Diurnal Collection (page 9)

Golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersalls sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) Daraina, North-east MADAGASCAR

Banded Mongoose, Mungos mungo, with its pup in a colony in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Wild dogs or painted wolves (Lycaon pictus) Savuti channel, Linyanti region. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Wild dog or painted wolf (Lycaon pictus) Savuti channel, Linyanti region. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Warthog (Phacoecerus aethiopicus) Savuti channel. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Burchells zebra (Equus burchelli) large herbivore living in open plains. Linyanti and Savuti areas. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Impala (Aepyceros melampus) Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) Mombo area, Chiefs Island. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Red Lechwe (Kobus leche). Okavango Delta, BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Red-skirted Treefrog (Dendropsophus rhodopeplus) adult male, in diurnal colour phase, sitting on leaf litter, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Silver leaf langurs (Presbytis cristata) eating leaves. These primates are found in Thailand, Western Malaysia and Borneo

Silver leaf langur (Presbytis cristata) eating leaves. This primate is found in Thailand, Western Malaysia and Borneo. Adult silver leaf-langurs have metallic grey fur and a crest of spiky red hair

Little owl
Adult little owl (captive) Gloucestershire, UK April 2009

Male orange tip butterfly
Male orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly at rest. Dorset, UK April 2010

Day octopus on a reef. Male day octopus (Octopus cyanea) stretching an arm out to a female (right) on the other side of an anemone

European eagle owl (Bubo bubo). This bird is found in parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa. It inhabits mainly wooded areas, steppes and deserts, preferring open country for hunting

Gyrfalcon in a field. Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) are very large falcons that can grow up to 61 centimetres long and weight up to 1.4 kilograms, with a wingspan from 110 to 130 cm

Nine-spotted moth on a flower. The nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea) is a day-flying (diurnal) moth, unlike most moths, which are nocturnal. Photographed in Umbria, Italy

Burnet moths mating
Burnet moths (Zygaena carniolica) mating. Photographed in Umbria, Italy

Day octopus hunting on a reef
Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunting amongst corals on a reef. This octopus, also known as the common reef octopus feeds mainly on crustaceans

Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) standing on watch. This species of mongoose is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. It is primarily carnivorous and insects make up the bulk of its diet

Dusky leaf-monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) in a tree. This primate is found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. It is folivorous (feeds on leaves), but will also eat fruit and flowers

Great Equatorial Telescope Paris 1860
Engraving of the Great Equatorial Telescope of the Paris Observatory. This view shows an equatorially mounted refracting telescope of 31 cm (12.8 inch) aperture made by the French maker Lerebours

Great Silver-on-Glass Reflector Telescope
Equatorially mounted reflecting telescope built by Leon Foucault, a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earths rotation

South American coati foraging on the ground. South American coatis (Nasua nasua), also known as coatimundis, are native to most South American countries

Mating pair of day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) on a wreck. The male is at left and the female at right. The day octopus, also known as the common reef octopus, feeds mainly on crustaceans

Sand-diver lizard
Sand diver lizard (Meroles anchietae), on coastal dunes. This reptile is also known as the shovel-snouted lizard. It is a small diurnal lizard that is native (endemic) to the Namib Desert

Three-striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio). Unlike most rodents, the three-striped mouse is mainly active during the day (diurnal)

South American coati. Close-up profile view of the head of a South American coati (Nasua nasua). South American coatis, also known as coatimundis, are native to most South American countries

Coati. This diurnal mammal is a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae) native to South, Central and south-western North America. Photographed in Marwell Zoological Park, Hampshire, UK

Alameda whipsnake. The Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis), also known as the striped racer, is a fast-moving, non-venomous, diurnal snake found in the California coast and foothills

Family of Collared Peccaries
Family group of Collared Peccaries (Tayassu tajacu), also known as Javelinas, in the desert of south-west Arizona in USA

Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) on its nest. Photographed in France

Day octopus (Octopus cyanea). This octopus, also known as the common reef octopus, is common in the tropical Indo-Pacific region and, unusually for an octopus, it is active by day

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