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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Close-up on the head of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park



Infant green sea turtle



Juvenile green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park



Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging



A bug's life: insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Numerous many-banded aracaris (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon (look closely)


Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Raptor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park



Spider on forest floor



Detail of sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.



Black caiman



White-browed sparrow weaver (Plocepasser mahali)



Black caiman



Plains zebras (Equus quagga)



Stray cow in Sabah, Malaysia



Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Cockroach in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia



Black caiman in action



A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African open bill stork (Anastomus lamelligerus)



African open bill stork (Anastomus lamelligerus) searching the mud for food



Large centipede



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).



A harvestman on a tree near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



Leatherback sea turtle eggs



Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Blacksmith lapwing (Vanellus armatus)



Bats hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Detail of sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.



Deer in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota



A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Lizard in the Gymnoptalmidae family in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Hornbill (unidentified species) in tree at dusk in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Pair of brown-headed parrots (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)



Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in the Chobe River



Moth or butterfly at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking in the Chobe River



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Golden-mantled tamarins (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.



Juvenile red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.



Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Gecko in lodge



Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) and orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly or moth caught in a spider's web in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Termites



Cockroaches in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia



A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Female common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) at Chobe National Park



Hippo adult and juvenile (Hippopotamus amphibius) with African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in the background at Chobe National Park



Anis in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


African open bill stork (Anastomus lamelligerus) searching the mud for food



Turtle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Many-banded aracaris (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Small bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest



Rehabilitated Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Sabah, Malaysia



Oropendola (species?) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Weevil in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.




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