15 Nov 2016
Sea Coconut (Lodoicea maldivica)
This is the male inflorescence of the endemic sea coconut, or coco de mer. It is endemic to Praslin and its neighbouring island Curieuse, which means it is an…
11 Nov 2016
Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…
28 Jul 2016
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
A young walrus resting comfortably on ice from the calving icecap (which can be seen in the back) of the White island (Kvitøya) - the easternmost of the…
28 Jul 2016
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) utilizes their tusks as ice picks when they haul themselves up onto an ice float, and sometimes they might break as is the case…
28 Jul 2016
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
My close encounter with the population of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on the eastern side of the White Island (Kvitøya) was magical! First and foremost the…