Alligator female with young and Circle B Bar Reserve in Tampa Bay Stephen Deban 2023-10-22 | Alligator mother with young
Snapping turtle at Flatwoods Park, Tampa Bay, Florida Stephen Deban 2023-10-19 | This turtle is about 10 inches or 25 cm long carapace length.
Red eft feeding on termite Stephen Deban 2019-02-28 | The red eft is the terrestrial juvenile stage of the Eastern Red Spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens. Here an eft is feeding on a termite, using its small tongue. Adult newts are more aquatic and have a smaller tongue pad, and generally feed by suction in water. This movie was captured at 1000 frames per second and is slowed down here to 30 fps, so it is 33 times slower than actual speed.
Desmognathus feeding Stephen Deban 2019-02-13 | Black bellied salamander, Desmognathus quadramaculatus, capturing a cricket at 3000 frames per second, playing back 1/100 actual speed.
Sparky riding in convertible Stephen Deban 2019-02-02 | Mini schnauzer Sparky enjoying the breeze in the back of a convertible.
Frigate birds soaring in Galapagos Islands Stephen Deban 2019-02-02 | Frigate birds soaring in Galapagos Islands
Great Blue Heron takeoff in slow motion Stephen Deban 2018-10-22 | Great Blue Heron takeoff in slow motion
Green Duck Spin Stephen Deban 2018-05-30 | Green ducks spinning for almost an hour in green tranquility.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Stephen Deban 2018-05-05 | Beautiful rattlesnake in Florida coiling and rattling. Snake is about 3 ft long.
Salamander Rolling Downhill Stephen Deban 2017-07-07 | Mount Lyell salamanders, Hydromantes platycephalus, live on the rocky slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. During the day they remain hidden in moist spaces beneath rocks and logs. At night they emerge to climb the rock slopes and walls in search of insect prey and mates, making use of their large webbed feet to cling to surfaces, and their short tails to provide stability. If a salamander is disturbed, it quickly forms its body into a ball, and usually being situated on a slope, it simply rolls downhill. The rolling behavior is unique among salamanders and may be a defense against predators or the frequent rock slides. Rolling with dislodged stones may be a better strategy than staying put and being crushed. The rolling behavior was first documented in 1995 by Mario García-París and Stephen Deban: Garcia-Paris, M. and S.M. Deban. 1995. A novel antipredator mechanism in salamanders: rolling escape in Hydromantes platycephalus. Journal of Herpetology 29: 149-151.
Ensatina salamander shooting its tongue Stephen Deban 2014-10-10 | This Ensatina projecting its tongue to catch a cricket was imaged at 6000 frames per second. This movie plays at 30 frames per second so the action is slowed down 200 times. The whole feeding takes about 280 milliseconds. Feeding imaged by Mary Kate O'Donnell with a Photron Fastcam SA4 camera.
Salamander microCT scan Stephen Deban 2014-05-17 | A dusky salamander, Desmognathus quadramaculatus, micro CT scanned after staining for muscle. You can see the bone as bright areas and the muscles as grey.
Galapagos tortoise at the breeding center Stephen Deban 2014-02-16 | At the breeding center on Santa Cruz.
Galapagos penguins Stephen Deban 2014-02-16 | Penguins preening and swimming in the mangroves of Isabela Island.
Galapagos penguin swimming Stephen Deban 2014-02-15 | Galapagos penguin foraging in mangroves off Isabela island
Galapagos penguins swimming Stephen Deban 2014-02-15 | I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)
