Gallery: Camera Traps Reveal Secret Animal Worlds

  • Asian black bear
    01

    asian-black-bear

    *Asian black bear, November 2008, China. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5179880986/)\]*
  • Whitelipped peccaries
    02

    white-lipped-peccaries

    *White-lipped peccaries, May 2008, Peru. \[[high-resolution photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/tags/sequence%3Aid%3Dperuseq3623/)\]*
  • Giant pandas drinking from a pool
    03

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    *Giant pandas drinking from a pool, April 2008, China. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5179070465/)\]*
  • Giraffe
    04

    giraffe

    *Giraffe, March 2010, Kenya. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5176603617/)\]*
  • Ocelots
    05

    ocelots

    *Ocelots, May 2008, Peru. \[[high-resolution photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/tags/sequence%3Aid%3Dperuseq3141/)\]*
  • African lions
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    *African lions, February 2010, Kenya. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5177060838/)\]*
  • African bush elephants
    07

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    *African bush elephants, February 2010, Kenya. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5177212504/)\]*
  • African buffalo
    08

    african-buffalo

    *African buffalo, February 2010, Kenya. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5176569537/)\]*
  • Temminck's tragopan
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    temmincks-tragopan

    *Temminck's tragopan, May 2008, China. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5180108256/)\]*
  • Changqing Nature Reserve
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    changqing-nature-reserve

    *Ridge observed for several days in Changqing Nature Reserve, which includes appearances by golden snub-nosed monkeys, giant pandas, takin and other animals. March 2008, China. \[[high-resolution photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5179695016/)\]*
  • Takin
    11

    takin

    *Takin, August 2008, China. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5179203233/)\]*
  • Sambar
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    sambar

    *Sambar, November 2008, China. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5180159960/)\]*
  • Crested serpent eagle
    13

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    *Crested serpent eagle, July 2008, Thailand. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5177028910/)\]*
  • Silver pheasant
    14

    silver-pheasant

    *Silver pheasant, February 2005, Thailand. \[[high-resolution version](http://www.flickr.com/photos/51045845@N08/5176437957/)\]*
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