New Smithsonian database of wildlife photos captured with automated cameras

The Smithsonian today launched a new searchable website, siwild.si.edu, that presents more than 202,000 wildlife photos taken with camera traps--automated cameras with motion sensors. These images "record the diversity and very often the behavior of animals around the world." Launch announcement here.

(BB Submitterator, thanks Gary Price)

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Helloooooo, kitty!!
Niklas

It is a photo gallery, the year is 2011, therefore flash is required. Obviously. Beautiful picture by the way.
joelbenroth

#168 in the Giant Panda series is wonderful.
Anonymous

They should include a few random photos of people caught on camera shoplifting, surprised at birthday parties, or otherwise caught on camera by surprise. File them under apes.
semiotix

O HAI!
Anonymous

Ditto on the flash site? ever heard of the IMG tag. Sheesh.
Anonymous

Oh. On the bright side, they do link to a flickr picture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/
ET BRIT

This is the first of your photographs that I have looked at and if this is a sample of the quality, I am extremely happy to have the privilege of viewing them.

Thank you so much!
morcheeba

I didn’t realize how well a leopard’s camouflage worked until I saw that picture!
- flosofl
  
  I think that’s most likely a jaguar, since the bottom of the image says “PERU”.