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  • Nearly a splitting image of its namesake, a Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfari) is a remarkable example of convergent evolution. All of Madagascar's tenrecs, which are more closely related to golden moles and elephant shrews, are descendent from a single colonizing ancestor, which has diversified into a variety of species to fill various niches. This particularly spiny one is native to the island's arid southwest, where it forages for ground insects much like the European hedgehogs. Toliara, Madagascar.
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  • Once considered one of the three most elusive birds in the world, the Long-tailed Ground Roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is a prized sighting for any birdwatcher. The entire family of Ground Rollers (Brachypteraciidae, 5 species) is endemic to Madagascr, but while most are inhabitants of rainforest, this is the only species found in in the arid spiny desert of the island’s extreme southwest. Even within this region it has as very restricted distribution and occurs at low densities, with only a few birds per square kilometer. Adapted for running swiftly on the ground with their powerful legs, these birds hunt for insects and small animals in the sand and leaf-litter. Toliara, Madagascar.
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  • Sometimes referred to as the ‘Trees of Life’, baobabs (Adansonia spp.) provide food and shelter for many species of animals, particularly those surviving in the brutally hot and arid climate of Madagascar’s southwest. Here, a Southwestern Night Snake (Ithycyphus oursi) takes shelter during the heat of the day beneath a fissure in the bark of a Za Baobab (A. za). These hiding spots are sometimes shared with geckos, scorpions and Madagascar’s famous hissing cockroaches. This snake, incidentally, is one of the few venomous species on the island; while perhaps not dangerous to humans its bite has been observed to cause paralysis in chameleons. Amboasary, Madagascar.
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  • When threatened, the Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis) raises its body off the ground to appear larger in size. Cape Range National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris). Exmouth, Western Australia.
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  • Rock gorges covered in False Spinifex (Triodia sp.). Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Warty Chameleon (Furcifer verrucosus). Toliara, Madagascar.
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  • Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis). Baja California Norte, Mexico.
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  • Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus). Baja California Norte, Mexico.
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  • Octopus Tree (Didierea trollii). Amboasary, Madagascar.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Terrmite mounds in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • A Pilbara Death Adder (Acanthophis wellsi) from the desert regions of Western Australia. Although superficially resembling vipers by their stout body and habit of ambushing prey, death adders are actually elapids and more closely related to cobras, kraits, and coral snakes. Cape Range National Park, Western Australia.
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  • California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum), male. California, USA.
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  • Pygmy Sundews (Drosera eneabba), tiny insectivorous plants growing in rocky lateritic soil. Mount Lesueur National Park, Jurien Bay, Western Australia.
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  • Terrmite mounds in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Blue-legged Mantella (Mantella expectata), found only from a few locations in Madagascar's arid southwest. Isalo National Park, Madagascar.
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  • Separated by the winding marks of game trails, African Baobabs (Adansonia digitata) dominate the semi-arid landscape of northern Tanzania. Manyara, Tanzania.
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  • Although the vast Australian outback is famous for its aridity, poor soils, and tortuous heat in summer, a surprising number of colorful creatures make this habitat their home. One of these is the aptly named Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens), a dainty yet bold bird that lives in small groups that hunt insects among the desert scrub. Despite the male’s gaudy plumage (as shown here), he will supplement his courtship efforts by wooing the female with pink or purple flower petals he has carefully plucked. Shark's Bay, Western Australia.
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