Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Shiny emerald beetle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.
A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Bird's nest on sunken tree in Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Vampire bat in the shower in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Female silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Wild male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
Ants swam leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Bat 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 stray dog in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Headless and bloated anaconda corpse
Squirrel monkey
Capped herons (Pilherodius pileatus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Lizard in the anolis genus in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)
Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Aerial view of South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta
River landscape in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota
Bats hanging out on ox-bow lake 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
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Monitor lizard (unidentified) on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah Malaysia
Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bats hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Bats 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.
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flying over Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Unidentified lizard in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
A sand crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Turtle in Anangucocha lake in Yasuni National Park in Ecuadorean Amazon
Insect at night in Yasuni National Park in th Ecuadorian Amazon
Aerial view of South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta
A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Chobe National Park
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Vultures
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Brown-headed parrot baby (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
Caterpillar in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) flying over ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Tapir footprint in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) 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
Weevil in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden 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 cricket near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Ani in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Ground termite nest in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) eating an insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Close-up of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) herd
The foot of a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park
Ants swam leaf 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
Cattle in northern New Mexico
A lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Chobe Naitonal Park
Starling (unsure of species)
Turkey vultures soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest