The Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside. Kangaroo Island

The Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside. Kangaroo IslandThe Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside. Pisac, Peru.

On an exposed river bank near the Bolivian border a flock of Macaw feed on the mineral rich clays exposed by rain and flood waters

A southern Ground Hornbill preening it's feathers with a long bill

A crop of Taro plants

woodlands and deserts

The wrinkled hide of an African Elephant on a plain of spear grass

A diminutive Hygrocybe Waxcap Mushroom on a moss covered log

The broad forehead and markings on the trunk of a bull Asian Elephant

An African Leopard resting in the shade on a branch in the canopy of a tree

The hairy segmented legs and pink feet of a Pinktoe Tarantula

A male African Lion rests among small shrubs on the savannah plain waiting for prey

A calm ocean with small ripples reflects a sunbeam off the surface

The leaflike head of a Mata Mata turtle with a long snout for breathing from underwater