Maxime Aliaga / Violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis) and Brazilian ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda) hummingbirds feeding on flower in Atlantic rainforest, Brazil. Composite image.

Maxime Aliaga / Violet-capped woodnymph hummingbird (Thalurania glaucopis) male, feeding on flower in Atlantic rainforest, Brazil.

Maxime Aliaga / Violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis) and Brazilian ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda) hummingbirds feeding on flower in Atlantic rainforest, Brazil. Composite image.

Maxime Aliaga / Brazilian ruby hummingbird (Clytolaema rubricauda) male, feeding on flower in Atlantic rainforest, Brazil.

Maxime Aliaga / South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) foraging in undergrowth at night, Atlantic rainforest, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Endangered

Lucas Bustamante / Painted ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii) buried in sand, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands.

Lucas Bustamante / Great frigate birds (Fregata minor) pair in courtship display, male with gular sac inflated, North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands.

Lucas Bustamante / Scarlet macaw (Ara macao), Orange-cheeked parrots (Pyrilia barrabandi) and Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) drinking water at an Upper Amazon clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana,...

Lucas Bustamante / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) resting with its head among its feathers, portrait, Isla de la Plata, Manabi, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male, resting on moss-covered log, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) resting with its head among its feathers, portrait, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands.

Lucas Bustamante / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) sitting on its guano nest, North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands.

Lucas Bustamante / Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on black volcanic rock along the shore, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands.

Lucas Bustamante / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) resting on rocks, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands. Endangered.

Franco Banfi / Sea lion (Zalophus sp.) and Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean.

Tim Laman / Two Night monkeys (Aotus vociferans) peering out from tree cavity, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) climbing up tree trunk in the area above a clay lick visited by Howlers, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Equatorial saki (Pithecia aequatorialis) siting on branch feeding, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) perched on branch in the rainforest canopy, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Poeppig's woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii) leaping from tree in rainforest, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Endangered.

Tim Laman / Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus discolor) sub-adult, feeding on fruit, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Two Dusky titi monkeys (Callicebus discolor) sitting side by side on branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus discolor) head portrait, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus discolor) sitting in tree, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Rose of Venezuela (Brownea grandiceps) in flower, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Fig tree (Ficus sp.) with giant buttresses, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / View looking up at the night sky from the canopy tower at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador. The orange light is from gas flares in Yasuni National Park. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) feeding on sap on tree trunk, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) sitting on branch, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) sitting in tree near the canopy tower at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Russet-backed oropendula (Psarocolius angustifrons) female, perched in tree with nesting material in beak, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) flock feeding on clay at the clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) juvenile, perched on branch along Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Striated heron (Butorides striata) perched on branch along Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) perched on branch along Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) perched on leaf above Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Three Hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin) perched side by side on branch above Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of morning mist above the Tiputini River and rainforest canopy, Yasuni National Park, Francisco de Orellana Province, Ecuador. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) in tree feeding on leaves, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus discolor) head portrait, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) sitting in tree near the canopy tower at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) walking along branch on the Lago trail, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus discolor) sitting in tree, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Kichwa villagers drinking traditional Guayusa tea before sunrise in Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Kichwa drink this tea every morning and share their dreams with each other...

Tim Laman / Russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) female, nest building, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Anangu creek flowing through dense rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Two Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Endangered.

Tim Laman / Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) flock feeding on clay at the clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) flock feeding on clay at the clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Snail resting on dried leaf in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) swimming in Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Endangered.

Tim Laman / Black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) female, sitting on a nest above Anangu lagoon, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of morning mist above the Tiputini River and rainforest canopy, Yasuni National Park, Francisco de Orellana Province, Ecuador. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of morning mist above the Tiputini River and rainforest canopy, Yasuni National Park, Francisco de Orellana Province, Ecuador. July, 2012.

Tim Laman / Woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii) female, leaping from tree, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii) juvenile, swinging from branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / South American yellow footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) resting on riverbank, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) sitting on branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) clinging on to tree trunk, poking tongue out whilst feeding on sap, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Equatorial saki (Pithecia aequatorialis) wearing radio collar, sitting on branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Slate-coloured hawk (Leucopternis schistaceus) perched on branch feeding on frog prey, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Green and rufous kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) perched on branch above Anangu creek with fish prey in beak,Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Four Long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris sp.) roosting on tree trunk, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) swimming in Anangu creek, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Endangered.

Tim Laman / Two Night monkeys (Aotus vociferans) peering out from tree cavity, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii) male, resting on branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) sitting on branch looking up, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Equatorial saki (Pithecia aequatorialis) walking along branch, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Tim Laman / Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) flock feeding on clay at clay lick, Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Daniel Nunez / Three Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) standing on mountain top with the mountains of Argentinian Patagonia in background, El Chalten, Argentina.

Daniel Nunez / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) walking over rocky ground with the mountains of Argentinian Patagonia in background, El Chalten, Argentina.

Daniel Nunez / Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) flock wading in lake, Laguna Nimez Reserve, Calafate, Argentina.

Daniel Nunez / Two dancers performing the tango in the street, El Caminito, Buenos Aires, Argentina. December, 2023.

Andy Rouse / Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) perched on branch, reaching up to catch a bee, Cloud forest, Ecuador.

Alex Mustard / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding on green algae on seabed, with more iguanas on the surface behind, Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) male, with Pacific creolefish (Paranthias colonus) behind, swimming over reef, Darwin Island, Galapagos Island, Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball trying to evade California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Pacific coast, Baja California, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) school hunting Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball. Two Mahi-mahi propel themselves towards the shoal, catching two fish. California sea lions (Zalophus califor...

Franco Banfi / Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball trying to evade California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) school, Pacific coast, Baja California, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) school hunting Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball. The Mahi-mahi attack the shoal from below and catch multiple fish. Pacific coast, Baja California, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball trying to evade California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Pacific coast, Baja California, Mexico.

Emanuele Biggi / Close-up of Gunther's banded treefrog's (Boana fasciata) eyelids, which help with camouflage, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru.

Emanuele Biggi / Beaked frog (Rhinella sp.) sitting on leaf on forest floor and looking around, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru.

Emanuele Biggi / Frog (Pristimantis sp.) sitting on leaf and looking forward, Kosnipata Valley, Peru.

Tui De Roy / Remnants of endemic Scalesia forest near Cerro Paja dormant volcano, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June, 2009.

Tui De Roy / Endemic Lecocarpus (Lecocarpus lecocarpoides) growing on hillside of Cerro Alierri, with Cerro Paja dormant volcano in distance, Floreana Island, Galapagos islands. June. Endangered.

Tui De Roy / Remnants of endemic Scalesia forest near Cerro Paja dormant volcano, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June, 2009.

Tui De Roy / Air plants (Tillandsia insularis), endemic Bromeliad, growing on trees, Cerro Paja dormant volcano, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June.

Tui De Roy / Two Bulimulid land snails (Naesiotus sp.) on tree trunk, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June.

Tui De Roy / Three Bulimulid land snails (Naesiotus unifasciatus) resting on a rock, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June.

Tui De Roy / View over Cerro Paja dormant volcano crater, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June, 2009.

Tui De Roy / Bulimulid land snail (Naesiotus sp.) hanging from a branch, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands. June.

Tui De Roy / Group of Santiago giant tortoises (Chelonoidis darwini) gathered around drinking bowl, National Park Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands. Critically endangered. Captive.

Tui De Roy / Two Pinzon land snails (Naesiotus pinzonensis) portrait, Pinzon Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tui De Roy / Brown rat / Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) scurrying over stone wall, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.