Images Dated 2015 September

Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), pet, a young animal. Origin: South America

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Animal, Chilean Chinchilla, Chilean Wildlife, Chinchilla, Chinchillidae, Dense Fur, Eutheria, Fauna, Female Larger, High Altitude, Mammal, Mammalia, Monogamous, Montane Habitat, Nocturnal, Northern Chile, Pets, Rodent, Rodentia, Sexual Dimorphism, Sexually Dimorphic, Tamed, Thick Fur, Vulnerable, Wildlife

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), detail of spines on underside of tail feathers. It is the fastest-flying bird in the world reaching speeds of 111 km/h. Tasmania, Australia

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Anatomy, Animal, Apodidae, Apodiformes, Aves, Bird, Black And White Animal, Detail, Fastest Bird, Fauna, Feathers, Hirundapus, Insectivorous, Migratory, Needle Tailed Swift, Needles, Spikes, Spine Tailed Swift, Spines, Tail, Underside, Wildlife

Sunset over Lake Gairdner

Sunset over Lake Gairdner, salt lake 436 km northwest of Adelaide,home country to the Kokatha people. It measures 160 by 48 km. Gawler Range country is usually arid but during the occasional flood, Gairdner can become the fourth largest salt water lake in the country. In some places the salt is 1.2 m thick. Lake Gairdner National Park, Gawler Ranges, South Australia

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