Lilica the dog crushed her maternity
photo shoot. Photographer Ana Paula
Grillo captured all the shots in only 20
minutes because Lilica smiled for the
camera and posed perfectly. She gave
birth to her 5 puppies the very next day. SourceSource 2
A carabid beetle from dry dense forests of Niaouli (West-Africa, Bénin Republic, July 1998, attracted to lights). Belongs in Scarites sp. (34mm long, Coleoptera, Carabidae).
Ring-tailed
lemurs (Lemur catta) have a very unique social structure within their
groups. The female L. catta are the most dominant in this society.
Unlike many other species of primates where males are more dominant,
it’s the females that call the shots in lemur society. The females
create a stable core in each group, while the males transfer from one
group to another.
Since the females are on
the top of the hierarchy, they get first dibs on preferred food items
and can even be seen taking food right out of the hands of males lower
in the hierarchy. Below, you can see Ansell (purple collar). She is on
the very top of the dominance hierarchy in this group, and she keeps
all the other lemurs in her group in line.
