Camouflaged Wildlife

Images of various animals blending into their natural habitats, including Bighorn sheep on rocky cliffs, fish on the ocean floor, and geckos against logs.

Vintage Photograph. Sheep navigating rocky mountain terrain against a rugged landscape.
Vintage Photograph. Sheep navigating rocky mountain terrain against a rugged landscape.

Assets in this Story

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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) Alberta, Canada.
1848-64398981
Comber Fish (Serranus cabrilla) Underwater Scene, Wildlife
1848-49149279
European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) camouflaged on sandy sea bottom
1848-51021156
house geck - (Hemidactylus turcicus)
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Africa, Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia Park. Giant leaf-tailed Gecko camouflaged against a log.
1848-50186029
Rock with a colony of common guillemots (Uria aalge), Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
4413-30558
Galapagos fur seal sleeping in a lava cliff Galapagos
1848-64394764
Spotted prawn goby (Amblyeleotris guttata) underwater, Marine life
4186-72382174
Vintage Photograph. Sheep navigating rocky mountain terrain against a rugged landscape.
4449-77727507
Thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia, murres at the breeding cliffs, Alkefjellet, Hinlopenstrasse, Spitsbergen, Norway
4138-20008081
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), cliffs of the  Noss national Nature Reserve.   Europe, Great Britain, Scotland, Northern Isles, Shetland, May
4070-V20299670
4163-6148
TANZANIA, SERENGETI, KOPJE (ROCK FORMATION), ROCK HYRAXES IN ROCK CREVICE
4421-24972
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) young, group camouflaged on sand, in aquarium
7172-70191437
USA, Colorado, Waterton Canyon. Bighorn sheep juvenile climbing rocks.
1848-49307068
Well camouflaged finless sole (Pardachirus marmoratus) in the sand. Dive site Marsa Shona Reef, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa
4413-78063566
Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) on a cliff in a quarry, Doubs, France
1848-54765536
Many chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), invasive species, neozoon, crabs, juveniles move next to and in the shiny water of the Elbe and on stones, hide in the cracks of the rocks and the concrete bank stabilisation, mass migration upstream, flowing, moving water washes around stones and animals, river, water body, barrage of the Elbe in Geesthacht, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
6019-48140361
A horned frog in Colorado's San Juan Mountains.
1525-22379838
Crocodile
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Algeria - Sahara desert - Tassili-n-Ajjer National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1982). Rock carving depicting an elephant.
4413-178556
Kestrel leaving its nest in the rock Fuerteventura Canaries
1848-60470314
Marmot, Carnic Alps, Carinthia, Austria, Europe
1848-66188917
One Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), walking along a frozen river bank in winter
4413-10332
Namibian rock agama near rupestral carving Twyfelfontein
1848-51148105
European green crab (Carcinus maenas) hides in the sand, Wadden Sea, North Sea coast, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
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Ghost Crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii), hole and tracks at beach, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
6201-67638247
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) Alberta, Canada.
1848-55287864
Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita), hidden in a dry crack in the ground, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
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Webervögel im Hans Cottage Botel bei Cape Coast in der Central Region im Süden von Ghana in Westafrika *** Weaver birds at Hans Cottage Botel at Cape Coast in the Central Region at South from Ghana in West Africa
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blur in south africa kruger natural park wild leopard resting after hounting
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Snow bunting, (Plectrophenax nivalis) adult male in breeding plumage at his nesting site, Varanger, Norway
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Colony of Thick Billed murres (Uria lomvia) on Alkefjellet cliffs, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway
4141-9970
hedgehog under leaf litter erinaceus europaeus only head visible
4316-1707
Shadows of Beef Cattle Grazing on a Hillside
4168-5651
ANTARCTICA, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS, SHINGLE COVE,  SNOW PETREL ON NEST IN ROCK CREVICE
1525-21271205
Beautiful small fishes swim in water
1848-62030561
Dune Antwren (Myrmeleon bore), larva burying itself in the sand, Döberitzer Heide nature reserve, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
1848-51615387
Caterpillars of the processionary moth (Thaumetopoeinae), National Park Cuyabeno, Amazonia, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador, South America
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Hippopotamus covered with mud Virunga NP Congo
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Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), most represented species in rock art on wall of Cueva de la Pileta, dating back 10,000 years.  Andalusia, Spain. July.
4413-35527331
Tracks of the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the sand, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai region, Nepal.
4413-20033483
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) on a rock, Glanum, Provence,France
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Birds on the cliffs of Alkefjellet, Svalbard
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Augur buzzard (Buteo augur). Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia.
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Close-up of a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa
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Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) chicks camouflaged on sand, Manu National Park, Peru
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1848-51657375
Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in flight, nursery, bat threatened with extinction in Germany, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
1848-64400216
Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma) Tropical waters, Marine life
1848-69294126
Shooting sleeping in the bat cave
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Stags reindeer. Lascaux cave painting. Paleolithic. FRANCE.
6145-44691723
An eastern diamondback rattlesnake slithers through the grass near the NASA News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The diamondback is Florida's largest venomous snake and may exceed six feet in length. It lives throughout Florida in a variety of dry habitats, such as pinelands, scrub and golf courses. Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island Wildlife Nature Refuge, which is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles.
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One tawny owl or brown owl (Strix aluco) sitting in a window of a ruin of an ancient castle
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Wrinkled-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicatus) in Gua Lalay cave, Pelabuan Ratu, West Java, Indonesia
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turtle at the beach A turtle at 80 mile beach in Australia Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 4393518
1848-51606590
Dotted Carpet (Alcis jubata) adult, resting on bark, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
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4201-8091
Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) mother and female cub in den, Miller Butte, National Elk Refuge, Wyoming
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Dinosaur footprints Dinosaur footprints, Los Cayos archaeological site, Cornago, La Rioja, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22153313
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Ladybug on volcanic rock
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Limestone Bat Cave Jaskinia Nietoperzowa known for multiple species of nesting bats in Jerzmanowice village in Bedkowska Valley near Cracow in Lesser Poland
4179-16026
Ant Lion Doodlebug (Myrmeleontoidea) waits in its sand trap - SE USA
4449-54060
Hunting scene with antler, dog and hunter, Etruscan rock drawing, iron age, Naquane, Val Camonica, UNESCO World Heritage Site Val Camonica, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on a rock in Buccaneer Cove, Isla Santiago, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
4141-71444
A place where animal carcases are placed to supliment the vlutures diet.
4168-21777648
Bactrian camel tracks in the sand at the Hongoryn Els sand dunes in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.
4273-13318
Barn Swallow Or European Swallow Hirundo Rustica, Adult In Flight, Feeding Chicks At Nest, Normandy In France
4449-30436950
Ancient cave paintings with a hunting scene, people, animals and hands on a rock face at the Cueva de las Manos World Heritage Site, Argentina, Patagonia
4070-21288629
Peringuey's adder / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi), 'sidewinding', Namib Desert, Namibia, May
4435-6505
LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of a giraffe (12.000-8000 BC). Neolithic art. Cave.
4409-135627
GRABADOS RUPESTRES EN LAS POYADILLAS. REPRESENTACION DE ANIMALES Y HOMBRES, ESCENA DE GESTACION HUMANA.
4413-132602
Brown Pelicans resting Sea of Cortez Mexico
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Two dogs on a dry riverbank with one leaning down towards the water and the other standing on the edge. Malaga Spain bola03304 Copyright: xConnectxImagesx
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Larvae of Small / orchard ermine moth on silken web Yponomeuta padella} Italy
4201-47702
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) flock sleeping on shore during annual fall migration, New Brunswick, Canada
4179-11835
Fairy Penguins - Wild (Eudyptula minor) Kangaroo Island, Australia
6188-64691468
Vulture Landing at Nest Vulture bird landing at its nest on a cliffside in Vulture Gorge, Botswana, Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/TimxHesterx 8874494
4413-37012
Ocellate river stingray Orinoco Basin Colombia
4201-34729
Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) frogs, which are only orange, and Painted Mantella (Mantella madagascariensis) frogs, which are green, black, and orange, captured for pet trade export, Madagascar, critically endangered
1848-51021677
Bird colony, Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), Lange Anna, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
6177-V53829483
1848-49356088
Close up of footprint of Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) showing forepaw track in the sand
4441-11838
Lion (Panthera leo) spoor. Phinda / Munyawana / Zuka Game Reserve.  KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
1525-20896381
Colony of guillemot murre birds nesting on cliff face
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4070-23526
Detail of goat's skull (Capra hircus) showing join with horn, Spain
6145-52578458
Migrating Piping Plovers. Subjects: Clarence Cannon NWR; Piping Plovers; Migration.  . 1998 - 2011.
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A mother polar bear, Ursus maritimus, in sea of rocks, Cape Brewster, Greenland.
4413-19311362
Sahara sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sinking into the sand, From Mauritania to Egypt. Captivity
4070-V23650198
1848-49176224
Rock parakeets (Cyanoliseus patagonus), Balneario El Condor, Rio Negro Province, Argentina, South America
1848-49456605
Well camouflaged peacock flounder (Bothus mancus) from above. Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
1848-51688177
Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), Thermometer chicken, Large-footed chicken, Large-footed chicken, Chicken birds, Animals, Birds, Mallefowl nesting mound in woodland habitat, Australia (S)
1525-21246505
A dog in a field
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Reindeer droppings, Norrbotten County, Sweden, Europe
4163-6895
MADAGASCAR, NEAR MORAMANGA, MANDRAKA, LEAF-TAILED GECKO, FOOT (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
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Wildebeests after crossing a river Masai Mara Kenya
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Vulture Landing at Nest Vulture bird landing at its nest on a cliffside in Vulture Gorge, Botswana, Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/TimxHesterx 8874492
7005-69736140
Iguana at the Archeological Zone of Tulum Mayan Port City Ruins in Tulum, Mexico
6188-67166994
Vertikale Ansicht von Wildbienen in einem hohlen Baum Vertical view of wild bees in a hollow tree, background abstract tree trunk with wild bees segment tree skin decoration design. Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxSablinx 22859043
4413-204333
Snail and his shadow climbing along a facade
1558-12945315
Animal tracks, sandy soil, close-up
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COMMON MURRES ON ROCKY LEDGES ON ISLETS IN WITLESS BAY.
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House Sparrow clinging to a brick wall
4168-15136
Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater, Spotted Hyaena (Hyena) Den With Young
1848-51059996
Petroglyphs of Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), up to 2500 years old, West Karakol Valley, Tien Shan Mountains, Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia
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A butterfly on the beach of Puerto Caribe in Punta de Sal in the Caribbean Sea, Tela. Honduras
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Rock engravings of two giraffes from the Neolithic period, Sabu, Nubia, Sudan, Africa
1848-51059993
Petroglyphs of Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), up to 2500 years old, West Karakol Valley, Tien Shan Mountains, Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia
1848-51609647
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) normal and melanistic forms, two adults, example of camouflage adaption evolution, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1848-50209439
PERUVIAN BOOBY (sula variegata), COLONY ON CLIFF, BALLESTAS ISLANDS IN PARACAS NATIONAL PARK, PERU, GUANO PRODUCER
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Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Satin butterfly (Leucma salicis). undated
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large dogs footprint
1848-56097047
Lion (Panthera leo), mane lion sleeping next to rock, Moro Kopjes, Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa
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4070-V20272493
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Squirrels, California.
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An adults footprints facing a set of child footprints in the sand.
4201-61205
Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) tracks, Cape Cross, Namibia
1848-51604427
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), destroyed tree, Europe, Germany, Europe
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Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) on steep rocky mountainside, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
1848-51694846
Christmas island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis), Christmas Island Crab, Land Crab, Other Animals, Crabs, Crustaceans, Animals, Christma, Red Crab adults, mass on rocks in forest during an, Iceland, Europe
4179-9353
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Northern Lower Michigan
1525-20522632
Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) in Damaraland in Namibia
1848-53672115
Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), ungulates, rhinoceroses, rhinoceros, mammals, animals, odd-toed ungulates, Sumatran Rhinoceros Close-up, in mud wallow, Schla
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Black & White, Bear tracks in mud, Coastal Brown Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
1848-56620943
Print of a paw in sand
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Mantelina, butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela). It is a kind of nocturnal habit, during the day it rests on the sandy bottom. It is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. Tenerife, fish from the Canary Islands.
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Yellow-bellied sea snake, Pelamis platurus, is found in the Pacific ocean . They are air-breathing reptiles and carry venom deadly to humans, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean
4220-20163491
SAND MARTIN AT NEST     (Riparia riparia)
6145-54589174
A California condor protects its chick in a nest cave near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Endangered species; Environments (Natural); Wildlife refuges; Birds; Birds of prey; Raptors. Location: California. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: HOPPER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
1848-51743946
Barn swallow (hirundo rustica), ADULT FLYING WITH ISLANDS IN ITS BODY TO FEED THE CHICK IN THE NEST, NORMANDEN
1848-55275071
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
1848-51154021
Rock engraving of a giraffe, Twyfelfontein, Unesco World Heritage Site, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa
1848-49229642
Traces by gulls in shallow water on mudflat from foot-paddling to whirl up small animals lying in the mud like mollusks, snails, amphipods and worms
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Sheep 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine
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Walia Ibex (Capra walie) female on rocks, Highlands at 4000 meters altitude, Simien mountains, Ethiopia
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Rufous-throated dipper (Cinclus schulzi), Rufous-throated Dippers, Songbirds, Animals, Birds, Rufous-throated White-throated Dipper adult, foraging under cascade in fast-flowing stream, Meconila, Jujuy, Argentina, South America
6188-67442319
White kneading bees -eater white kneading bees -eater colony copyright: xzoonar.com/andreasxedelmannx 22978308
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Maosaik Delfin Maosaik Delfin Copyright: xZoonar.com/VolkerxRauchx 16143022
4413-19309074
Great basin collared Lizard male Joshua's Tree NP California
1848-53273471
Reddish-breasted Shibbler
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Wölfin säugt ihre Jungen She-wolf nursing cubs, San Pedro da Mezquita, National Monument, municipality of La Merca, province of Orense, Galicia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22762022
4116-438
USA, California, Joshua Tree National Park, Desert Big Horn Sheep on rocks
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Blue Headed Pionus / Blue Headed Parrot - at clay lick (Pionus menstruus)
1890-151230
San Esteban spiny_tailed iguana Ctenosaura conspicuosa on cardon cactus, Isla San Esteban, Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, ...
1848-49252141
Funny chestnut figure in winter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
1848-50681301
Skull of a musk oxes (Ovibos moschatus) lying on a rock, Illimanaq, Disko Bay, Avannaata Kommunia, Arctic, Greenland, Denmark, North America
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Iceland, northern region, Akureyri, Stone, shaped like a dinosaur head, a hole pierced in place of the eye
1525-21221484
crocodile
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Fish
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Geochelone elephantopus darwini, Galapagos giant tortoise, Elephant tortoise, Galapagos giant tortoises, Elephant tortoises, And
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Poohbear
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Close-up view of Chimp
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rescue dogs
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1848-51649202
Beekeeping, honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives on moorland, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
4201-548
Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) pair beneath visitor sign, extinct in the wild, Tiritiri Matangi Island Open Sanctuary, New Zealand
1525-22269306
Cat lies in sun in St Maxime on the French Riviera
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dwarf mongooses at termite hill, Helogale undulata