All images © V&V Maguire Rajpaul
Last update: 2018·02·03
Angry lion
[Namibia, 2016]
Smiling chimpanzee
The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) which, along with the closely-related bonobo, is the closest living relative of modern man. [Argentina, 2013]
Loggerhead turtle
A loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in Cape Town. These sea turtles typically grow to around 1.0m/130kg, although specimens up to 2.8m/450kg have been discovered. [South Africa, 2013]
Jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca), similar to though more robustly-built than the leopard, and the only Panthera species found in the Americas. [Argentina, 2013]
Snowy owl
A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight. [England, 2014]
Erindi lion II
A male lion (Panthera leo), having just woken, and looking the direction of the setting sun. [Namibia, 2013]
Scarlet ibis
A Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber): similar in form to most members of the ibis species, but distinguished by its brilliant red colouration. [South Africa, 2012]
Ragged tooth shark
Ragged tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) - a.k.a. sand tiger shark/grey nurse shark - in Cape Town. [South Africa, 2011]
Green iguana II
A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a.k.a. common iguana - a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard. [South Africa, 2014]
Erindi giraffe
A giraffe - the world's tallest terrestrial animal - grazing on some tall branches. [Namibia, 2013]
Jaguar II
The jaguar (Panthera onca), similar to though more robustly-built than the leopard, and the only Panthera species found in the Americas. [Brazil, 2015]
Bald eagle
A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a bird of prey found in North America. It is both the national bird and national animal of the United States of America. [England, 2014]
Wide angle elephant
A wide-angle view of an elephant at a water hole. [Namibia, 2016]
Anna's Hummingbird
A female hummingbird (Calypte anna) spotted in the gardens of the Huntington Library in Pasadena. [United States, 2013]
Lions killing a warthog
Peacock iridescence
The stunning tail feathers of the male peafowl (peacock). Being iridescent, the feathers appear to change colour as the angle of view or illumination changes; the purple feathers here appear deep green from other angles. [South Africa, 2013]
Hershey, post-kill
A cheetah named Hershey with blood around his mouth, basking in the setting sun after hunting and killing an antelope. [Namibia, 2013]
White steenbras
The white steenbras (Lithognathus lithognathus), a species of fish in the Sparidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. [South Africa, 2012]
Crocodile trail
A crocodile glides silently towards prey. [Namibia, 2016]
Greater kudu female
A greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) female enjoying some breakfast. [Namibia, 2013]
Alcatraz and alcatraz
Alcatraz Island (background, far left) and an alcatraz (foreground; 'alcatraz' is Spanish for 'pelican'). [United States, 2012]
Marmoset II
A marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): a highly active though rather primitive species of monkey. [South Africa, 2014]
Eurasian eagle-owl
A Eurasian-eagle owl (Bubo bubo) in the process of devouring a young chick. [England, 2014]
Lion drinking
Spioenkop giraffe
A giraffe basks in the late-afternoon sun at the Spioenkop nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. [South Africa, 2015]
Water hole at night
Elephants and zebra at a waterhole. Testament to modern camera sensors: this photo was captured handheld, long after dark, without a tripod. [Namibia, 2016]
Southern ostrich
A Southern Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), subspecies of the Common Ostrich. [South Africa, 2013]
Galata gull
An inquisitive seagull near Galata Tower, overlooking Istanbul. [Turkey, 2013]
Marmoset
A marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): a highly active though rather primitive species of monkey. [South Africa, 2012]
Golden eagle
A golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) prepares to take off. [England, 2014]
Toucan play at that game
A toucan with a nut - moments before flinging the same nut out of its bill and onto the photographer. [South Africa, 2014]
Ragged tooth shark IV
Ragged tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) - a.k.a. sand tiger shark/grey nurse shark - in Cape Town. [South Africa, 2013]
A turn of turtles
A concregration of coastal plain cooters (Pseudemys concinna floridana), a.k.a. Florida cooters, a species of large herbivorous freshwater turtle. [Brazil, 2015]
Yawning hippo
Green iguana
Ragged tooth shark II
Ragged tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) - a.k.a. sand tiger shark/grey nurse shark - in Cape Town. [South Africa, 2012]
Boulders penguins
African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) - a.k.a. jackass penguins - on Boulders Beach just outside Cape Town, towards Simon's Town. [South Africa, 2014]
Early morning bird reflections
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