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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-MAMMAL WHIMSY PLUS 2

by Yucatan Times
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Smile even more, worry even less.

SOUTH AFRICA

Southern Giraffe, Giraffa giraffa giraffa

PHOTO Slider and #1 Wut hhannngover?

Burchell’s Zebra,  Equus quagga burchelli

Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!
Heh, heh, heh!

Cheetah, Actinonyx jubatus

A different way to pick your nose

Vervet Monkey, Cercopithecus pygerythrus

How did you get apple pie in your tail? It tastes better than fleas!
I really like you!

Water Monitor, Varanus niloticus

S-T-R-E-T-C-H

Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

You can’t see me

Cape Buffalo, Syncerus caffer caffer

Seeing double?

Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus

This is my turf, you move. No, it’s my turf, you move!

Bushbuck female, Tragelaphus scriptus

My, what big ears YOU have

Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle, Pelusios castanoides

Life is so great. Mud and water, perfect!

African Savanna Elephant, Loxidonta africana africana

I need a pedicure

African Lion male, Panthera leo melanochalta

Blowing a raspberry

DISCLAIMER: References may not agree on scientific names.

South African National Biodiversity Institute

https://animaldiversity.org

South African National Biodiversity Institute

Cherie Pittillo, “nature inspired,” photographer and author, explores nature everywhere she goes. She’s identified 56 bird species in her Merida, Yucatan backyard view. Her monthly column features anecdotes about birding in Merida, Yucatan and also wildlife beyond the Yucatan.

Contact: [email protected]  All rights reserved, ©Cherie Pittillo

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bruce krucke September 9, 2023 - 10:15 pm

Love every picture–so good to see your African work again.

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