Extant Free Stock Images

Include:

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or hippo is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (South Africa).

A Female Chimpanzee and Her Kid

Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially known as a chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially known as a chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan.

Hippo

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, from the ancient Greek for river horse, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus.) The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal (after the elephant and the white rhinoceros) and the heaviest extant artiodactyl, despite be

Hoopoe

Hoopoe sitting on a branch

Leaf Insect

A leaf insect - walking leaves - popular names of the Phylliidae family.

Leaf insects use camouflage to take on the appearance of a leaf. They do this so accurately that predators often aren't able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insect's body even has the appearance of bite marks. To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks.

Bornean Orangutan

Bornean Orangutan male resting on the grass at Dublin zoo.

Hippopotamus amphibius or hippo

The heaviest extant artiodactyl, hippopotamus amphibius or hippo

Portrait of a honey bee

Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, there are only seven recognised species of honey bee with a total of 44 subspecies, though historically, anywhere from six to eleven species have been recognised. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees. Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, there are only seven recognised species of honey bee with a total of 44 subspecies, though historically, anywhere from six to eleven species have been recognised. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees.

Capybara Relaxing

Capybara, the largest extant rodent in the world. Capybara, the largest extant rodent in the world

Frog on the wall

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rain forests. There are approximately 4,800 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian species. A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rain forests. There are approximately 4,800 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian species.

Jubilant fire

In 16th century Kolomenskoye village became favorite vacation spot of the Moscow grand princes. The earliest extant structure is the exceptional Ascension church (1532), built in white stone. Recognizing its outstanding value for humanity, UNESCO decided to inscribe the church on the World Heritage List in 1994. In 16th century Kolomenskoye village became favorite vacation spot of the Moscow grand princes. The earliest extant structure is the exceptional Ascension church (1532), built in white stone. Recognizing its outstanding value for humanity, UNESCO decided to inscribe the church on the World Heritage List in 1994.

Palace of Celestial Purity

Palace of Celestial Purity (Qianqinggong),in Forbidden City,Beijing, China. Boasts the best either in scale,design,decoration,furnishing,demonstrating in itself the sublime authority of the emperor.

Old County Court House - Calhoun County FL

East entrance of the Old Calhoun County Courthouse, in the early morning winter sun, was built in 1904 is an historic building located at 314 East Central Avenue in Blountstown, Florida. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 1989, the Old Calhoun County Courthouse is considered one of two Romanesque Revival courthouses extant in Florida. East entrance of the Old Calhoun County Courthouse, in the early morning winter sun, was built in 1904 is an historic building located at 314 East Central Avenue in Blountstown, Florida. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 1989, the Old Calhoun County Courthouse is considered one of two Romanesque Revival courthouses extant in Florida.

Ancient Coliseum

Medieval map showing part of North America

Medieval map showing part of North America. Photo from old reproduction

Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Unique among the central European low mountain ranges is the most ecologically significant levels of constant change, canyons, mesas and rocky places with extant closed forest areas.

Ancient pavilion and red wall of Gate Wumen in For

Ancient pavilion and red wall of Gate Wumen in Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The grand and magnificent Palace embodies the essence of ancient Chinese architecture. Now, It was Protected by UNESCO.

Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Unique among the central European low mountain ranges is the most ecologically significant levels of constant change, canyons, mesas and rocky places with extant closed forest areas.

Piazza Chiesa San Giusseppe-Taormina-Sicilia-Italy - Creative Commons by gnuckx

www.meimanrensheng.com/ www.livingalifeincolour.com/ www.travelagenda.nl/ www.travelagenda.nl/nieuws/koffietijdkiekjes/koffietijd-k... To see more ... www.flickr.com/photos/gnuckx Taormina Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina, Greek: Î¤Î±Ï…ÏÎ¿Î¼ÎÎ½Î¹Î¿Î½ - Tauromenion, Latin Tauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south. Contemporary age In the late 19th century Taormina gained further prominence as the place where Wilhelm von Gloeden worked most of his life as a photographer of predominantly male nudes. Also credited for making Taormina popular was Otto Geleng, best known in his hometown of Berlin for his fine paintings, which he composed and painted in Italy but exhibited in Germany. What distinguishes Geleng, however, is his choice to depict the more southern regions where he captured the spectacular views and light of Sicily. He often painted the area's Greek colonial ruins, including Taormina. Taormina's first important tourist was Johann Wolfgang Goethe who dedicated exalting pages to the city in his book entitled "Journey to Italy," but perhaps it was Gelengâ€™s views that made its beauty talked about throughout Europe and turned the site into a famous tourist center. The artist arrived in Sicily at the age of 20 in search of new subjects for his paintings. On his way through Taormina he was so enamoured by the landscape that he decided to stop for part of the winter. Geleng began to paint everything that Taormina offered: ruins, sea, mountains, none of which were familiar to the rest of Europe. When his paintings were later exhibited in Berlin and Paris, many critics accused Geleng of having an â€˜unbridled imaginationâ€™. At that, Geleng challenged them all to go to Taormina with him, promising that he would pay everyone's expenses if he were not telling the truth. During the early 20th century the town became a colony of expatriate artists, writers, and intellectuals. D. H. Lawrence stayed here at the Fontana Vecchia from 1920 to 1922, and wrote a number of his poems, novels, short stories, and essays, and a travel book, Sea and Sardinia. Charles Webster Leadbeater, the theosophical author, found out that Taormina had the right magnetics fields for Jiddu Krishnamurti to develop his talents, so the young Krishnamurti dwelt here from time to time. HalldÃ³r Laxness, the Icelandic author, worked here on the first modern Icelandic novel, Vefarinn mikli frÃ¡ KasmÃr. By this time Taormina had become "a polite synonym for Sodom" as Harold Acton described it. Later, however, after the Second World War Acton was visiting Taormina with Evelyn Waugh and, coming upon a board advertising â€œYe Olde English Teasâ€ he sighed and commented that Taormina 'was now quite as boring as Bournemouth'. Archaeology The present town of Taormina occupies the ancient site, on a lofty hill which forms the last projecting point of the mountain ridge that extends along the coast from Cape Pelorus to this point. The site of the old town is about 300 m above the sea, while a very steep and almost isolated rock, crowned by a Saracen castle, rises about 150 m higher: this is undoubtedly the site of the ancient Arx or citadel, the inaccessible position of which is repeatedly alluded to by ancient writers. Portions of the ancient walls may be traced at intervals all round the brow of the hill, the whole of the summit of which was evidently occupied by the ancient city. Numerous fragments of ancient buildings are scattered over its whole surface, including extensive reservoirs of water, sepulchres, tesselated pavements, etc., and the remains of a spacious edifice, commonly called a Naumachia, but the real destination of which it is difficult to determine. The Teatro Greco ("Greek theatre"). But by far the most remarkable monument remaining at Taormina is the ancient theatre (the teatro greco, or "Greek theatre"), which is one of the most celebrated ruins in Sicily, on account both of its remarkable preservation and of the surpassing beauty of its situation. It is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The greater part of the original seats have disappeared, but the wall which surrounded the whole cavea is preserved, and the proscenium with the back wall of the scena and its appendages, of which only traces remain in most ancient theatres, are here preserved in singular integrity, and contribute much to the picturesque effect, as well as to the interest, of the ruin. From the fragments of architectural decorations still extant we learn that it was of the Corinthian order, and richly ornamented. Some portions of a temple are also visible, converted into the church of San Pancrazio, but the edifice is of small size. taormina rainbow messina bougainvillea basil basilico hotel san domenico giardini naxos etna volcano vulcano island isola sicilia sicily italia italy sea sun landscape free europe wallpaper michael micky castielli resolution vacation holiday travel flight creativecommons creative commons zero CC0 cc0 CC cc panoramio flickr googleearth maps geotagged gnu gimp wikimedia. www.meimanrensheng.com/ www.livingalifeincolour.com/ www.travelagenda.nl/ www.travelagenda.nl/nieuws/koffietijdkiekjes/koffietijd-k... To see more ... www.flickr.com/photos/gnuckx Taormina Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina, Greek: Î¤Î±Ï…ÏÎ¿Î¼ÎÎ½Î¹Î¿Î½ - Tauromenion, Latin Tauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south. Contemporary age In the late 19th century Taormina gained further prominence as the place where Wilhelm von Gloeden worked most of his life as a photographer of predominantly male nudes. Also credited for making Taormina popular was Otto Geleng, best known in his hometown of Berlin for his fine paintings, which he composed and painted in Italy but exhibited in Germany. What distinguishes Geleng, however, is his choice to depict the more southern regions where he captured the spectacular views and light of Sicily. He often painted the area's Greek colonial ruins, including Taormina. Taormina's first important tourist was Johann Wolfgang Goethe who dedicated exalting pages to the city in his book entitled "Journey to Italy," but perhaps it was Gelengâ€™s views that made its beauty talked about throughout Europe and turned the site into a famous tourist center. The artist arrived in Sicily at the age of 20 in search of new subjects for his paintings. On his way through Taormina he was so enamoured by the landscape that he decided to stop for part of the winter. Geleng began to paint everything that Taormina offered: ruins, sea, mountains, none of which were familiar to the rest of Europe. When his paintings were later exhibited in Berlin and Paris, many critics accused Geleng of having an â€˜unbridled imaginationâ€™. At that, Geleng challenged them all to go to Taormina with him, promising that he would pay everyone's expenses if he were not telling the truth. During the early 20th century the town became a colony of expatriate artists, writers, and intellectuals. D. H. Lawrence stayed here at the Fontana Vecchia from 1920 to 1922, and wrote a number of his poems, novels, short stories, and essays, and a travel book, Sea and Sardinia. Charles Webster Leadbeater, the theosophical author, found out that Taormina had the right magnetics fields for Jiddu Krishnamurti to develop his talents, so the young Krishnamurti dwelt here from time to time. HalldÃ³r Laxness, the Icelandic author, worked here on the first modern Icelandic novel, Vefarinn mikli frÃ¡ KasmÃr. By this time Taormina had become "a polite synonym for Sodom" as Harold Acton described it. Later, however, after the Second World War Acton was visiting Taormina with Evelyn Waugh and, coming upon a board advertising â€œYe Olde English Teasâ€ he sighed and commented that Taormina 'was now quite as boring as Bournemouth'. Archaeology The present town of Taormina occupies the ancient site, on a lofty hill which forms the last projecting point of the mountain ridge that extends along the coast from Cape Pelorus to this point. The site of the old town is about 300 m above the sea, while a very steep and almost isolated rock, crowned by a Saracen castle, rises about 150 m higher: this is undoubtedly the site of the ancient Arx or citadel, the inaccessible position of which is repeatedly alluded to by ancient writers. Portions of the ancient walls may be traced at intervals all round the brow of the hill, the whole of the summit of which was evidently occupied by the ancient city. Numerous fragments of ancient buildings are scattered over its whole surface, including extensive reservoirs of water, sepulchres, tesselated pavements, etc., and the remains of a spacious edifice, commonly called a Naumachia, but the real destination of which it is difficult to determine. The Teatro Greco ("Greek theatre"). But by far the most remarkable monument remaining at Taormina is the ancient theatre (the teatro greco, or "Greek theatre"), which is one of the most celebrated ruins in Sicily, on account both of its remarkable preservation and of the surpassing beauty of its situation. It is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The greater part of the original seats have disappeared, but the wall which surrounded the whole cavea is preserved, and the proscenium with the back wall of the scena and its appendages, of which only traces remain in most ancient theatres, are here preserved in singular integrity, and contribute much to the picturesque effect, as well as to the interest, of the ruin. From the fragments of architectural decorations still extant we learn that it was of the Corinthian order, and richly ornamented. Some portions of a temple are also visible, converted into the church of San Pancrazio, but the edifice is of small size. taormina rainbow messina bougainvillea basil basilico hotel san domenico giardini naxos etna volcano vulcano island isola sicilia sicily italia italy sea sun landscape free europe wallpaper michael micky castielli resolution vacation holiday travel flight creativecommons creative commons zero CC0 cc0 CC cc panoramio flickr googleearth maps geotagged gnu gimp wikimedia

Gate of Xuanwumen

The gate of Xuanwumen (Shenwumen) is north entry of Forbidden City and portal of the Palace Museum, city Beijing, China. The Forbidden City is a historical museums and protected by UNESCO.

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or hippo is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (South Africa). The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or hippo is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (South Africa)

Brown bear face close up

El oso marrÃ³n (arctos del Ursus) es un mamÃfero omnÃvoro de los carnÃvoros de la orden, distribuido a travÃ©s de mucho de Eurasia y de NorteamÃ©rica septentrionales. Pesa entre 100-700 kilogramos (220-1,500 libras) y sus poblaciones mÃ¡s grandes hacen juego el oso polar como los carnÃvoros extant mÃ¡s grandes de la tierra. Mientras que la gama del oso marrÃ³n se ha encogido, y ha hecho frente a extinciones locales, sigue siendo mencionada mientras que una menos especie de la preocupaciÃ³n con una poblaciÃ³n total de aproximadamente 200.000. Sus paÃses principales de la gama son Rusia, los Estados Unidos (especialmente Alaska), y CanadÃ¡. La especie alimenta sobre todo en la materia vegetal, incluyendo raÃces y hongos. Los pescados son una fuente primaria de carne, y tambiÃ©n matarÃ¡ a pequeÃ±os mamÃferos en tierra. MamÃferos mÃ¡s grandes, tales como ciervos, se toman solamente de vez en cuando. Los osos marrones adultos no hacen frente a ninguna competencia seria de otros depredadores y pueden hacer juego las manadas de lobos y los felines grandes, conduciÃ©ndolos a menudo de sus matanzas. El oso marrÃ³n (arctos del Ursus) es un mamÃfero omnÃvoro de los carnÃvoros de la orden, distribuido a travÃ©s de mucho de Eurasia y de NorteamÃ©rica septentrionales. Pesa entre 100-700 kilogramos (220-1,500 libras) y sus poblaciones mÃ¡s grandes hacen juego el oso polar como los carnÃvoros extant mÃ¡s grandes de la tierra. Mientras que la gama del oso marrÃ³n se ha encogido, y ha hecho frente a extinciones locales, sigue siendo mencionada mientras que una menos especie de la preocupaciÃ³n con una poblaciÃ³n total de aproximadamente 200.000. Sus paÃses principales de la gama son Rusia, los Estados Unidos (especialmente Alaska), y CanadÃ¡. La especie alimenta sobre todo en la materia vegetal, incluyendo raÃces y hongos. Los pescados son una fuente primaria de carne, y tambiÃ©n matarÃ¡ a pequeÃ±os mamÃferos en tierra. MamÃferos mÃ¡s grandes, tales como ciervos, se toman solamente de vez en cuando. Los osos marrones adultos no hacen frente a ninguna competencia seria de otros depredadores y pueden hacer juego las manadas de lobos y los felines grandes, conduciÃ©ndolos a menudo de sus matanzas.

- Home
- Search for Extant free images