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Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey 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


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.



Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in rehabilitation at Sepilok with pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) peering behind



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


Cattle near the Okavango delta



Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



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


Close-up of wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


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 (unidentified species) Macaque visit lodge in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



A (unidentified species) Macaque visit lodge in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



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


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



Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park



Bat 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


Rehabilitated Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Sabah, Malaysia



Wild male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia



Southern warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) in Chobe National Park



The hairy hide of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni). The rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).



A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar 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.



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).



Macaques (unidentified species) visit lodge in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Blue wildebeest or gnu (Connochaetes taurinus)



Red lechwe (Kobus leche leche)



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



Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


Plains zebras (Equus quagga)



Green sea turtle killed by a jaguar



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


Macaques (unidentified) on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia



An elk in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona



Local rangers cut leaves for 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)



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.



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on the Chobe River



Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) hiding



A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Cattle in northern New Mexico



Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


Sloth 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


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


Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


African elephant (Loxodonta africana) against sunset



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)



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).



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.



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



Close-up bats and their claws hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Close-up of infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park



Bat 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


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.



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



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



Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans


Vampire bat in the shower in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Wild male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia



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


Squirrel monkey



South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)



Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) monkey 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


Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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


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


Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Aerial view of South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding in Zambezi River



African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Chobe National Park



Tapir footprint 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


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




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