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The Mesoamerica hotspot is the third largest in the world, running from central Mexico to Panama and including the whole of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It has exceptional levels of amphibian and reptile biodiversity and almost 3000 species of endemic plants. The best known endemic vertebrates are the Resplendent quetzal, the Mexican black howler monkey and hte Central American spider monkey.
Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Front cover bookplate of the H...
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Bence Mate / Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Front cover bookplate of the H...
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
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Jack Dykinga / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Tropical rainforest jungle with the giant Garlic tree (Caryocar costaricensis) dominating the forest. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. December 2012
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Jack Dykinga / Tropical rainforest jungle with the giant Garlic tree (Caryocar costaricensis) dominating the forest. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. December 2012
Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
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Shattil & Rozinski / Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
Black mantled howler monkey {Alouatta palliata} male howling from treetop, Soberiana NP, Panama.
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DAVID TIPLING / Black mantled howler monkey {Alouatta palliata} male howling from treetop, Soberiana NP, Panama.
Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) family in canopy with Panama city in the distance, Soberania NP, Panama, November 2008
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Piper Mackay / Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) family in canopy with Panama city in the distance, Soberania NP, Panama, November 2008
Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) calling, Soberania NP, rainforest, Panama
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Piper Mackay / Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) calling, Soberania NP, rainforest, Panama
Four Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) on branch, including a mother with baby, Soberania NP, Panama
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Piper Mackay / Four Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) on branch, including a mother with baby, Soberania NP, Panama
Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) female and baby, Soberania National Park, Panama
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Ben Lascelles / Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) female and baby, Soberania National Park, Panama
White faced capuchin monkey {Cebus capuchinus} in tree, Costa Rica.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / White faced capuchin monkey {Cebus capuchinus} in tree, Costa Rica.
Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) male perched in tree, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Mary McDonald / Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) male perched in tree, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America.
Baird's Trogon (Trogon bairdii) male showing irridescence. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
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John Cancalosi / Baird's Trogon (Trogon bairdii) male showing irridescence. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) portrait, feeding. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
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John Cancalosi / Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) portrait, feeding. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
Alajuela, with trees and epiphytes, habitat of the Great Green / Buffon's Macaw. Boca Tapada, Biological Corridor San Juan La Selva, Costa Rica. 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Alajuela, with trees and epiphytes, habitat of the Great Green / Buffon's Macaw. Boca Tapada, Biological Corridor San Juan La Selva, Costa Rica. 2008.
Rainforest at Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
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Konrad Wothe / Rainforest at Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
Honduran white tent bats (Ectophylla alba) sleeping under Heliconia leaf, Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica
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Konrad Wothe / Honduran white tent bats (Ectophylla alba) sleeping under Heliconia leaf, Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica
Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) male hovering, Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) male hovering, Costa Rica
Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) perched in rainforest, Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) perched in rainforest, Costa Rica
Tropical forest canopy, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May 2009
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Denis-Huot / Tropical forest canopy, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May 2009
Strawberry poison dart / arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) on leaf, Costa Rica
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Edwin Giesbers / Strawberry poison dart / arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) on leaf, Costa Rica
Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at nest hole in tree, El Triunfo biosphere reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico
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Patricio Robles Gil / Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at nest hole in tree, El Triunfo biosphere reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico
Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at entrance to nest hole in tree, showing very long tail feathers, cloud forest El Triunfo biosphere reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico
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Patricio Robles Gil / Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at entrance to nest hole in tree, showing very long tail feathers, cloud forest El Triunfo biosphere reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult feeding chicks, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August
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Ben Lascelles / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult feeding chicks, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult approaching nest, lit by sunshine through trees, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August
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Ben Lascelles / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult approaching nest, lit by sunshine through trees, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August
Tropical rainforest. Braulio Carillo NP, Costa Rica, Central America
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LYNN M. STONE / Tropical rainforest. Braulio Carillo NP, Costa Rica, Central America
Waterfall during the rainy season, Rincon de la Vieja NP, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Waterfall during the rainy season, Rincon de la Vieja NP, Costa Rica
Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male perched on branch in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male perched on branch in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
Strangler fig roots growing up trees in Dry forest in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Strangler fig roots growing up trees in Dry forest in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tropical rainforest habitat, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
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LYNN M. STONE / Tropical rainforest habitat, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
Head portrait of young Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) partially submerged in water, with reflection, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Head portrait of young Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) partially submerged in water, with reflection, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Three Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) one taking off from branch, in the rain Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Three Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) one taking off from branch, in the rain Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Green / Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Did you know? This amazing lizard is colloquially known as the 'Jesus Christ lizard' for i...
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Bence Mate / Green / Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Did you know? This amazing lizard is colloquially known as the 'Jesus Christ lizard' for i...
Leaf cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of leaves, to be used for cultivating nutritious fungi, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of leaves, to be used for cultivating nutritious fungi, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Head portrait of Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Head portrait of Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Portrait of Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) in flight, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Portrait of Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) in flight, Costa Rica
Keel billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Costa Rica
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Edwin Giesbers / Keel billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Costa Rica
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on sea floor, Tortuga Reef, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Doug Perrine / Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on sea floor, Tortuga Reef, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Portrait of a male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched on a branch, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
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TOM MANGELSEN / Portrait of a male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched on a branch, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) ~on small island, Isla Contoy National Park, Quintana Roo, Yuccatan Penninsula, Mexico
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) ~on small island, Isla Contoy National Park, Quintana Roo, Yuccatan Penninsula, Mexico
Male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched at its nest hole, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
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TOM MANGELSEN / Male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched at its nest hole, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
Starfish Beach, with many starfish in the shallow sea (Asteroidea) Colon Island, Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama,
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Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Starfish Beach, with many starfish in the shallow sea (Asteroidea) Colon Island, Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama,
Central American / Red-backed squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) mother with baby, Manuel Antonio NP, Costa Rica, vulnerable species
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Kevin Schafer / Central American / Red-backed squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) mother with baby, Manuel Antonio NP, Costa Rica, vulnerable species
Central America Red Backed Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) resting on a frond. Endangered species. Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica.
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Kevin Schafer / Central America Red Backed Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) resting on a frond. Endangered species. Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica.
Central American / Red-backed squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) mother carrying baby on her back, Costa Rica, Vulnerable species
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Kevin Schafer / Central American / Red-backed squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) mother carrying baby on her back, Costa Rica, Vulnerable species
Bairds tapir {Tapirus bairdii} Belize, endangered
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Shattil & Rozinski / Bairds tapir {Tapirus bairdii} Belize, endangered
Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) portrait, Rara Avis, Costa Rica
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Edwin Giesbers / Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) portrait, Rara Avis, Costa Rica
Jaguar (Panthera onca) portrait, Costa Rica, Captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Jaguar (Panthera onca) portrait, Costa Rica, Captive
Jaguar (Panthera onca) on tree with paw in air, in rainforest, captive, Belize
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Andy Rouse / Jaguar (Panthera onca) on tree with paw in air, in rainforest, captive, Belize
Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive Belize
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LYNN M. STONE / Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive Belize
Jaguar {Panthera onca} Belize, controlled
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Shattil & Rozinski / Jaguar {Panthera onca} Belize, controlled
Jaguar {Panthera onca} head portrait, Belize, captive
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LYNN M. STONE / Jaguar {Panthera onca} head portrait, Belize, captive
Jaguar (Panthera onca) by rainforest pool with reflection in water, captive, Belize
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Andy Rouse / Jaguar (Panthera onca) by rainforest pool with reflection in water, captive, Belize
Van Gelder's Bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus) portrait. Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June. Endangered.
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Claudio Contreras / Van Gelder's Bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus) portrait. Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June. Endangered.
Bang's Mountain Squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus). Las Nubes National Park, Chiriqui, Panama.
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Ben Lascelles / Bang's Mountain Squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus). Las Nubes National Park, Chiriqui, Panama.
Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} captive, Mexico
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Doug Perrine / Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} captive, Mexico
Juvenile Morelet's / Mexican crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} gaping to keep cool while basking on the banks of a cenote (freshwater spring) near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
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Doug Perrine / Juvenile Morelet's / Mexican crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} gaping to keep cool while basking on the banks of a cenote (freshwater spring) near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} with mouth open, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Patricio Robles Gil / Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} with mouth open, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Morelet's / Mexican crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} at surface of cenote (freshwater spring) near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
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Doug Perrine / Morelet's / Mexican crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} at surface of cenote (freshwater spring) near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
Morelet's / Mexican crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) at surface of cenote (freshwater spring). Near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
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Doug Perrine / Morelet's / Mexican crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) at surface of cenote (freshwater spring). Near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
Morelet's / Mexican crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) viewed from below in freshwater habitat. Near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
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Doug Perrine / Morelet's / Mexican crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) viewed from below in freshwater habitat. Near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered
Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} with open mouth, native to Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Also known as Central America / Mexican / Belize crocodile.
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Anup Shah / Morelet's crocodile {Crocodylus moreletii} with open mouth, native to Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Also known as Central America / Mexican / Belize crocodile.
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling Release Project. Nests in unsafe areas are dug up and eggs incubated until hatchlings are ready for release at this event. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexi...
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Pete Oxford / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling Release Project. Nests in unsafe areas are dug up and eggs incubated until hatchlings are ready for release at this event. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexi...
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over seagrass. Akumal, Mexico, February.
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Graham Eaton / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over seagrass. Akumal, Mexico, February.
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming underwater. Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve,~Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Pete Oxford / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming underwater. Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve,~Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling on its way to the sea, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling on its way to the sea, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) covering nest, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species
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Claudio Contreras / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) covering nest, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species
Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) comes up out of water to nest on beach, the arribada (mass nesting event of several days duration) only pauses during hot midday temperatures. O...
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Solvin Zankl / Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) comes up out of water to nest on beach, the arribada (mass nesting event of several days duration) only pauses during hot midday temperatures. O...
Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to lay its eggs in the warm sand, November
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Solvin Zankl / Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to lay its eggs in the warm sand, November
Female Olive Ridley turtles coming ashore to lay eggs at sunset {Lepidochelys olivacea} Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean ~(Non-ex).
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Doug Perrine / Female Olive Ridley turtles coming ashore to lay eggs at sunset {Lepidochelys olivacea} Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean ~(Non-ex).
An Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) on its way to the sea. The hatchlings orientate themselves by the brightness of the horizon above the ocean, Ostional NP, Costa Rica. Octob...
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Solvin Zankl / An Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) on its way to the sea. The hatchlings orientate themselves by the brightness of the horizon above the ocean, Ostional NP, Costa Rica. Octob...
As soon as it entered the water the young Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the coast. The swimming frenzy lasts for approximately 48 hours...
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Solvin Zankl / As soon as it entered the water the young Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the coast. The swimming frenzy lasts for approximately 48 hours...
Olive ridley turtle emerging from sea at dusk. Costa Rica {Lepidochelys olivacea}
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Ben Osborne / Olive ridley turtle emerging from sea at dusk. Costa Rica {Lepidochelys olivacea}
Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to gather for an arribada (mass nesting event). November
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Solvin Zankl / Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to gather for an arribada (mass nesting event). November
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs. Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, Central America
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TIM MARTIN / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs. Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, Central America
Leatherback turtle swimming {Dermochelys coriacea} off Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Leatherback turtles can dive to a depth of 1,230m! They would win a bronze diving medal in an animal olypics competition!...
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Doug Perrine / Leatherback turtle swimming {Dermochelys coriacea} off Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Leatherback turtles can dive to a depth of 1,230m! They would win a bronze diving medal in an animal olypics competition!...
Yucatan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Yucatan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Endangered species.
Guatamalan / Yucatan black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) resting in tree fork during heat of the day, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Mexico, Endangered species
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Kevin Schafer / Guatamalan / Yucatan black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) resting in tree fork during heat of the day, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Mexico, Endangered species
Black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juveniles, Project Zoo Ave released animals. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Reserva Biolgica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde), Pilas de Canjel, Peninsula de Ni...
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Roland Seitre / Black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juveniles, Project Zoo Ave released animals. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Reserva Biolgica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde), Pilas de Canjel, Peninsula de Ni...
Black handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) hanging from branch, captive La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center~Zoo, Costa Rica. Native to Central America and Colombia.
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Roland Seitre / Black handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) hanging from branch, captive La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center~Zoo, Costa Rica. Native to Central America and Colombia.
Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juvenile, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juvenile, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.