Images Dated 13th December 2005

Namaqua SANDGROUSE - male feather soaking

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Namaqua SANDGROUSE - male feather soaking
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Pterocles namaqua
Male sandgrouse will dip their belly feathers under the surface of the water to allow them to absorb water like a sponge: each gram of feather can absorb up to eight grams of water. They will then fly back to their nest where their chicks can drink the water directly from the breast feathers.
(sand grouse)
Ingrid Van den Berg
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Pineapple swordtail - side view male

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Pineapple swordtail - side view male
tropical freshwater - variant
Xiphophorus helleri
Brian Bevan
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Guppy / Millionfish - males with reflections

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Guppy / Millionfish - males with reflections
tropical freshwater - variants - originally South & Central America
Poecilla reticulate
Brian Bevan
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