Pictures of rainforest wildlife [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) (Suriname) Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Brown basilisk (Belize) Green iguana in the canopy (Belize) Macaques (unidentified species) visit lodge in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia White buttefly (Suriname) White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Butterfly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Insect eggs on a narrow leaf (Belize) Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) (Malaysia) Giant ladybug (Suriname) Coatis sleeping in a tree (Belize) Borneo Bloodsucker Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella ) (Malaysia) Long-tailed macaque bloodied by fighting with other monkeys (Indonesia) Termites (Suriname) Elongated blue and orange insect (Malaysia) Grasshopper-like insect with silver eyes (Malaysia) Agouti (Suriname) Bird of prey (Malaysia) Red orb spider feeding (Costa Rica) Rainforest canopy crab (Costa Rica) Cougar's eye (Belize) Snare injury on the leg of the captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), Tam. The rhino represents the eventual hopes for breeding this Critically Endangered subspecies in captivity. Sleeping bird (Malaysia) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) (Costa Rica) Borneo Orang-utan standing on boardwalk (Indonesia) Forest lizard (Suriname) Red-eyed katydid (Costa Rica) Baby three-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda in a Trio indigenous community (Suriname) Orangutan with ribbon in its mouth (Indonesia) Elongated blue and orange insect (Malaysia) Great Argus pheasant (Arguslanus argus) on the road in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Bird captured for study (Costa Rica) Brachydiplax dragonfly species in Borneo (Indonesia) Red-eyed katydid (Costa Rica) Daddy longlegs (Costa Rica) Proboscis monkeys huddled in fruit tree (Indonesia) Monarch butterfly feeding on a flower (Costa Rica) Vines with purple flowers growing in canopy tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Walking orangutan in motion (Indonesia) Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk (Andasibe) Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Margay sleeping atop a tree branch (Belize) Captive chimp Baby two-toed sloth with its mother in Panama (pan02-1606) Mint poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) (Costa Rica) Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica) Java lutung Pair of Swainsonís Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) (Costa Rica) Black beetle (Costa Rica) Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Belize) Beetle: black back; orange head (Suriname) Blue-and-yellow macaws in flight (Suriname) Brownish-red beetle (Costa Rica) Colombian Jaguar (Panthera onca) Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus) feeding on rambutan fruit (Indonesia) Blue-and-yellow macaws; Scarlet macaws; and parrots on clay lick Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) (Malaysia) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Macaws feeding on clay wall Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) The Bearded Pig of Borneo feeding on fallen fruit (Indonesia) Choloepus hoffmanni Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (pan02-1601) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Belize) Dark red beetle (Malaysia) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) (Belize) Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Long-legged arthropod (Malaysia) Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica) White-faced Capuchin (Costa Rica) Mother orang with infant (Indonesia) Pattern of jaguar coat (Belize) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river (Costa Rica) Giant earthworm (Suriname) Brownish frog with green spots (Malaysia) Male Long-tailed macaque eating a banana in the Monkey Forest at Ubud (Indonesia) Adult Male Orangutan walking with arms on ground (Indonesia) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea (Costa Rica) Dead unidentified katydid in Sabah, Malaysia Mother Agouti nursing her babies (Belize) Forest lizard (Suriname) White mushrooms Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) rainforest wildlife: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49