Pictures of Wildlife in Peru

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Green, blue, yellow, red, and black grasshopper Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea, on Kapok tree Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly feeding on dung Colorful, but known grasshopper-like insect Turniptail Gecko or Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) on tree trunk in Peru Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) Lafresnaya lafresnayi hummingbird in mid-flight Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) Serrasalmus piranha species Unknown insect Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds Cabybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) with young along riverside Dusky Titi Monkey (Callicebus spp.) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Llama at Machu Picchu White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head Hyla rhodopepla tree frog on leaf Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Mass of caterpillars Llama in the Andes Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud Black insect (unknown) Multi-colored grasshoppers mating Ceiba borer beetle Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed Rhetus periander butterfly Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Panacea prola butterfly, wings open Male anole lizard displaying its bright orange dewlap Black grasshopper with indigo blue eyes and yellow polkadots Green heron (Butorides striatus) Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the wild Hyla tree frog species Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) Red-and-green macaw in flight Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes Chestnut Eared Araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Camouflaged praying mantis on tree trunk Andean Cock-of-the-rock Capybara on bank of the Rio Tambopata Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick Rainforest spider Green, teal, blue, pruple, red, and black insect in Peru Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata) on clay lick Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw Giant walking stick insect with a person's hand for scale Capybara totally covered in mud on bank of the Rio Tambopata Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Baby Cabybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) along Rio Tambopata Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Hummingbird feeding on Heliconia flower Callicore cynosura butterfly feeding on minerals from a muddy river bank Tail-less whip scorpion (Amblypygid sp) Unknown insect Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata Lasaia agesilas butterfly Hyla rhodopepla tree frog on forest floor Yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) Macaws feeding on clay lick Hyla tree frog close up Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot The world's largest rodent, the Capybara Heliconius butterfly Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers Hyla tree frog in Peru Flock of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Hyla tree frog Wolf spider Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake White lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusea vaillanti) Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) on forest floor

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