largest...
Community forum
Want to ask a question, share news or submit a trip report?
Places
Find trip reports from anywhere in the world.
Featured Places
Madagascar
Check out Alex Meyer’s mega report: 5 weeks & 130 mammal species across 22 different locations. Highlights included Indri, Aye-aye, Grandidier’s Mongoose, Fossa, Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec, Madagascar Giant Mastiff Bat, Eastern Sucker-footed Bat, Danfoss’s Mouse Lemur, 14 Sportive Lemurs and 8 Sifakas.
Kenya
Check out Jane Kempler’s report of a 2024 trip to Kenay: 3 weeks & 92 species including Maned Rat, Rufous Sengi, Naked Mole-rat and Black-fronted Duiker. Great photos too.
Chile
Check out Andreas Jonsson’s ridiculously successful trip which netted 26 mammals in 23 days including Andean Mountain Cat, Garlepp’s Pampas Cat, Kodkod, Darwin’s Fox and Southern River Otter. Boom!
A Day in Oregon’s Pelagic Zone and Central Cascades (12/8)
Book review: Illustrated Checklist to Neotropical Primates from Lynx and re:wild
Monkey Mayhem: Formosan Rock Macaques Will Rock Your World at Shoushan
RFI: Weekend Trip from Bangkok, February ’25
Tour guides & operators
subscribe to updates
Enter a few details to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new Community posts by email.
Buy me a coffee
And support this website
Responsible Mammalwatching
Here are ways to ensure your mammalwatching helps - not harms - conservation
Latest news
Maned - or Crested - Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
Djibouti, December 2024
This spectacular rat is also spectacularly interesting. The world’s only poisonous rodent, they chew the bark of poisonous trees and then coat their fur in their now poisonous saliva. But they are considerate enough to provide a “toxic - do not eat” warning label via their boldly marked fur. One of several mega mammals we found in Djibouti this month.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #Djiboutimammalwatching
8 CommentsComment on Facebook
What a great picture of a great mammal!
Incredible... So was this an easy abd practical target? Or just amazing luck?
Most beautiful rat! Is its whole tail furry or does it become hairless?
September's episode of the mammalwatching podcast just dropped with Charles Foley and I talking to Rod Cassidy who runs world famous Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic. A true mammalwatching nirvana. Rod talks about the story behind the lodge and some of the spectacular mammals they regularly encounter including huge gatherings of Forest Elephants in Sangha Bai, Lowland Gorillas, pangolins and Bongos. Listen on Spotify, Apple and other podcast platforms or stream it here. www.mammalwatching.com/podcast/s3-e6-rod-cassidy-sangha-lodge/
2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Is there currently a habituated gorilla group?
Definitely downloading this one. I am on way to Africa to work on pangolin conservation again so will listen to the podcast when I am on the road!
This looks like a great trip! Chalo Africa are running a cruise along the Congo River from Ouesso in the DRC to Brazzaville in the Congo via Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic and Cameroun. The itinerary includes the magnificent Sangha Bai; Bonobos in the DRC; and searching for the mega rare Bouvier’s Red Colobus!
www.mammalwatching.com/community-post/advertising-congo-river-cruise-with-chalo-africa-december-2...
1 CommentComment on Facebook
What a shame I am too poor to afford that!
Northern Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis dunni) from the Somali region of Ethiopia. December 2024
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #bushbaby #ethiopiamammalwatching
Northern Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis dunni) from the Somali region of Ethiopia. December 2024
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #bushbaby #ethiopiamammalwatching
Speke’s pectinator (Pectinator spekei) or Speke’s gundi, Djibouti December 2024.
There are several species of gundi across North Africa including Speke’s, which is found in the Horn of Africa and geographically isolated from the other gundis. They are pretty easy to see among the rocks in the right habitat in Djibouti and Ethiopia’s Somali region.
Unlike the other gundis this species is also called a pectinator. I’m not sure why. Pectinate means comb-like. And gundis are characterised by “comblike rows of bristles on the inner two toes of each hindfoot”. So presumably this is no coincidence. Though why the other gundi species don’t share this moniker remains a mystery! If anyone knows please comment.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #gundi #djiboutimammalwatching
Speke’s pectinator (Pectinator spekei) or Speke’s gundi, Djibouti December 2024.
There are several species of gundi across North Africa including Speke’s, which is found in the Horn of Africa and geographically isolated from the other gundis. They are pretty easy to see among the rocks in the right habitat in Djibouti and Ethiopia’s Somali region.
Unlike the other gundis this species is also called a pectinator. I’m not sure why. Pectinate means comb-like. And gundis are characterised by “comblike rows of bristles on the inner two toes of each hindfoot”. So presumably this is no coincidence. Though why the other gundi species don’t share this moniker remains a mystery! If anyone knows please comment.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #gundi #djiboutimammalwatching
Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis), Djibouti December 2024
This beautiful desert antelope is found only in the Horn of Africa, with a range centred on Somalia, spilling into Djibouti, Somaliland and the extreme north east of Ethiopia. Extremely shy, they live on inaccessible rocky hills, so there are very few photos of the species in the wild. They were only discovered in Djibouti in 1993. Beira have likely always had a very small range across the Horn of Africa, and are threatened primarily by competition with the ever increasing numbers of livestock in the region. Every ‘protected area” in Djibouti and Ethiopia we visited was overrun with goats and camels, a problem which seems set to get worse given continuing rapid population growth.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #antelopeofinstagram #ungulate #djiboutimammalwatching
Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis), Djibouti December 2024
This beautiful desert antelope is found only in the Horn of Africa, with a range centred on Somalia, spilling into Djibouti, Somaliland and the extreme north east of Ethiopia. Extremely shy, they live on inaccessible rocky hills, so there are very few photos of the species in the wild. They were only discovered in Djibouti in 1993. Beira have likely always had a very small range across the Horn of Africa, and are threatened primarily by competition with the ever increasing numbers of livestock in the region. Every ‘protected area” in Djibouti and Ethiopia we visited was overrun with goats and camels, a problem which seems set to get worse given continuing rapid population growth.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #antelopeofinstagram #ungulate #djiboutimammalwatching
Maned - or Crested - Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
Djibouti, December 2024
This spectacular rat is also spectacularly interesting. The world’s only poisonous rodent, they chew the bark of poisonous trees and then coat their fur in their now poisonous saliva. But they are considerate enough to provide a “toxic - do not eat” warning label via their boldly marked fur. One of several mega mammals we found in Djibouti this month.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #Djiboutimammalwatching
Maned - or Crested - Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
Djibouti, December 2024
This spectacular rat is also spectacularly interesting. The world’s only poisonous rodent, they chew the bark of poisonous trees and then coat their fur in their now poisonous saliva. But they are considerate enough to provide a “toxic - do not eat” warning label via their boldly marked fur. One of several mega mammals we found in Djibouti this month.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #Djiboutimammalwatching
A great article in the New York Times all about watching mammals from @mihirzaveri A link to the piece is in my bio.
A great article in the New York Times all about watching mammals from @mihirzaveri A link to the piece is in my bio.
Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii), Bolivia 2024
Small, rare annd impish, Goeldi’s Monkeys are one of the harder South American monkeys to find in the wild. They are also one of the coolest primates on the planet. Fortunately there is now a reliable spot to observe them in Bolivia’s Pando province at a research station in the Amazon close to the Peruvian border.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #boliviamammalwatching
Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii), Bolivia 2024
Small, rare annd impish, Goeldi’s Monkeys are one of the harder South American monkeys to find in the wild. They are also one of the coolest primates on the planet. Fortunately there is now a reliable spot to observe them in Bolivia’s Pando province at a research station in the Amazon close to the Peruvian border.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #boliviamammalwatching
Just a baby Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging with mum. You’re welcome. Bolivia 2024.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd# #slothlove #slothsofinstagram #boliviamammalwatching
Just a baby Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging with mum. You’re welcome. Bolivia 2024.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd# #slothlove #slothsofinstagram #boliviamammalwatching
On Mongabay. Mammalwatching has huge potential conservation benefits. Full article at https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/with-rare-mammal-tourism-observing-means-conserving-commentary/. Thanks @erikhoffner for your help.
On Mongabay. Mammalwatching has huge potential conservation benefits. Full article at https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/with-rare-mammal-tourism-observing-means-conserving-commentary/. Thanks @erikhoffner for your help.
I’ve been trying! I know Russ has seen more primates than me but not sure how many. He reckons I’ve…
I would be very interested in seeing where some of these authors fall on the mammal list rankings, especially Russ'…
I think Kaeng Krachan is your best option, staying there or at Baan Maka lodge nearby; Khao Yai will likely…
You can email me at Kyle t Finn at gmail