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



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.



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


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.




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