Head Gallery

Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) portrait in profile showing why another name is Rainbow-billed toucan. The bill is 12 to 15 cm long. Selva Verde, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

© Hiroya Minakuchi / AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Animal, Animals, Arboreal, Aves, Bird, Birds, Black Background, Central America, Colourful, Endangered, Fauna, Forest Habitat, Head, Keel Billed, Monogamous, Multicoloured, National Bird Belize, Near=threatened, Pet Trade, Pets, Piciformes, Rainbow Billed Toucan, Rainforest Animal, Ramphastidae, Ramphastos, Side View, South America, Species, Sulfur Breasted Toucan, Sulphur Breasted Toucan, Toucan, Tropical, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade

Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)

Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) with a person's finger at the open mouth and teeth that tear flesh from their prey. Despite their bad press, there is no record of any person being killed by piranhas and people readily swim in rivers where they live without getting bitten. The fish is 26 to 33 cm long. Rio Pipxuna, Amazonia, Brazil

© BIOS PHOTO/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)

Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) portrait with gaping mouth. The hugely powerful jaws can take small American alligators, squirrels and armadillos. Required mention: A Cupulatta Tortoise Protection Centre, Corsica Native to southeastern USA

© BIOS PHOTO/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Aggressive, Carapace, Carnivore, Chelonura Temminckii, Chelydridae, Endangered Species, Exotic Pets, Face, Head, Largest Freshwater, Lures Prey, Macrochelys, Macrochelys Temmincki, Macroclemys Temminckii, Peckhamian Mimicry, Pets, Predator, Reptile, Reptilia, Ridged, Scavenger, Shell, Testudines, Testudo Planitia, Three Quarters View, Tortoise, Turtle, Turtles, Vermiform Tongue, Vulnerable, Wildlife Trade