Photos of animals

Monitor lizard (unidentified) on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah Malaysia	Lilac-breasted roller (Coracius caudata)	Ants on a dead leaf in Sabah, Malaysia
White-lined monkey frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii) at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Cockroaches on the hand rails in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia	A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.	Lizard in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) flying over ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on the Chobe River	Bird on Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) hiding	Shiny emerald beetle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Katydid at night in Yasuni National Park in th Ecuadorian Amazon
Katydid leaving its exoskeleton at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Cattle in northern New Mexico
A crab on the mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.	Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans	The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.
A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Sloth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Insect eggs in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.	Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans	Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.	Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Toes of the wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans	A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.	Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans
Turkey vultures soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.	African elephant (Loxodonta africana) against sunset
Nightjar at night on the Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Local rangers feed Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)	A pelican soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
The hairy ear of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), the hairiest of the world's rhinos. This rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).	Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A dead hutia hit by a car in the Dominican Republic. This body was found in a part of the country that hutia were not previously thought to occupy.	A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	A Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris) nest on a vine in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
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).	Macaque (unidentified) on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia	Dead katydid (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
Cockroach in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia	A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Cattle egrets
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) flying over Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico	A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.	Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Great kiskadees (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Close-up bats and their claws hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A tern at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.	Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico	Close-up of infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.	Oropendola (species?) feeding on a mango in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Crested owl (Lophostrix cristata) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans	Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.	Ant in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Turtle in Anangucocha lake in Yasuni National Park in Ecuadorean Amazon	The eyes of a leopard cat (Felis bengalensis) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia	Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park
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.	Herd of hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) wallowing in Chobe National Park	A stray dog by the river near the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Raptor (species unknown) in the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico	South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park	A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Masked crimson tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) feeding juvenile in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Frog at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) 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	A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Gecko in lodge in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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