! Photo: nathoutsidethebox #Ocean #animals #wildlife #nature

Meet the Rufous-necked Hornbill, one of Asia’s most striking hornbills with its rich chestnut neck & massive bill. Found in Himalayan & SE Asian forests. Photo Saikat Banit #nature #birds #asia #wildlife #animals Meet more hornbills www.wildlifenomads.com/blog/types-o... M

Meet the Many-spotted Cat Snake! Photo taken in Thailand. Nocturnal, and mildly venomous, the many-spotted cat snake ranges from India to Southeast Asia! Photo by Rajath #herping #reptiles #nature #photography

This is such a beautiful photo! Did you know? A single bee can visit up to 5,000 flowers a day, and their “waggle dance” helps guide hive-mates to the best nectar spots. Bees pollinate 1/3 of the food we eat Photo by Emilio Tinoco #animals #wildlife #bee #photography #nature

The world’s smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, weighs less than an apple 🍎🐒 Yet, it’s just one of many incredible marmoset species thriving in South America’s forests. 🌿 Meet them all in our full guide #wildlife #monkey #nature #animals Read more here: www.wildlifenomads.com/blog/facts-a...

🌿 Meet the Morelet’s Alligator Lizard. It lives high in the misty mountain forests of Chiapas, Mexico, and Guatemala. These reptiles spend their lives climbing through bromeliads and branches more than 1,500 meters above sea level. Photo by DanyHR #herping #wildlife #animals #nature #photography

Agama lizards mating in Dzanga Shanga NP, Central African Republic 🇨🇫! This country is a biodiversity hotspot home to elephants, gorillas & now agamas under study. Taxonomy pending for these ones! 🦎 Great Photo: Barbadillo Javier #wildlife #animals #nature #africa #photography

Meet the very pretty Purple-bibbed whitetip! It is a small hummingbird found in humid montane forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Males are known for their striking violet gorget, while females have more subdued coloring. Great photo: pajareando ando #nature #birds #animals #photography

The Red-legged Honeycreeper and the Bananaquit on a dance! These are nectar- and fruit-feeding songbirds of the Neotropics, often in mixed flocks along forest edges and gardens. Both species probe flowers, and help to disperse seeds. Photo Pajareando Ando #birds #animals #photography

Meet the Pygmy Marmoset! Deep in the Amazon’s rainforest edge, it weighs less than a bar of soap and measures ~5 in (13 cm). It speaks in ultrasonic calls, grips vertical trunks with claw-like nails, and scans the canopy with wide eyes for predators. #wildlife #animals #nature #photography

Meet the Spectacled Owl ! is a silent guardian of Neotropical forests. Globally Least Concern, but local declines track deforestation and fragmentation. Photo by German Vasquez #birds #raptors #wildlife #nature #photography Learn more here www.wildlifenomads.com/blog/birds-o...

Meet this amazing parrot: The Kea - the world’s only alpine parrot, found only in New Zealand. Intelligent, curious, and notorious for dismantling anything they can get their beak on, from backpacks to car parts! Photo by Ryan Wilkes #wildlife #birds #birding #animals #nature #photography

Did you know the Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) can flap its wings up to 80 times per second? This tiny bird can be found in Central & South America! Photo : Diego Jaramillo #birds #nature #animals #photography #birding #wildlife

Meet the Black Hawk-Eagle! This amazing raptor soars through Central & South American forests, hunting from perches with laser focus. With a wingspan up to 4.5 ft & a diet of mammals, birds, & snakes! Photo - Lisandro Perez #birds #wildlife #animals #photography

Meet the Dragon Snake (Xenodermus javanicus). A cool find in SE Asia likeMalaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. It’s non-venomous, squeezing small prey like frogs with style. Super rare to find and only about 24 inches long! Photo: Colinwildlife #herping #snake #wildlife #photography

Meet the Slaty-tailed Trogon! These birds are canopy dwellers, often perched quietly in humid lowland forests, mangroves, or even coffee plantations! Photo - Daniele tavolini #birds #nature #animals #wildlife #bird #photography

Did you know Peru is home to over 300 species of snakes—from the elusive bushmasters of the Amazon to colorful tree boas? It’s one of the most biodiverse countries for reptiles on Earth. #Peru #Snakes #Wildlife #herping #nature Photo MOC reptiles

Meet the Golden-headed Manakin, a tiny bird from Central and South America with a velvet-black body and a glowing golden crown. Think ping-pong ball with legs - if ping-pong balls could moonwalk. Photo: Ernesto Chavez #birds #birding #photography #nature #animals