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Pictures of mato grosso [last update 2011-12-25]


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Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) crossing a road in the Pantanal
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) crossing a road in the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada

(Brazil)

Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture
Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture

(Brazil)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(Brazil)

Cow in the Pantanal
Cow in the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria)
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria)

(Brazil)

Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil
Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil

(Brazil)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) [local name: garça-real]
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) [local name: garça-real]

(Brazil)

Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico

(Brazil)

Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)
Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

(Brazil)

Shield bug
Shield bug

(Brazil)

Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)

(Brazil)

Green katydid in Brazil
Green katydid in Brazil

(Brazil)

Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

(Brazil)

Green pods
Green pods

(Brazil)

Giant Amazon River Otter
Giant Amazon River Otter

(Brazil)

Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves

(Brazil)

Jabiru stork
Jabiru stork

(Brazil)

Turquoise-headed black flying insect
Turquoise-headed black flying insect

(Brazil)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

(Brazil)

Maroon-eyed dragonfly
Maroon-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(Brazil)

Green and brown cricket
Green and brown cricket

(Brazil)

Forested plateau (through the mist)
Forested plateau (through the mist)

(Brazil)

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

(Brazil)

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

(Brazil)

White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)

(Brazil)

Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight

(Brazil)

Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon
Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

(Brazil)

Rio das Mortes at sunset
Rio das Mortes at sunset

(Brazil)

Cerrado and transition forest
Cerrado and transition forest

(Brazil)

Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area
Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area

(Brazil)

Forest degraded by fire in the Brazilian Amazon
Forest degraded by fire in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Green katydid in Brazil
Green katydid in Brazil

(Brazil)

South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) [juvenile]
South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) [juvenile]

(Brazil)

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Fury white planthopper
Fury white planthopper

(Brazil)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(Brazil)

Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes

(Brazil)

Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil
Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil

(Brazil)

Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest

(Brazil)

Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes

(Brazil)

Shield bug
Shield bug

(Brazil)

Red color form of the postman butterfly
Red color form of the postman butterfly

(Brazil)

Pantanal in the late afternoon
Pantanal in the late afternoon

(Brazil)

Herd of cattle in the Amazon
Herd of cattle in the Amazon

(Brazil)

Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes at high level
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes at high level

(Brazil)

Black insect
Black insect

(Brazil)

Maroon-eyed dragonfly
Maroon-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)

Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal
Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Pasture and degraded forest
Pasture and degraded forest

(Brazil)

Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)

Shield bug
Shield bug

(Brazil)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

(Brazil)

Capybaras
Capybaras

(Brazil)

Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico

(Brazil)

Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon
Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Herd of cattle in the Amazon
Herd of cattle in the Amazon

(Brazil)

Cattle and birds
Cattle and birds

(Brazil)

Shield bug
Shield bug

(Brazil)

Mother capybara with baby
Mother capybara with baby

(Brazil)

Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest

(Brazil)

Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture
Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture

(Brazil)

Green spider
Green spider

(Brazil)

Bright green iguana
Bright green iguana

(Brazil)

Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest
Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest

(Brazil)

Gray planthopper
Gray planthopper

(Brazil)

Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona

(Brazil)

Red-eyed planthopper
Red-eyed planthopper

(Brazil)

Brown capuchin monkey
Brown capuchin monkey

(Brazil)

Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada

(Brazil)

Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)
Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)

(Brazil)

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

(Brazil)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(Brazil)

Multicolored caterpillar
Multicolored caterpillar

(Brazil)

Legal forest reserve that has been ransacked by squatters
Legal forest reserve that has been ransacked by squatters

(Brazil)

Outlook at the Geodesic Center of South America
Outlook at the Geodesic Center of South America

(Brazil)

Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)

Cerrado seen from Chapada
Cerrado seen from Chapada

(Brazil)

Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

(Brazil)

Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)

Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight
Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight

(Brazil)

Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)
Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)

(Brazil)

Greater Ani, Crotophaga major
Greater Ani, Crotophaga major

(Brazil)

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