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Winged Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum armatum)

13 Jul 2023

Winged Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum armatum)

Winged Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum armatum) is found in Sikkim's temperate forests. Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to Temperate East…

by morten

EcuadorUrsidaeMammals
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

24 Nov 2018

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

What an amazing experience it was to see this rare spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). I spotted it driving to the next destination on my schedule, and could…

by morten

IndiaMaharashtraTadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveMammalsUrsidae
Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

7 May 2018

Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

A brief encounter with the rare Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus) as it quenches its thirst. It's the height of the dry season, with temperature…

by morten

NorwaySvalbardMammalsUrsidae
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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…

by morten

SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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,…

by morten

SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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…

by morten

SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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…

by morten

NorwaySvalbardMammalsUrsidae
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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…

by morten

SocotraPlantsUVRutaceaeFlowers
Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

13 Feb 2015

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) has no special patterns in UV for this flower! Native range is Macaronesia, Mediterranean.

by morten

SocotraRutaceaePlantsFlowers
Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

13 Feb 2015

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

I only found fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis) in one specific location on Skand (or Skant) - the highest point on all of Socotra - and was grateful it was in…

by morten