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White insect with light orange spots


Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in forest leaf litter in Parque Tayrona; Colombia


Brookesia Chameleon; Madagascar


Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank
Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank

(Peru)

Green grasshopper with gray-black legs and a yellow stripe down its back
Green grasshopper with gray-black legs and a yellow stripe down its back

(Peru)


Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi)


Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) on a branch above the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) on a branch above the Seikonyer River

(Indonesia)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Hornbill


Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)
Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)

(Peru)

Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)
Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)

(Peru)

Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake
Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Red-eyed tree frog


Adult male green iguana
Adult male green iguana

(Costa Rica)

Insect with red eyes; turquoise markings; and white feather-like appendages near its tail
Insect with red eyes; turquoise markings; and white feather-like appendages near its tail

(Peru)

Scarlet macaw
Scarlet macaw

(Costa Rica)


Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed
Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed

(Peru)


Furcifer willsii (Female)


Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud
Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud

(Peru)


Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on leaf



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


Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs
Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs

(Peru)


Buterfly with eye-spots

(Suriname)

Brown katydid
Brown katydid

(Peru)

Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)
Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)

(Peru)


Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper)

Callicore cynosura butterfly feeding on minerals from a muddy river bank
Callicore cynosura butterfly feeding on minerals from a muddy river bank

(Peru)


Orange; yellow; and black butterfly

(Suriname)

Thin stick insect on tree trunk
Thin stick insect on tree trunk

(Peru)


Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots


Green iguanas


Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud
Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud

(Peru)

Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs
Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs

(Peru)


Black and orange beetle


Black; orange; and light blue butterfly


Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)



Green iguana in Colombia

Black and turquoise dragonfly with turquoise eyes
Black and turquoise dragonfly with turquoise eyes

(Gabon)


Green spiny caterpillar


Sailfin lizard



Male silverback eastern lowland gorilla feeding

(Uganda)

Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) (Ubud; Bali)
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

(Indonesia)

Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf
Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf

(Peru)

Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)
Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)

(Peru)

The world's largest rodent; the Capybara
The world's largest rodent; the Capybara
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Brown leaf katydid

Camouflaged spider on tree trunk
Camouflaged spider on tree trunk

(Peru)

Fire ants in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Fire ants in Borneo

(Indonesia)

Red and black insects on a green fruit
Red and black insects on a green fruit

(Peru)

Katydid -- with green body; brown head; and bright blue eyes -- sleeping in bamboo shoot
Katydid -- with green body; brown head; and bright blue eyes -- sleeping in bamboo shoot

(Peru)


Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia


Yellow grasshopper
Yellow grasshopper

(Peru)

Camouflaged praying mantis on tree trunk
Camouflaged praying mantis on tree trunk

(Peru)


Multicolored katydid


Calumma nasuta


Panacea prola butterfly; wings open
Panacea prola butterfly; wings open

(Peru)

Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry
Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry

(Peru)



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