Week in wildlife: snake eats toxic frog, penguin surfs in Rio
A photo essay captures wildlife moments globally. An eastern garter snake swallows a pickerel frog headfirst in Ontario, Canada; the frog secretes toxins but garter snakes are immune. In Tunceli, Turkey, protected wild goats thrive due to anti-poaching. A young spotted sandpiper forages along Oregon's Umpqua River. A juvenile Magellanic penguin rests at Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, then rides waves back to sea. A young egret lurks near Bangkok, Thailand. A white-faced capuchin in Costa Rica uses tools. Bees work on a sunflower in Frankfurt, Germany. Neil the Seal, a 1,000kg elephant seal in Tasmania, Australia, damages property before returning to sea; Premier Jeremy Rockliff comments. A ladybird on Queen Anne's lace in Oregon. A treehopper is nominated for the Guardian's Invertebrate of the Year contest. Storks nest near Frankfurt. A desert rain frog in Namibia and South Africa is threatened by diamond mining. A cynthia silk moth larva in Sangju, South Korea. A white-clawed crayfish benefits from Natural England's £60m program for 364 species. A yellow-footed tortoise in earthquake-damaged building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. A green frog at Humber Arboretum in Toronto. An Atlantic puffin with sand eels on Skomer Island, Wales, which hosts over 52,000 puffins.
Key facts
- Eastern garter snake swallows pickerel frog in Ontario, Canada
- Pickerel frog toxins are ineffective on garter snakes
- Protected wild goats in Tunceli, Turkey benefit from anti-poaching
- Spotted sandpiper chicks leave nest within hours of hatching
- Magellanic penguin rests at Arpoador beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Neil the Seal, a 1,000kg elephant seal, returns to sea in Tasmania
- Natural England launches £60m program for 364 threatened species
- Skomer Island, Wales hosts over 52,000 Atlantic puffins
Entities
Institutions
- Natural England
- Guardian
Locations
- Ontario
- Canada
- Tunceli
- Turkey
- Umpqua River
- Elkton
- Oregon
- United States
- Arpoador beach
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Puerto Jiménez
- Costa Rica
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Tasmania
- Australia
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Sangju
- South Korea
- England
- Catia La Mar
- La Guaira
- Venezuela
- Humber Arboretum
- Toronto
- Skomer Island
- Wales
- United Kingdom
- Pembrokeshire