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Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk in Perinet (Andasibe)
Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk in Perinet (Andasibe)

Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0632]
Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0632]

Tree frog
Tree frog


Multicolored dragonfly

Phyllobates lugubris poison arrow frog
Phyllobates lugubris poison arrow frog

Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals trafficked for the pet trade
Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals trafficked for the pet trade

Jabiru stork
Jabiru stork

Male spider monkey standing
Male spider monkey standing


Cambodian elephant

Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio)
Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio)

Red, black, and white butterfly - Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)
Red, black, and white butterfly - Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)

Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) eating a caterpillar
Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) eating a caterpillar


Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) [panama_1261]
Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) [panama_1261]


Mangrove snake

Calumma parsonii chameleon
Calumma parsonii chameleon

Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched on a branch
Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched on a branch

Red orb spider feeding
Red orb spider feeding

Hyla tree frog close up
Hyla tree frog close up

Warszewitsch's frog (Rana warszewitschii)
Warszewitsch's frog (Rana warszewitschii)


Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0383]


Frog


Meerkat

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3148
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3148

Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP

Tiger beetle
Tiger beetle


Baby Sumatran rhino


Red-eyed tree frog


Red and black katydid


Female Sumatran rhino with calf

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


Skink

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Ngorongoro Crater
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Ngorongoro Crater


Sykes's Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis

Leaf-mimicking treehopper [madagascar_3516]
Leaf-mimicking treehopper [madagascar_3516]

Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi)
Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi)

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1003]
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1003]

Phelsuma modesta modesta gecko in Taolagnaro
Phelsuma modesta modesta gecko in Taolagnaro

Pill Millipede (Green color)
Pill Millipede (Green color)

Large Orangutan in Central Kalimantan
Large Orangutan in Central Kalimantan


Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)

Stick insects
Stick insects

Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)

Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

Butterfly with pink and transparent wings in Costa Rica
Butterfly with pink and transparent wings in Costa Rica

Harpy eagle
Harpy eagle

Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0046]
Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0046]


Sri Lankan elephant

Uroplatus fimbriatus - head shot tree trunk
Uroplatus fimbriatus - head shot tree trunk


Sunbird

Light brown planthopper with lime green eyes
Light brown planthopper with lime green eyes

Glasshopper
Glasshopper


Rainbow grasshopper

Jungle spider in Malaysia
Jungle spider in Malaysia

Javan Rusa
Javan Rusa


Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1049]
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1049]

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1142]
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1142]

Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach
Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach

Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio)


Multi-colored grasshopper


Sri Lankan elephants

Gliding Leaf Frog
Gliding Leaf Frog


Mama Sumatran rhino with calf

Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf
Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf

Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys
Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys

Cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the wild
Cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the wild


Water buffalo

Shadow of a gecko on a sunlit leaf
Shadow of a gecko on a sunlit leaf

Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1252]
Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1252]

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Blue, yellow, and orange insect
Blue, yellow, and orange insect

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1111]
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1111]

Clown tree frog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus)
Clown tree frog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus)


Indochinese lutung (Trachypithecus germaini)


Andean cock of the rock


Sambar deer

Mother capybara with baby
Mother capybara with baby

Juvenile caiman
Juvenile caiman

Snake
Snake

The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica
The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica

Nightjar or Pauraque
Nightjar or Pauraque


Tarsier


Ringtail Lemur; Madagascar

Blue and black butterfly
Blue and black butterfly

Toad
Toad


Chinese butterfly

Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Skimmer, family Libellulidae (Rasberry dragonfly)
Skimmer, family Libellulidae (Rasberry dragonfly)


Orange forest dragon

Baby spider monkey
Baby spider monkey


Mekong giant catfish


Elephant in Udawalawe


Zebra

Green Jesus Christ lizard
Green Jesus Christ lizard


Pangolins being fed ants at a rescue center

Monitor lizards 'kissing'
Monitor lizards 'kissing'


Elephant in Udawalawe

Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa
Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa


Long-tailed macaque

Bat
Bat

Eastern Black and White Colobus Monkeys
Eastern Black and White Colobus Monkeys

Lovely poison arrow frog
Lovely poison arrow frog


Crested black macaque


Black Lemurs; Madagascar

Ant
Ant

Blue green and copper colored grasshopper with large red eyes and yellow antennae (Java)
Blue green and copper colored grasshopper with large red eyes and yellow antennae (Java)


Rhinoceros hornbill
[bukit_tigapuluh_1244]

Boa constrictor in defensive mode
Boa constrictor in defensive mode

Transparent moth
Transparent moth

Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)
Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)

Tree climbing lion (Panthera leo)
Tree climbing lion (Panthera leo)

Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)


Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0428]
Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0428]

Cabybara [colombia_5765]
Cabybara [colombia_5765]

Moth
Moth

Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest
Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest

Red-eyed tree frog
Red-eyed tree frog

Silverback Bwindi gorilla
Silverback Bwindi gorilla

Red-eyed skimmer (family Libellulidae) [brazil_1164]
Red-eyed skimmer (family Libellulidae) [brazil_1164]

Eastern gorilla (Gorilla gorilla sp) in Bwindi
Eastern gorilla (Gorilla gorilla sp) in Bwindi

Giant anole
Giant anole


Hyancinth Macaws; Brazil


Red Malay harlequin butterfly


Tiger and tourists

Clear-wing butterfly
Clear-wing butterfly


Blue, orange, and green beetle on Mt. Kenya

Male silverback gorilla standing tall
Male silverback gorilla standing tall

Unknown orange and black leafhopper
Unknown orange and black leafhopper

Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

African elephant
African elephant


Pair of plains zebra

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1109]
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1109]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2757]
Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2757]

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Pale-billed woodpecker
Pale-billed woodpecker


Kingfisher

Furcifer pardalis chameleon
Furcifer pardalis chameleon

White Spotted Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) [madagascar_5147]
White Spotted Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) [madagascar_5147]


Tiger

Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting
Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting


Elephant in Udawalawe


Sri Lankan elephant


Germain's Silver Langur

Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)

Parson's chameleon (red and yellow) [madagascar_0480]
Parson's chameleon (red and yellow) [madagascar_0480]


Waxy monkey frog

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]


Suni (Neotragus moschatus) on Mt. Kenya

Boophis frog; Masoala National Park
Boophis frog; Masoala National Park

African elephant charging toward us
African elephant charging toward us


Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf

Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig

Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1434]
Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1434]

Spider [madagascar_2013]
Spider [madagascar_2013]


Pond turtle

Common green iguana
Common green iguana

Male wild boar
Male wild boar

Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0911]
Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0911]

Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe [uroplatus_fimbriatus-0147]
Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe [uroplatus_fimbriatus-0147]

Brown spider
Brown spider

Beetle
Beetle

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)


Ruppell's Vultures (Gyps rueppelli)

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0180]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0180]

Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0511]
Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0511]

Green iguana in the rainforest canopy
Green iguana in the rainforest canopy

Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)

Squirrel [costa_rica_osa_0465]
Squirrel [costa_rica_osa_0465]

Uroplatus fimbriatus; close head shot from above
Uroplatus fimbriatus; close head shot from above

Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

Verreaux's sifaka in Isalo [madagascar_7191]
Verreaux's sifaka in Isalo [madagascar_7191]

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0258]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0258]


Indochinese lutung (Trachypithecus germaini)

Manu Cloud Forest Lodge
Manu Cloud Forest Lodge

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0244]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0244]


Crested hawk-eagle


Mekong giant catfish

Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0916]
Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0916]

Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back
Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back

Boa constrictor camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor
Boa constrictor camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor

Water monitor lizard
Water monitor lizard


Southern Tree Hyrax with baby


Cicada in Borneo


Blue dragonfly in Borneo

Armadillo
Armadillo

Varanus salvator monitor lizard
Varanus salvator monitor lizard

Face of a young long-tailed macaque (Ubud, Bali)
Face of a young long-tailed macaque (Ubud, Bali)

Glass frog
Glass frog

Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle
Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle


Butterfly


Chameleon; Madagascar

Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)


Crested black macaque

Crab-eating fox
Crab-eating fox

Warthog feeding from its knees
Warthog feeding from its knees

Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica
Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica

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