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Female Common Impalas (Aepyceros melampus melampus)



Several African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herds meet on the Chobe River



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Ant and fly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta



A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Rainforest ant



Flower with ant (unidentified species) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in Chobe Naitonal Park



Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Detail of sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.



A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.



Snail (unidentified) in Santa Fe, New Mexico



This Bornean rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).



Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Aerial view of South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta



Hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) swinging grass in Chobe National Park



Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flying over Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico



Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A praying mantis near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Beetle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia



Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Southern warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) in Chobe National Park



White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Large grasshopper in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Forest frog



Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)



Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Infant green sea turtle



Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Stick insect on the bathroom floor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


This Bornean rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).



Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park



Ghost crab



A radiant blue and yellow spider in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in Chobe Naitonal Park



Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park



Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Squirrel monkey



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on the Chobe River



Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) on the Zambezi River



Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park



Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park



Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.



A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Large snail in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park



A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



A wasp in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)



A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.



A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Male waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)



Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia



Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.




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