Other Non-Human Animals Photos

These were pushed off the "Better Photos" page... but I hope you still find them worth perusing. If you see one that you think should replace something on the Better Photos page, I'd love to hear your thought!

Sorry... this page is just getting started.... I'll try to re-order the phots, add comments, get the file sizes right.... Later! More photos, first? ...

A baby giant ant-eater, being raised by the ExplorNapo staff. (No, not a giant ant baby eater... nor a baby ant giant eater... etc....)

The object you see is a catfish's pectoral fin, cleaned of flesh. Swiss Army knife for scale... but ironically appropriate, as you will see. The barbs are a natural part of the fin, not the result of a craftsman's work. It pays to pick this sort of catfish (and others, for that matter) carefully! Although what you see here is an ornament for tourists, the local people carve wooden handles into which the fin can be slotted. It then works well as a knife. When it gets dull, the old "blade" can be discarded, and a new one slotted in, just like an Exacto knife.

A centipede. Size: about that of a Swiss Army knife.

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