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Rafflesiais a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It contains approximately 28 species (including four incompletely characterized species as recognized by Willem Meijer in 1997), all found in southeastern Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand and the Philippines.
Rafflesia was found in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr...
Raine Island is a vegetated coral cay that is 32 hectares in total area and is situated on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 620 km (390 mi) north-northwest of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, about 120 km east-northeast of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula.
Raine Island is the site of the oldest European structure in tropical Australia, a sto...
Ramsey Canyon Preserve, ninety miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona, near Sierra Vista, claims the title of "hummingbird capital of the United States." Ramsey Canyon is located in the Huachuca Mountains in southeastern Arizona.
Birders can see Red-faced Warblers, Virginia's Warblers and Botteri's Sparrows, along with good looks at rare Blue-throated, Magnificent and Bro...
Rancho La Merced offers amazing sunset horse riding tours along the beach. The guise will take care of you and you will definitely enjoy your time here!
Rancho Santana partners with wildlife conservation agency Paso Pacifico located on 2,700 acres of Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. They train a fleet of turtle rangers to care for the critically endangered hawksbill and green sea turtles who nest on their five beautiful beaches. When an egg hatches, the rangers alert the concierge, who sends a notification via the Ran...
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (also known asPakshi Kashi of Karnataka), is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, 40 acres (16 ha) in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. The sanctuary has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022.
Ranganathittu i...
Ranomafana National Park is part of the World Heritage Site, Rainforests of the Atsinanana. It is located in the southeastern part of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy-Fitovinany. With more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of Tropical rainforest, the park is home to several rare species of flora and fauna such as the lemur. The park was established in ...
Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore National Park or simply Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary is known for its tigers and is one of the best places in India to see these majestic predators in the jungle. Tigers can be easily spotted even during the day time. A good time to visit Ranthambore Nation...
Ras al-Jinz Turtle Reserve located in Oman, in the easternmost point of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a nesting site for green turtles, as also is the beach at the local village of Ras al Hadd.
The beaches at Ras al Hadd is also known as a breeding ground for green sea turtles.
The beaches provide nesting grounds for an estimated 20,000 turtles each year that migrate...
Ras Mohammad is a national park in Egypt at the southern extreme of the Sinai Peninsula, overlooking the Gulf of Suez on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. Ras Mohammad encompasses two islands, Tiran and Sanafir. Tiran Island is located approximately 6 km offshore from the Sinai Peninsula. Underwater caves formed as the result of earthquakes are located in Ra...
When most of us think of rattlesnakes, we get scared. But, the rattlesnake is an amazing, well-adapted creature that deserves our respect. Many of the behaviors that are most scary to us are actually ways that rattlesnakes have developed to preserve energy. Cold-blooded, they are usually between two and six feet long and have only the energy they get from the sun. The...
Raymond Island is a small island in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria, Australia, about 300 km (190 mi) from Melbourne. The island is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) long by 2 km (1.2 mi) wide, and is just 200 m (660 ft) off the coast, across from the town of Paynesville. The island is named after William Odell Raymond, originally a magistrate from New South Wales w...
San Diego is home to a population of wild parrots, primarily Red-crowned Amazon parrots, which are not native to the area and likely originated from escaped or released pets. These parrots are most frequently seen in the Point Loma, Ocean Beach (OB) and Coronado, with a flock size often estimated to be between 100 and 350 birds. In OB they are locally as the "O.B. Air...
The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As suggested by the name, adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are found widely in the tropics, and breed colonially in coastal regions, especially islands.
The red-footed...
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is a remote refuge located in the high altitude of the Centennial Valley, in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Montana. Adjacent to Gallatin National Forest and near Yellowstone National Park, the refuge is an integral part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Red Rock Lakes is best known for being the primary locati...