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Tuesday 24 January 2012

The fauna of Reunion island: endormi, tangue and more!

For sure one of the most colourful representative from the fauna of Reunion island is the so called "endormi" (the sleepy one). The male cameleon has its very bright colours, while the juniors and the female ones are less colourful. They are really impressive animals. I do add also one video of the same cutie below. Enjoy his slow moves:


 
Another cute animal is "le tangue", a far cousin of the hedghoge. They are tinier than European relatives and hide in the rainforest, we were pretty happy to spot a group of some baby ones during one of our walks! Plenty of other exotic insects are flying around: like the purple dragonfly, the black-red bugs and beautiful butterflies!
 
One of the first things that will strike you in Reunion island are the birds...They are everywhere, it does not matter if you are close to the sea or up in the mountains, there is always singing around you!
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7 comments:

  1. Barb24 January 2012 at 22:36

    Hi Jana, Loved the video of the Cameleon - he even walks in slow motion. (He does look sleepy!)

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  2. Jana24 January 2012 at 22:39

    thanks Barb-its hilarious, is not it:-)))

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  3. FilipBlog24 January 2012 at 23:23

    He really has a hunter look and slowly moves forward.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  4. betchai26 January 2012 at 07:06

    oh, love that shot of the sleepy cameleon, and that video is so special.

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  5. Marco Luijken26 January 2012 at 19:20

    Hello Jana,
    Wonderful all these pictures!! Amazing that Cameleon. It must be funny for you to see him in real.
    Nice to see the butterfly and the beautiful bird. Very good shots Jana!!

    Greetings, Marco

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  6. papillon26 January 2012 at 20:29

    what a really nice excerpt of animals in Reunion.
    C+J

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  7. AVCr8teur28 January 2012 at 07:03

    Wow, so many unique creatures in the jungle. The cameleon is fun to watch.

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