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ChalalanBoliviaTuichi RiverMadidiButterfliesNymphalidaeInsectsLepidopteraHeliconiinae

23 Nov 2012

Heliconius sp

This was my farwell to Chalalan, and even though it was raining some butterflies were out feeding on urine or naturally occuring salts. Please help me identify…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiReptilesAlligatoridae

22 Nov 2012

Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

This lake is quite far from the Tuichi River and has no stream in or out, but this black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) has found its way to this small and…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

I haven't been able to find any resource describing which of these two distinctly different facial patterns are male and female, but I assume the first one is…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

When a group of 20-30 monkeys rush through the canopy, it's like swarm of sounds and movements. You mostly see some feet, tails, or furry bodies jump in and…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Most of the time you hear but don't see the monkeys, as they are in the canopy, high above you in a very sharp background - the sky. If you're lucky you get a…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Even though I was in a canoe on the Chalalan lake, and these monkeys were moving through the trees next to the lake, it was very hard to get clear views and…

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BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae

20 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

Yum-yum! If the monkeys are busy eating, they can be quite difficult to spot, and only when they move you'll have an idea of their location by the branches…

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SvartskogNorwayPlanterRubladfamilienBladerBoraginaceae

6 Jun 2012

Forvalurt (Symphytum asperum)

Forvalurt (Symphytum asperum) er kraftig behåret - på grensen til piggete. Men ingen av hårene produsere irriterende stoffer, så det er ingen skade skjedd om…

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SvartskogNorwayPlanterRubladfamilienBlomsterBoraginaceae

6 Jun 2012

Forvalurt (Symphytum asperum)

Jeg kjører rett som det er til Vinterbro, men har ikke lagt merke til forvalurt (Symphytum asperum) før. En dag slo blåfargen mot meg mens jeg suste forbi og…

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SvartskogNorwayPlanterRubladfamilienBlomsterBoraginaceae

18 May 2012

Åkerforglemmegei (Myosotis arvensis)

Åkerforglemmegei (Myosotis arvensis) ligner mye på skogforglemmegei, men denne har mye mindre blomster - kanskje mindre enn halvparten av størrelsen på…

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