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Apache Trout – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Apache Trout:
The Apache Trout is a species of freshwater fish native to the clear, cool streams of the White Mountains in Arizona. It is one of two species of trout in the state of Arizona, with the other being the Gila Trout. They usually grow to anywhere between 6 and 24 inches (61 centimeters) weighing no more than 6 pounds. The Apache trout is native to the upper Salt River watershed (which includes the Black and White Rivers) and the upper Little Colorado River watershed. Due to habitat destruction and other environmental pressures - such as hybridization with the Rainbow Trout) the Apache Trout is considered critically endangered and conservation efforts are being made to assure the species does not go extinct. It is the state fish of Arizona. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Northern River Otter – Signed Fine Art Print
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The Northern River Otter is a semi-aquatic mammal found in the waterways and coasts of North America. This playful animal is equally versatile on the land or in the water. The otter propels itself through the water using a very powerful tail and by bending their elongated bodies. River Otters do not hibernate but instead stay active during the winter popping in and out of holes in the ice. They are opportunistic feeders but generally feed on fish, amphibians, turtles, and crayfish. Northern River Otters can submerge and hold their breath for up to eight minutes. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Northern Raccoon – Signed Fine Art Print
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The Northern Raccoon - also called the Common Raccoon or even just 'Coon' - is a medium sized mammal native to North America, although in many other parts of the world they have been introduced any now have stable, breeding populations in Europe, Russia and Japan. They are considered very intelligent and are quite good at solving problems, particularly those involving the procurement of food. Though mostly nocturnal, raccoons will use the daylight hours to take advantage of food sources. They are extremely opportunistic feeders and will take, invertebrates, vertebrates, plant materials including refuse in urban areas and even will take goldfish from artificial ponds. When threatened raccoons will escape into trees, but are formidable foes with sharp claws and teeth when forced to fight. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Alligator Gar – Signed Fine Art Print
Fine illustration of an Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula).
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The Alligator Gar was completed on 6.11.2011. I've seen these prehistoric looking fish in many aquariums, including the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco. I wasn't sure they would make very good subjects to illustrate, as they tend to just hang around in a pretty horizontal position. But then I was going through some old photos I took when the aquarium was in it's temporary home on Howard Street, and I found this excellent image to work from Buy a Digital Download
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Big-Belly Seahorse – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Big-Belly Seahorse:
The Big-Belly or Pot-Bellied Seahorse is one of the largest of the seahorses in the world. It can grow up to about 13.5 inches long (35 cm) compared to the smallest - the Dwarf Seahorse - that is only about 2 inches long. They're native to the coastal waters of Australia and New Zealand. Because of their size, these fish are often used in traditional Chinese medicine, for a host of human ailments, although there is precious little evidence they actually help as they're supposed to, and removal of them from their environments just does damage and harms the species. Unlike other seahorses, Hippocampus abdominalis is a fairly strong swimmer. The pot-bellied seahorse diet consists mainly of crustaceans such as shrimp. They will also eat different kind of small fishes, so long as they fit through the narrow snout of the animal. They are also popular aquarium fish. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Muskrat – Signed Fine Art Print
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The Muskrat is the only species in the genus Ondatra. It is a medium-sized semi-aquatic rodent native to the the swamps, bogs and other wetland areas. Like the American Beaver, it too has an effect on the ecology of the areas in which it lives. Despite the name, it is not a "true rat" but rather a relative. It is more closely related to lemmings and voles. Adult Muskrat grow to be about 16–28 inches long (40–70 cm) - almost half of that tail and weighing roughly 1.3–4.4 pounds (0.6–2 kg.) These small mammals are often found in the habitat as beavers, and they also have many of the same behaviors, such as felling trees by chewing through them and building dens. The Muskrat is an especially adaptable animal, and will often exploit areas altered by humans (canals, drainage ditches) to make homes. While they are only native to parts of North America, they have been introduced into much of the entire continent and Europe and have established themselves in these areas. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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North American Porcupine – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the North American Porcupine:
The North American Porcupine - also called the Canadian or Common Porcupine - is a large rodent found in the coniferous, deciduous and mixed forest of the northern and western parts of North America. The are the second largest rodent on the continent with only the beaver being larger. These animals are slow moving and have poor eyesight. Their bodies are covered with thousands of sharp, barbed hollow quills used for defense. Despite popular myths porcupines cannot and do not shoot these spines but they can become dislodged easily. It will also swing it's spiky tail toward perceived threats. They are mostly nocturnal, choosing to sleep much of the day. They are herbivores feeding mainly on twigs, roots, berries and other vegetation. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Bandwing Flying Fish – Signed Fine Art Print
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The Bandwing Flying Fish is a member of the family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes of class Actinopterygii. They are native to the warm tropical ocean waters of the west-central part of the Pacific. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Mexican Free-Tailed Bat – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat:
The Mexican Free-Tailed Bat - also called the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat - is a medium sized flying mammal native to North and South America. They are one of the most widespread mammals in in the Western Hemisphere, covering vast amount of land in the US, down south through Central America and South America. Their colonies can be massive, holding millions of bats. The largest know colony is in Bracken Cave near San Antonio, that is estimated to have some 20 million individuals. Tadarida brasiliensis is perhaps best know for their nightly departures from the Congress Street Bridge in Austin, Texas. This colony is believed to have 1.5 million bats, making it the largest urban bat colony in North America. Like other bats, the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat feeds on small insects they catch while in flight. The bat is the official flying mammal of both Texas and Oklahoma. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Nine-Banded Armadillo – Signed Fine Art Print
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The Nine-Banded Armadillo is a small mammal indigenous to areas in North, South and Central America making it one of the most widespread of the armadillo family. It's mostly active at night and is generally solitary. This armadillo can be found in a wide range of habitats including rainforest, grasslands and dry scrub. The name comes from a Spanish word which refers to it's armor-like covering. If startled the armadillo can jump three feet straight up in the air. These mammals are insectivorous feeding mainly on ants, termites and other small invertebrates. Unlike many animals the Nine-Banded Armadillo's range is expanding and they are expected to continue to move north and east up from their current range of the southeastern part of the US. The Nine-banded armadillo was named the state mammal of Texas in 1995. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Atlantic Tarpon – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Atlantic Tarpon:
Atlantic Tarpon are large elopiforme (ray-finned fishes) which inhabit coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons of the Atlantic coastline of the Americas and Europe, typically in the more tropical and subtropical regions. They can grow to be over seven feet long weighing over 350 pounds. The tarpon is a prized saltwater game fish, but the fish itself is not very edible and it is illegal to catch and keep one without a permit, so most fishing of this animal is 'catch and release.' It is the official saltwater fish of the state of Alabama. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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Margay – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Margay:
The Margay is a smaller member of the feline family. It is native to southern North America, down through much of Central America and most of South America. Like many other species of cat, the Margay is a solitary hunter. It prefers remote sections of very dense tropical and subtropical rainforests and cloudforests. It looks similar to the Ocelot, but the head is a little smaller with longer legs and tail. The cat weighs from 5.7 to 8.8 pounds (2.6 to 4 kilograms), with a body length of 19 to 31 inches (48 to 79 centimeters), and a tail length of 13 to 20 in (33 to 51 centimeters.) Because of unregulated hunting and habitat loss this cat is considered endangered by some environmental groups. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
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