Animals Page 189

A mother cow feeds her two young calfs, Stephen St. John

A prairie dog pops out of his burrow to check out the world, Stephen St. John

A close view of a very active wasp nest, Stephen St. John

Piranhas look up at the camera, Paul Zahl

An African cheetah sprints towards its prey, Chris Johns

A pair of young African cheetahs engage in a playfight, Chris Johns

A portrait of an African cheetah resting, Chris Johns

An African cheetah appears to be leaping in the air in mid-sprint, Chris Johns

An African cheetah caught with all feet off the ground in mid-sprint, Chris Johns

A cheetah with limbs parallel to the ground while in full sprint, Chris Johns

View of a rare king cheetah, Chris Johns

A portrait of an African cheetah, Chris Johns

A portrait of three African cheetahs resting in the grass, Chris Johns

A portrait of a pair of young African cheetahs, Chris Johns

A portrait of an African cheetah, Chris Johns

A group of African cheetahs resting in the grass, Chris Johns

A lone African cheetah scans for predators and prey from behind a rocky mound, Chris Johns

A portrait of a female African cheetah and her three cubs, Chris Johns

A portrait of an African cheetah family, Chris Johns

A close view of a juvenile African cheetah, Chris Johns

A portrait of a wild African cheetah, Chris Johns

A portrait of a pair of juvenile African cheetahs, Chris Johns

A group of African cheetahs keep a wary eye out for predators and prey, Chris Johns

An African cheetah stands majestically on a large mound in front of a beautiful sunset, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus in the Zambezi River, Chris Johns

Lioness resting in the crotch of a tree, Chris Johns

Hippopotamuses basking in river water, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus showing territorial display of mouth-opening, Chris Johns

Crocodile in motion, Chris Johns

Crocodile in motion, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel with nose and whiskers on the alert, Chris Johns

A baby Eastern gray squirrel in its nest, Chris Johns

Portrait of an Eastern gray squirrel balancing on a wire, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel grooms a paw, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel eats a walnut, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel leaps through the air, Chris Johns

Two Eastern gray squirrels confront one another, Chris Johns

Finches eat sunflower seeds from a feeder, Chris Johns

A black rhinoceros cow and her calf, Chris Johns

A group of jackass penguins stands upright on a rock, Chris Johns

A meerkat stands with her young at her feet, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus yawning among water plants, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus showing territorial display of mouth-opening, Chris Johns

A dairy cow is silhouetted against a fiery sky near Mauna Kea, Chris Johns

A mongoose approaches a birds egg on the ground at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Chris Johns

A pair of Hawaiian or nene geese, Chris Johns

Close-up of an iiwi bird, Chris Johns

Side view of an iiwi bird perched on akala, Chris Johns

Detail from the wing of a Kamehameha butterfly, Chris Johns

A traditional Hawaiian feather cape composed of feathers from native birds, Chris Johns

View of an iiwi bird on akala or Hawaiian raspberry, Chris Johns

View of an iiwi bird on an akala or Hawaiian raspberry branch, Chris Johns

An aerial view of a herd of wildebeests, Chris Johns

An aerial view of flamingos flying, Chris Johns