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SeychellesBird IslandReptilesTestudinidae

9 Nov 2016

Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)

This is a terribly lonely tortoise. It was removed from its homeland of Madagascar decades ago to this island (Bird Island) when the island was a coconut and…

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SeychellesBird IslandReptilesTestudinidae

7 Nov 2016

Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

This giant tortoise species is named after one of the largest atolls in the world, Aldabra, which is also its last stronghold after centuries of human…

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NorwaySvartskogMammalsSciuridae

4 Aug 2016

Ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris)

Denne sommeren har vært den morsomste av alle årene jeg har bodd her når det kommer til ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris). Av en eller annen grunn har minst to…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

28 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A scruffy and lethargic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on a shore on an islet that not long ago was under a glacier. While the polar bear struggles with…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cub checking out new possibilities on the summer sea ice north of Spitsbergen. They evoke so many feelings in humans,…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with one cub after a feed on a seal carcass. The seal was brought down by a huge male, which fed, and fed until it could…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

We had to go further north than ever before to reach the sea ice this year, and after a long while searching in vain we finally noticed a huge male gorging on…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

This is one of several amazing moments this female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and her cub shared with us, at 81.31 degrees north of Svalbard, and here they…

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SvartskogNorwaySoleiefamilienRanunculaceaePlanterBlomster

20 Apr 2016

Vårkål (Ranunculus ficaria)

Som med hvitveisen, åpner vårkål (Ranunculus ficaria) blomstene kun når det er sol. På gråværsdager og om natten er kronbladene lukket tett om blomstens edlere…

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SvartskogNorwaySoleiefamilienRanunculaceaePlanterBlomster

18 Apr 2016

Hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa)

Hver vår er gleden stor over de først plantene som kommer med blomster og fargelegger landskapet. Men blomsten til en hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa) er jo hvit og…

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