Below are selected pictures of
rainforest mammals
from around the world. Other related photos may be found in the country sections on the left.
Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2006. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.
Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus) |
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) |
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) |
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) |
Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) |
Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec |
Cheirogaleus major lemur |
Indri lemur in Andasibe |
Microcebus rufus (Brown mouse lemur) |
Varecia variegata variegata |
Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) |
Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) |
Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) |
Male silverback gorilla standing tall |
Silverback gorilla |
Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park |
Forest elephant in Gabon |
Adult silberback gorilla |
Face of a young long-tailed macaque |
Close-up of pregnant long-tailed macaque at Uluwatu |
Macaque showing its tongue at Uluwatu |
Male Nasalis larvatus monkey eating fruit |
The Borneo Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) eating rambutan fruit |
Borneo bearded pig (Sus barbatus) feeding on rambutan fruit |
Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree |
Ex-captive Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) |
Long-tailed macaque feeding on fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis) |
Insect-eating bat in rainforest cave |
Wild boar in Malaysia |
Jaguar, Belize
Close up on baby gorilla |
Close up face shot of baby gorilla feeding from bottle |
Close up head shot of baby gorilla licking the hand of a keeper |
Baby gorilla looking towards the sky |
Close up on eyes of young gorilla at rehabilitation center |
Baby gorilla in the arms of a care taker at Evengue |
Young gorilla running |
Young male gorilla posturing |
Silverback gorilla near forest edge in Gabon |
Young lowland gorilla |
Hippo in the Loango estuary |
Hippo bearing its teeth at Iguela in a lagoon bordering Loango National Park in Gabon |
Adult male gorilla |
Young male gorilla pounding its chest |
Three gorillas in a line |
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) |
Mama macaque monkey with breast-feeding baby |
Baby macaque monkey |
Pregnant long-tailed macaque at Uluwatu, with breaking surf in the background |
Rehabilitated orangutan lost in thought |
Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth |
Adult male Borneo Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui |
Adult male Proboscis monkey |
Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) eating fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis) |
Wild boar in Malaysia |
Black Jaguar, Belize |
Ocelot, Belize |
Tapir, Belize |
Capuchin Monkey, Brazil |
Squirrel Monkeys, Costa Rica
Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) |
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) peeking over a roof so only its head is visible |
Adult male proboscis monkey with baby |
Adult male and baby proboscis monkeys in a canopy tree along the Seikonyer River |
Jungle squirrel in Malaysia |
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia |
Malaysian forest rat |
Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave |
Insect-eating bat in rain forest cave |
Colony of bats hanging from the ceiling of a limestone cave in Malaysia |
Colony of bats taking flight in a Malaysian limestone cave |
Colony of bats taking flight from the ceiling of a limestone cave in Malaysia |
Giant Anteater, Brazil |
Coatimundi, Costa Rica |
Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) |
Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) |
Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon |
Agouti in forest clearing |
Capybara on bank of the Rio Tambopata |
Capybara totally covered in mud on bank of the Rio Tambopata |
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) |
Barking Deer, Cambodia |
Civit, Thailand |
Deer, Thailand |
Porcupine, Cambodia |
Captive chimpazee in Uganda |
Bwindi gorilla hanging from a tree |
Silverback feeding while sitting in nettles |
Silverback feeding while seated in leafy vegetation
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