Andy Rouse Photography

This interesting looking animal is a young bat-eared fox, it's shown here sitting outside of its den, and this was taken in the Masai Mara a few years ago. Technically the bat-eared fox is not a true fox and those ears are used for hunting, but also for thermo-regulation. The bat-eared fox tends to feed almost exclusively on termites, as an additional fact, the consumption of those termites means that this fox rarely (if ever) has to drink water, instead it is able to get all the hydration it needs from all those juicy termites!

Next up in our series of Fantastic foxes, is this Arctic fox from the Canadian tundra. This species of fox exhibit seasonal camouflage (like a lot of snow dwelling creatures) and this fox is in their full winter coat. This coat is very dense to insulate the janimal effectively and very white to keep them hidden from predators against the snowy backdrop. In the warmer months when the snow melts the coat will change and the arctic fox will take on a very different appearance. They have exceptional hearing which allows them to pinpoint movement below the snow from rodents as well as being excellent scavenger animals.

Now we had the Plate Billed Mountain Toucan earlier in the week and it is certainly one of our most wanted species, but there is also a huge variety of other toucan species... and it didn't feel right to leave any of them out so today we have a bumper batch of beautiful birds! Up first we have the Choco Toucan, now this one looks extremely similar to the Yellow Throated Toucan, but thankfully for me they sound totally different! We also have a variety of Aricaris - shown here is a pair of Collared Aricaris. And finally the little green job - the Crimson Rumped Toucanet. Of course I still haven't shown the Trogans, Woodpeckers, Tanagers, Barbets, Macaws - maybe I need a part 2!

Of course it goes without saying that if you fancy meeting these glorious birds for yourself then have a look on my website!