Photo gallery: rainforest wildlife



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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)

Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)
Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)

(Peru)


Captive silverback Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)



Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans)

(Suriname)


Caimen

(Brazil)


Green mantid

(Indonesia)


Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)


Olive green; orange; and brown beetle

(Suriname)


Mother orangutan with baby

(Indonesia)

Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) being handled by researcher
Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) being handled by researcher
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Tiny brown praying mantis on a human hand (Ubud; Bali)
Tiny brown praying mantis on a human hand

(Indonesia)

Brown beetle with green spots
Brown beetle with green spots

(Belize)


Calumma Parsonii (Andasibe)


American crocodile
American crocodile

(Belize)


Jungle squirrel in Malaysia

(Malaysia)


Brown leaf frog in Gabon

(Gabon)


Maroon-spotted brown lizard

(Suriname)


Green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) in a tree in Java

(Indonesia)


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

(Suriname)

Striated heron
Striated heron
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Emerald Boa



White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) grooming
(pan02-1985)

Green preying mantis (Java)
Green preying mantis

(Indonesia)

Unknown bright red insect (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Unknown bright red insect

(Indonesia)

Black dung beetle with orange antennae (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Black dung beetle with orange antennae

(Indonesia)

Brown frog on stem in Ubud (Ubud; Bali)
Brown frog on stem in Ubud

(Indonesia)


Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar



Dew on spider web in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Termites

(Suriname)

Frog being examined by researcher
Frog being examined by researcher
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Babirusa or pig-deer (Babyrousa babyrussa)



Squirrel Monkey

(Brazil)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Local name: Aguila pescadora
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Giant Anteater; Brazil


Mottled cricket

(Suriname)


Heliconius butterfly
(pan02-1610)

Blood-sucking leech near a man's thumb (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Blood-sucking leech near a man's thumb

(Indonesia)


Phelsuma gecko (Ranomafana N.P.)



Water Monitor; Thailand

Flock of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick
Flock of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick

(Peru)

Stink beetle
Stink beetle

(Belize)


Mottled moth

(Suriname)

Hyla tree frog
Hyla tree frog

(Peru)


Giraffe-necked Weevil



Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

(Malaysia)


White's tree frog; brown in color



Barking Deer; Cambodia


Frog in the leaf litter of the rainforest

(Suriname)

Brown tree frog in Ubud (Ubud; Bali)
Brown tree frog in Ubud

(Indonesia)


Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings

(Indonesia)


Tree frog in the Borneo rain forest

(Indonesia)

Water monitor (Varanus salvator) making its way through the Borneo swamp forest (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Water monitor (Varanus salvator) making its way through the Borneo swamp forest

(Indonesia)

Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Local names: Mono fraile; Frailecillo; Huasita
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Green Arrow Frog



Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry along an Amazon tributary


Headless and bloated anaconda corpse



Harlequin toad (Atelopus spumarius)

(Suriname)


Yellow; green; blue; and gray lizard

(Suriname)

Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru
Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru
Location: Tambopata rainforestV

(Peru)



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