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Insect; Honduras


Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar


Red; black; and white butterfly


Smooth-sided toad (Bufo guttatus)

(Suriname)


Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo

(Indonesia)


Red-eyed tree frog



Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy


Yellow and blue poison arrow frog guarding its nest

(Suriname)


Lorikeet



Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)



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).



Turquoise shield bug with orange legs

(Suriname)


Stick Mantid


Hyla tree frog close up
Hyla tree frog close up
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers

Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal
Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)



Grasshopper; Honduras


Red-orange beetle

(Suriname)


Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)



Boophis frog; Masoala National Park



Lizard; Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Black-and-red bird



Male Iguana; Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Golden-neck Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)



Green macaw


Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)


Hyla tree frog species
Hyla tree frog species
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Phelsuma madagascariensis kochi



Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans)

(Suriname)


Bronzeback snake in a tree

(Malaysia)


Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris)


Komodo Dragon



Jaguar (Panthera onca)


Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil


Pill Millipede (Green color)



Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Eastern gorilla (Gorilla gorilla sp) in Bwindi

(Uganda)


Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Katydid; Honduras

Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter

(Indonesia)


Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)



Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by

(Malaysia)

Blue and green butterfly
Blue and green butterfly

(Gabon)


King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)



Cnemidophorus deppei; Honduras


Glass Frog; Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


White a dark red-stripped butterfly


Pair of orangutans climbing a large liana in Borneo

(Indonesia)


Juvenile caiman


Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi

(Indonesia)


Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)


Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park
Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park

(Gabon)


Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)



Adult silberback gorilla

(Gabon)


Metallic green; yellow; and copper colored beetle

(Malaysia)


Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it

(Malaysia)


Green Arrow Frogs



Silverback Bwindi gorilla (headshot)

(Uganda)


Blue-eyed lizard in Malaysian rainforest

(Malaysia)


Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach

(Malaysia)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia


Leaf-mimicking insect

(Suriname)


Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)



Orange and black insect (planthopper?)

(Suriname)


Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)



Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head


Moth; Honduras


Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth

(Indonesia)

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

(Indonesia)

Male heron of Petulu (Ubud; Bali)
Male heron of Petulu

(Indonesia)


Baby three-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda in a Trio indigenous community

(Suriname)


Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)

(Gabon)


Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree

(Indonesia)



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