Horses, Rhinoceroses, And Tapirs

Tapirus terrestris photographed in "Pantanal" biome, Brazil, in June 2011.

4 September 2009Wattled Starlings on the back of Grant's Zebras - Maasai Mara, KenyaSpecies Wattled Starling / Lelspreeuw (Creatophora cinera)Plains Zebra / Steppezebra (Equus quagga), subspecies Grant's Zebra / Grantzebra (Equus quagga boehmi)For those who like the biological details:Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / GewerveldenClass: Mammalia; Mammals / ZoogdierenOrder: Perissodactyla; Odd-toed Ungulates / OnevenhoevigenSuborder: Hippomorpha; Horses and allies / PaardachtigenFamily: Equidae; Horses and allies / PaardachtigenGenus: Equus; Horses / PaardenSpecies: Equus quagga; Plains Zebra / SteppezebraSubspecies: Equus quagga boehmi; Grant's Zebra / GrantzebraRead the story at my blog: wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2010/08/day-4-zebra-crossin...

This South American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177473548

Black Rhinos mating, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Near Berg-en-Dal Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa, September 2008

Grevy's zebra mare & foal, Samburu, Tanzania

Scarred Bull White Rhinoceros in Thornveld near the Marico River, South Africa. By Blake Matheson.

Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)

4 September 2009Grant's Zebras - Maasai Mara, KenyaOn the back are Wattled StarlingsSpecies Plains Zebra / Steppezebra (Equus quagga), subspecies Grant's Zebra / Grantzebra (Equus quagga boehmi)Species Wattled Starling / Lelspreeuw (Creatophora cinera)For those who like the biological details:Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / GewerveldenClass: Mammalia; Mammals / ZoogdierenOrder: Perissodactyla; Odd-toed Ungulates / OnevenhoevigenSuborder: Hippomorpha; Horses and allies / PaardachtigenFamily: Equidae; Horses and allies / PaardachtigenGenus: Equus; Horses / PaardenSpecies: Equus quagga; Plains Zebra / SteppezebraSubspecies: Equus quagga boehmi; Grant's Zebra / GrantzebraRead the story at my blog: wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2010/08/day-4-zebra-crossin...

5 September 2009.3 Black Rhinoceroses (from Balloon) - Maasai Mara, KenyaBlack Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), subspecies East African Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli).

Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)