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Molted insect exoskeleton at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



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



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



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



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


Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



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



Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Dew on spider web in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding in Zambezi River



Aerial view of spread out herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Okavango delta



Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Cattle egret stalking



Lizard in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Frog in the Pristimantis genus camouflaged in the leaf litter in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Centipedes



Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey 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


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



A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Family of Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park



Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Roosters kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



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


Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea



Headless and bloated anaconda corpse



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


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


Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging



Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on the Chobe River



A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Close encounter with an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)



Anhinga (anhinga anhinga) on an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Camouflaged moth or butterfly 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).



Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect 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


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



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Chobe National Park



Tiny spider in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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


Gray-footed Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes)



Orange translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on the Chobe River



Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



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


Butterfly 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


African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on the Chobe River



A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



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



Silhouette of a hornbill (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



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


Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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


A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Large snail in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Dead banana spider (genus: Phoneutria), highly venemous, died of natural causes in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in the Chobe National Park



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



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



Undeveloped green turtle egg found dead in nest



A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.



Katydid at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding in Zambezi River



Researchers release a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) from a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Unknown birds



Anis in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Lizard in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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


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



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