Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Impalas
South African antelopes ready to drink at a water hole. South Africa.
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Black buffalos in the night
I had recently the opportunity to shoot pictures from the Zimanga Reserve overnight hides. There I could meet (face to face, really!) some of the largest herbivores of the African savannah: Water buffalos. I collected some of these in a portfolio at Wild Focus: Buffles noirs dans la nuit.
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Ocelot
I am a proud fan of big cats. But I admit that I can be attracted to smaller cats like the ocelot, a tough little cat from South America. You will find it deep in the forests, while hunting at night (an issue for the photographer, indeed). A few pictures from an older trip in…
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Structured vibe coding
I wanted to understand how “vibe coding” (the act of writing software mostly through prompting an LLM AI assistant). But I also wanted to take a step back and ask it to support a more structured approach like in organized/serious software development (not only running into “please, write me a Mario Bros clone“). So, I…
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Alphabets and writing systems
Who would not want to see all world’s writing systems organized in a structured way? This is what was done by WorldWritingSystems.org (referenced by Jason Kottke, including the partial list below). And, on a more humorous tone (from xkcd): But do not forget the history of… counting languages. It is not as simple as you…
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Jaguars from Pantanal
For big cat lovers, jaguars are unavoidable. I visited Pantanal (in Southern Brazil) several times, which gave me the opportunity to shoot a few photos of this impressive hunter. A few jaguar photos I added to YLoveBigCats. Just as a reminder, Pantanal jaguars are the biggest in the world because they are so well-fed from…
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Wild dogs
Is it a wild dog? Is it a painted dog? French-speaking people describe it as “a kind of wolf” (lycaon, from ancient Greek λυκάων (lukáōn)). But it should be mostly described as a social dog. They live in large groups, with a strong social hierarchy, but they always share food like nearly no other large…
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Resplendent Quetzal
A few pictures of my trips to Costa Rica (in 2015 and 2025): A unique bird of colors. Quetzal on Wild Focus Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno – Quetzal resplendissant.
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Vulturine guineafowl
Sure! We do know the guineafowl of our European countries. Looking a bit weird, sounding a bit weird, but common. What about a wilder, weirder beast?