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An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat as well as feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) searching for prey in Chobe National Park



Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



Researchers release a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) from a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



South American common toad (rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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


The beach and a black vulture



Great Argus pheasant (Arguslanus argus) on the road in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Juvenile frog 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


Dragonfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black vultures on the beach



Close up of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) teeth on skull



Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park



Great kiskadees (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A scythebill (Campylorhamphus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuaodrian Amazon


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



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



A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



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


Footprint of the wild cattle, banteng (Bos javanicus), in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



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


Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Beetle resembling Charlie Brown's shirt in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Raptor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Headless and bloated anaconda corpse



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



Jaguar paw print



Masked crimson tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge



Anhinga (anhinga anhinga) on an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Masked crimson tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Water bird



Bird in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.



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


Local rangersweigh food 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)



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



Capped herons (Pilherodius pileatus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



A pelican in the mangroves near Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.



A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



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


Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at night on the Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


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



Butterfly or moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest



A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius)



Female silver-beaked tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)



Turkey vultures soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,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


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)



Fried fish at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Large black bird



A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



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



A girl and her puppy play in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.



A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



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



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



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



Crabs (unidentified) inside the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia



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


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



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



A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Agami heron (Agamia agami) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Lizard in the anolis genus in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Starlings (unsure of species) at waterhole




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