Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in tree, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juvenile, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

Konrad Wothe / Mandara Lakes in the dunes of Ubari, oasis Um el Ma, Libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, December 2007

Konrad Wothe / Tuaregs under date Palm at Mandara Lakes, oasis Um el Ma, Libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, December 2007. No release available.

Claudio Contreras / Jamaican fruit eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) captive, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June

Norbert Wu / Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus) can generate up to 220 volts, freshwater, Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California

Robert Valentic / Bana bubble-nest frog (Kurixalus banaensis) from high elevation rainforest along the summit trail in Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Burmese whipping frog (Polypedates mutus) male from high elevation rainforest on the summit trail, Phong Lan in the Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus) from elevated rainforest habitat on the summit trail, Phong Lan, Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Vogel's pit viper (Trimeresurus vogeli) male in elevated rainforest habitat within the Bach Ma National Park in central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla marmorata) male, from montane rainforest at Phong Lan, Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam. Dry season.

David Fleetham / Whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) school in underwater cave, oxygenated water brought down by Pacific ocean surge. Kona, The Big Island, Hawaii.