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ALL PANAMA PHOTOS Buttress root of a canopy tree in the rainforest of Barro Colorado Island Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) in Panama Panamanian black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) forest Lady of the Night Orchid (Brassavola nodosa) Aerial view of tropical rainforest in Bocas del Toro Deforestation in Panama The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute uses a construction crane to study Panama's tropical forest canopy Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Canopy Crane Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute uses a construction crane to conduct tropical forest research in Panama Jungle lining the Panama Canal near BCI Crab at Culebra Point Marine Education Center Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) sleeping on the buttress root of a rainforest tree Blueberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Black caterpillar with off-white stripes, yellow spines, and orange antenna Male anole in Panama Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) Panamanian Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Bird Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in Panama Harpy Eagle at Summit Park White flower of a tropical forest canopy tree in Parque Natural Metropolitano White flower in the forest canopy of Parque Natural Metropolitano Thick woody liana in the rain forest of BCI Looking up the trunk of a giant Ceiba tree Cuipo, Cavanillesia platanifolia, a tree with a bulbous trunk Rhizophora mangle mangroves in Panama Red mangroves and sea grass beds at Galeta Red flower Mangroves on Bocas del Toro, Colon Island Aerial view of mangroves in the Bocas del Toro region Tropical deforestation near Colon, Panama Tractors clearing forest in Panama Container ship passing through the Miraflores lock of the Panama canal Miraflores lock of the Panama canal STRI's rainforest canopy crane in Panama City The canopy crane at Parque Natural Metropolitano Rain forest canopy crane in Panama City's urban park Casco Viejo neighborhood of Panama City View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo at sundown Sunset behind the Panama Canal Rainforest of Soberania National Park Tropical forest of Soberania National Park A creek in Soberania National Park Soberania National Park Stacked shipping containers at Miraflores lock Deforestation in Panama, as seen from above Aerial view of an open pit mine in Panama Green iguana in Panama Sleeping gliding leaf frog Close up headshot of a green katydid in Panama Green caterpillar on a new red leaf Panama's Red frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Panamanian red frog Dendrobates pumilio Strawberry blue poison arrow frog Dendrobates pumilio poison dark frog, blue color form Arachides toras caterpillar White moth Arachides toras caterpillar Insects Blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) caterpillar Boa constrictor in Bocas del Toro Panamanian Gecko Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Rocket frog (Colostethus flotator) among leaf litter Leaf litter toad (Bufo typhonius alatus) Black caterpillar with off-white stripes and yellow spines Red insect with black legs Tent-making bat under a palm leaf American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) on Barro Colorado Island in Panama Red poison-arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Orange butterfly Mosiac butterfly (Colobura dirce) feeding on fruit Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Gray necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea) Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona farinosa) Gray Squirrel Central American Agouti eating a fallen fruit Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorous) Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Orange-headed lizard Harpia harpyja at Summit Park Tayassu tajacu Juvenile White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) White flower of a tropical forest canopy tree in Panama Thorns growing out of the trunk of a rainforest tree Canopy tree in the rain forest of Barro Colorado Twsited liana Fallen canopy flower Tropical forest of BCI; note the bulbous Cuipo tree in the center Stilt roots of a walking plam Fungi emerging from a rotting log Microphone-shaped fungi rising out of a rotten log Cauliflorous flowers emerging from the trunk of a rainforest tree Lily pads Red Sealing Wax Palm (Cyrtostachys renda) Mangrove roots Red Mangroves Rhizomes of Panamanian mangroves Leaves atop the canopy Palm leaf bent by a tent making bat (Uroderma sp.) Cauliflorous fruit and flowers in Panama Black oil palm tree (local name: Chunga) (Astrocaryum standleyanum) Roots of red mangroves Manrgove seedlings and rhizomes in a mangrove forest on the Atlantic coast of Panama Rhizophora mangle rhizomes Manrgove seedlings Lady of the Night Orchid (Brassavola nodosa) in a Panama mangrove forest Black and red mangroves in Panama Mangrove rhizomes Operator of STRI's canopy crane at Parque Natural Metropolitano Forest canopy of Parque Natural Metropolitano Ficus tree that has been tagged for research on BCI Tangled lianas in the tropical forest of BCI Aerial view of coastal development in Bocas del Toro Airplane view of Bocas del Toro coastline Turquoise Caribbean Sea off the forested coast of Bocas del Toro Overhead view of Bocas del Toro mangrove islands Aerial view of rain forest canopy in Bocas del Toro Waves breaking on Bocas del Toro beaches Aerial view of coastal forests of Bocas del Toro Airplane view of mangroves in the Bocas del Toro region Forest clearing for development near the Zona Libre of Colon Landfilling mangrove forests in Panama Calling in the land-moving equipment Heavy moving equipment preparing to clear forest in Panama Tropical forest destruction in Panama Torn up tree trunks following deforestation in Panama New landfill near Colon, a few months ago all thise was mangrove forest Tree clearing in Panama Mangrove landfilling in progress -- landfill often consists of Gatun formation, which is rich with fossils Recently cleared mangrove forest near Colon The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute employs a construction crane to conduct tropical forest research in Panama STRI's rainforest canopy crane Panoramic of Panama city as seen from atop the rainforest canopy crane in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Metropolitan Natural Park) STRI employs a construction crane to conduct tropical forest research in Panama The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute employs a construction crane to study the rainforest canopy The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute employs a construction crane to study the rainforest canopy in Panama's Metropolitan Natural Park Panama city as seen from atop the rainforest canopy crane in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Metropolitan Natural Park) Panama's canopy research crane The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's canopy research crane Panama's rainforest canopy research crane The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute uses a construction crane to study the tropical forest canopy Beach at Punto Culebra Fisheye view of the Panama canal zone (Pacific side) Panoramic view of the Pacific Panama canal zone Panoramic view of downtown Panama city Downtown Panama City (Cuidad de Panama) Aerial view of Old Panama City (Casco Viejo or San Felipe) Casco Viejo View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo at Sunset Sunset over the Panama Canal Sundown over the Panama Canal Abndoned building in Casco Viejo Lake Gatun, Panama Soberania National Park Rainforest creek in Soberania National Park Aerial view of forest cleared for agriculture in Panama Patches of deforestation in Panama Overhead view of Cattle pasture in Bocas del Toro Stacked shipping containers along the Panama Canal Urban expansion in Panama Deforestation in Panama, as seen from an airplane Deforestation in Panama, aerial view Clearing for cattle pasture in Panama, as seen from an airplane Tract housing development in Panama Open pit mine in Panama, as seen from an airplane Forest clearing as seen from above Crab at Culebra Point Marine Education Center Bright green katydid Slightly translucent, green caterpillar on a red leaf in Panama Brown insect Brown insect (zoomed) Green katydid on a white wall Red form of Dendrobates pumilio Dendrobates pumilio, blue color form Dendrobates pumilio toxic arrow frog, blue color form Strawberry blue poison dart frog Heliconius caterpillar Moth chrysalis Green Arachides toras caterpillar munching on a leaf Arachides toras caterpillar Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, chrysalis at the Bocas Butterfly Garden Pair of Heliconia caterpillar (note the tiny hatchling in the upper left) Panamanian Gecko (zoomed) Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Sea turtle Sea fish Sea anenome Blue Tang Small leaf toad (Bufo typhonius alatus) in Soberania National Park Brown frog with black and white bands (Colostethus flotator) in leaf litter of Soberania National Park Tent-making bat in a folded palm fron House gecko Agalychnis spurrelli tree frog sleeping on a buttress root White fly Bat Bat Mother mantled howler monkey feeding ith offspring Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) feeding in the rainforest canopy Mantled Howler Monkey Red frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Butterflies mating Butterflies mating Blue butterfly Newly hatched caterpillars Newly hatched caterpillars Orange butterfly Butterflies mating Heliconius butterfly feeding on a hot lips flower Mosiac butterfly (Colobura dirce) feeding on fruit Pteroglossus torquatus Aracari Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) reaching for a tree branch Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) posturing Heliconius butterfly Nephila orb spider in Panama Orange, brown, and gray spider Leaf toad (Bufo typhonius alatus) in Soberania National Park Bufo typhonius alatus in Soberania National Park Glowing raspberry-colored dragonfly Yellow and black insect Gray headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps), "Paisana" Yellow bird Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) at Summit Park Red bird Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Pair of deer in Panama Deer in Panama White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) River turtle Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with turquoise markings Orange-headed lizard Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) Rufous-naped tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) grooming Tayassu tajacu - Collared Peccary Strangler fig, Ficus Vallisneria in Lake Gatun Ficus tree Strangler getting a hold on a canopy tree Looking up the trunk of an emergent Ceiba tree Intertwined lianas Red Mangroves at Galeta Red Mangroves in Panama Mangroves Rhizhomes of the red mangrove Black mangrove Rhizhomes of the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Mangrove forest of Galeta Point Black mangrove forest Mangrove rhizomes Fruit growing from the base of a tree White berries Ringed fungi Skeleton of a rainforest plant leaf Hundreds of white mushrooms Manrgove seedlings and rhizomes in a mangrove forest on the Atlantic coast of Panama Mangrove rhizomes Canopy crane operator at Parque Natural Metropolitano Insect traps at BCI (for research purposes) Mammal trap at BCI (for research purposes) Remote camera trap at BCI Coastal development in Bocas del Toro Colon island in Bocas del Toro Aerial view of Bocas del Toro mangrove islands Plane view of Bocas del Toro mangrove islands Coastal lagoon in Bocas del Toro View from plane of Bocas del Toro coastline Government-sponsored housing projects have been built on landfilled mangrove swamps near Colon, Panama Deforestation near Colon Deforestation near the Zona Libre Forest clearing near Colon Panamanian forest clearing Landfilling mangrove swamp in Panama Panamanian mangrove deforestation Forest clearing near Colon, Panama Tree-felling in Panama Tractor tearing up forest in Panama Former mangrove forest, landfilled for port container storage Reclaiming mangrove forest for container storage Edge of the mangrove forest -- to be cleared shortly Evergreen container storage in Panama Getting the bad news from a surveyor Small victory for mangrove conservation in Colon, Panama Dry mangrove forest Galeta point marine laboratory Scientific monitoring instruments at Galeta The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's (STRI) Galeta point marine laboratory Container ship passing through the Panama canal View from atop the canopy STRI's canopy crane with Panama City in the background Rain forest canopy crane Panama city as seen from the rainforest canopy of Parque Natural Metropolitano Parque Natural Metropolitano's canopy crane Tropical forest canopy crane with Panama city as a backdrop Closeup of the rainforest canopy in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Metropolitan Natural Park) Closeup of the Panamanian rain forest canopy Canopy leaves The rainforest canopy as seen from a construction crane in Panama Panama's canopy research crane View from the Aquarium at Punto Culebra, formerly one of Manuel Noriega's bar Sun setting over the Panama Canal Early evening clouds Flowering trees in the rainforest of Soberania National Park Jungle along shore of Lake Gatun Secondary forest along Lake Gatun Soberania National Park in the Panama Canal Zone Canal-widening project Small waterfall in Soberania National Park Bocas del Toro coastline Overhead view of new housing development on Bocas del Toro Aerial view of new housing development on Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro Overhead view of Land clearing on Bocas del Toro Bocas butterfly garden Container ship outside Colon Aerial view of the Panama canal, Pacific side Overhead view of Miraflores lock on the Panama Canal Airplane view of Miraflores lock on the Panama Canal Maersk Sealand shipping containers along the Panama canal Forest canopy Overhead view of deforestation in the Panamanian countryside Urban expansion threatens native forests in Central America Aerial view of a landslide in Panama Forest clearing in Panama, aerial view Forest clearing in Panama, as seen from above Newly charred earth in Panama suburbanization in Panama Forest clearing for housing, as seen from an airplane Meandering river in Panama Pelican Gliding leaf frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) on a buttress root of a canopy tree on Barro Colorado Island Forest lizard Strawberry poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Fiddler crab (Uca rapax) or Cangrejo violinista Pelican in flight Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle emerging for air Juvenile hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Young hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Scorpionfish Red shrimp Starfish and sea wrasse Red and turquoise starfish American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Summit Park Blue-winged dragonfly Small black beetle on Barro Colorado Brown insect Leaf-cutter ants Antbird Bird White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) Adult mantled howler monkey Alouatta palliata howler monkey in Barro Colorado Island Bat Orange dragonfly on Barro Colorado Female Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) with a baby on her back Mantled Howler Monkey feeding on leaves in the canopy of Barro Colorado Island Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Barro Colorado Island Anole (Anolis auratus) Small caiman on a bouy in lake Gatun Orange Dendrobates pumilio Beetles mating Heliconius butterfly as viewed from above Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, feeding on a hot lips flower Blue Morpho in the Bocas del Toro Butterfly Garden Blue Morpho in the Bocas del Toro Butterfly Garden Blue Morpho in the Bocas del Toro Butterfly Garden Moth caterpillar Banded Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) Three-toed Sloth reaching with its claws Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) camouflaged against a tree trunk Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) climbing Anole (Anolis auratus) on the underside of a Heliconia leaf Baby two-toed sloth with its mother Baby two-toed sloth with its mother in Panama Choloepus hoffmanni Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Sea turtle in 'racing' position Leaf frog Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) monkey Dasyprocta punctata agouti - full body shot Anole (Anolis auratus) in Soberania National Park King Vulture at Summit Park Panamanian Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) Collared Peccary SHARE: PERMISSION & USE You may print this image for personal 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