USGS Multimedia Gallery Collection for: Animals

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery Collection for: Animals http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Tracking Device in Burmese Python ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_15_2013_tXo0RED55L_04_15_2013_0 Team of scientists working together to insert a tracking device in a 14 foot Burmese python.

]]> <![CDATA[A Record-Breaking Invasive Burmese Python]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_15_2013_hMDo2SRf18_04_15_2013_0 This female Burmese python broke the records for her length - 17 feet, 7 inches - and the number of eggs she contained: 87. She was first captured in Everglades National Park by USGS researchers in the spring of 2012, when they followed a "Judas snake" - a male python with a transmitter - and found her nearby in the bushes. USGS scientists then outfitted her with two radio transmitters, a GPS device, and a motion-sensing device before releasing her back into the wild. The second radio transmitter was a failsafe, ensuring she wouldn't "go wild" again. The snake remained in the wild for 38 days and then was removed and euthanized. The information from this snake's every move - each pitch, roll, and yawl - was recorded by the motion detector, allowing biologists to piece together her behaviors, including her kills. Biologists plan to use detailed information about the snake’s biology and activity patterns to develop control methods for this invasive species. Pythons are effective at blending in the tall marsh grasses that give the Everglades its nickname, "The River of Grass," making it hard to spot the pythons even when they are being radiotracked.

]]> <![CDATA[Ring-billed Gulls ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_01_2013_aEuh8KJ876_04_01_2013_0 Ring-billed gulls line a sand bar along the Missouri River to watch USGS boats fish for sturgeon.

]]> <![CDATA[Wild Turkey]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_01_2013_aEuh8KJ876_04_01_2013_1 A wild turkey perches on a rock dike in the Missouri River to get a closer look at USGS boats fishing for sturgeon.

]]> <![CDATA[Calling Pika]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_11_2013_m62Tl87Kje_03_11_2013_0 Photo of pika vocalizing.

]]> <![CDATA[Calling Pika]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_11_2013_m62Tl87Kje_03_11_2013_1 Photo of pika vocalizing.

]]> <![CDATA[ Collared Feral Pig Ready for Release ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_05_2013_b2Vi84Kxx6_03_05_2013_0 A boar of about 260 pounds near Pecan Island, Louisiana, with LOTEK tracking collar attached and ready for release.

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Sandpiper with Ice-encrusted Leg]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_16_2013_pul8ObaNMI_01_16_2013_0 Image of a Rock Sandpiper with its lower left leg encased in ice.

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Sandpipers Roosting Along Shore of Cook Inlet]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_16_2013_pul8ObaNMI_01_16_2013_1 A small flock of Rock Sandpipers roosts near the splash zone along the shore of upper Cook Inlet. Numerous individuals exhibit ice encasing their lower legs and adhering to their feathers.

]]> <![CDATA[Palila ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_30_2012_qULx5CBnn3_11_30_2012_0 The critically endangered palila (Loxioides bailleui).

]]> <![CDATA[Palila ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_30_2012_in1PhtsGFa_11_30_2012_1 Palila (Loxioides bailleui). Photo by USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.

]]> <![CDATA[Adult Female Walruses on Ice Floe with Young]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2012_n6Iu48Wkk1_11_13_2012_0 Adult female walruses on ice floe with young. Notice the radio tag borne on her her upper mid back.

This tag will monitor resting and foraging behavior and convey the information back to USGS scientists.

]]> <![CDATA[Adult Female Walrus on Ice Floe]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2012_n6Iu48Wkk1_11_13_2012_1 Adult female walrus on ice floe.

]]> <![CDATA[Radio Tagged Adult Female Walrus on Ice Floe]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2012_n6Iu48Wkk1_11_13_2012_2 Adult female walrus on ice floe photographed shortly after receiving a behavior monitoring satellite-linked radio tag from USGS researchers.

Data acquired from such radio-tags are providing insights on the distribution and behavior of Pacific walruses during a time when their summer sea ice habitat is rapidly changing.

]]> <![CDATA[Pacific Walruses Resting on Sea Ice]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2012_n6Iu48Wkk1_11_13_2012_3 Female walruses and their young must haul out of the water to rest between foraging bouts.

]]> <![CDATA[Adult Female Walruses on Ice Floe with Young]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2012_n6Iu48Wkk1_11_13_2012_4 Adult female walruses on ice floe with young.

]]> <![CDATA[Manatee Health Assessment Capture ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_10_2012_qUl8OBa44I_10_10_2012_0 Researchers use a net to pull an endangered wild manatee onto the beach in order to conduct a physical examination. Information on manatee biology in Crystal River enables biologists to better understand the complex issues confronting this fragile species.

]]> <![CDATA[Boa Constrictor]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_10_2012_fkb4Eqp11X_10_10_2012_0 Boa constrictor "in situ" on a tree buttress right after some rain in Puerto Rico.

]]> <![CDATA[Sturgeon Embryo]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_25_2012_pul8OBa44H_09_25_2012_0 A free-drifting sturgeon embryo was captured in the Lower Missouri River in late August. Most sturgeon in the lower Missouri River spawn in the springtime.

]]> <![CDATA[River Otters in Olympic National Park, Wash.]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_24_2012_m6HTl87kje_09_24_2012_0 River otters in Olympic National Park trigger a movement-activated camera without activating the wire mesh box trap (left) used by scientists to capture the animals to attach radio transmitters and monitor their movements. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is leading a project to study how the otters are responding to the restoration of the Elwha River, where two dams were removed in 2011.

]]> <![CDATA[Double-crested Cormorant]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_19_2012_q7Mx50Bon3_09_19_2012_0 USGS scientists examine a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and measure the length of its tarsus.

]]> <![CDATA[Double-crested Cormorant]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_19_2012_uy5Csg1RRm_09_19_2012_0 USGS scientists examine a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and measure the length of its wing chord.

]]> <![CDATA[Scientist Respond to Wildlife Disease Events]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_19_2012_dIYk05Nba7_09_19_2012_0 USGS scientists from the National Wildlife Health Center respond to wildlife disease events in the field.

]]> <![CDATA[Double-crested Cormorant]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_19_2012_dIYk05Nba7_09_19_2012_1 USGS scientists examine a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and measure the length of its tarsus.

]]> <![CDATA[Double-crested Cormorant]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_19_2012_dIYk05Nba7_09_19_2012_2 USGS scientists examine a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and measure the length of its wing chord.

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