Luciano Candisani / Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) male, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Charcoal kilns in unprotected forest is one of the main threats to habitat, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Charcoal kilns in unprotected forest is one of the main threats to habitat, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Charcoal kilns in unprotected forest is one of the main threats to habitat, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Gold mine, Pocone, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Pantanal in the rainy season, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Pantanal in the rainy season, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Large area of forest cleared for cattle grazing, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Gold mine, Pocone, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) parent on nest with chicks, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) on nest, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) fishing in flowing river, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) pair, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) pair, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) emerging from nest box installed by researcher Neiva Guedes, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) emerging from nest box installed by researcher Neiva Guedes, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) emerging from nest in Panama Tree (Sterculia apetala), Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) flying, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) on Pipewort (Paepalanthus bromelioides), Cerrado ecosystem, Jalapao State Park, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Crilloa Frog (Leptodactylus ocellatus) showing ear, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Crilloa Frog (Leptodactylus ocellatus), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Industrial pollution near atlantic rainforest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Piles of processed charcoal in planted eucalyptus forest, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Charcoal kilns in planted eucalyptus forest, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Waterfall, Cerrado ecosystem, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias State, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Waterfall, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias State, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in shallow mangrove waters, Tatuamunha River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) with radio monitoring system in coastal shallow waters, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) carrying a radio transmiter in coastal shallow waters, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in shallow mangrove waters, Tatuamunha River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in shallow mangrove waters, Tatuamunha River, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) emerging from nest cavity, southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) emerging from nest cavity, southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) emerging from nest cavity, southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) feeding on ants, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) feeding on ants, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) in grassland, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) in defensive posture, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) in defensive posture, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) in defensive posture, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Mantid (Cardioptera sp), Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) young just rescued after stranding, getting a check-up from veterinarians, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)pup in marine mammal research center, Itamaraca Island, Pernambuco, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Lemon Shark (Negaprion acutidens), Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) pair flying, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) group flying, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) nesting colony, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Tatuamunha River estuary, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Abrolhos Islands, Abrolhos Marine National Park, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Abrolhos Islands, Abrolhos Marine National Park, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Caravelas River estuary and mangrove forest, Caravelas, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on sea grass, Siriba Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus) on Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea), Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus) on Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea), Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus) on Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea), Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Black River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) hidden in sand with man standing behind, Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on sea grass, Siriba Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Black River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) venomous spine located in the base of the elongated caudal tail, Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Black River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Blackfin Cardinalfish (Astrapogon puncticulatus), Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Black River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slaping, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near a research boat, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) being tagged by researcher with satellite radio transmiter to study the migratory routes, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) group on beach, Marau Peninsula, southern Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) in Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Lighthouse, Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Lighthouse, Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Islands, Bahia, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding on Catfish (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans), southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding on Catfish (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans), southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) worker carrying leaf segment, Atlantic Forest, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / African Lion (Panthera leo) adult male, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, South Africa

Luciano Candisani / African Lion (Panthera leo) white juvenile, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, South Africa

Luciano Candisani / Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa), Emas National Park, Goias State, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) group running through shallow water, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) resting, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) female with nursing babies, Rio Negro, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus) adult on sandbank, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) parent with baby grazing, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) stretching wings, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) portrait, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) portrait, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Aerial view of saltwater lakes in southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Aerial view of saltwater lakes in southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Aerial view of the Rio Negro in dry season showing meandering habit with point bars, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Aerial view of lakes in southern Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Locust (Acritidae) pair mating with male shorter than female, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in nest entrance, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) female, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) sunning on river bank, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) group with baby, Brazi l