Thomas Marent / Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) male, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Black caiman basking with butterfly on snout {Caiman niger} Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Violet fronted brilliant hummingbird {Heliodoxa leadbeateri} perching, Peru. Manu

Pete Oxford / Violet fronted brilliant hummingbird {Heliodoxa leadbeateri} Manu NP. Peru

Pete Oxford / Cloud forest stream. Manu National Park, Peru, South America

JIM CLARE / Large headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) monkey feeding on Maticia flowers, Manu NP, Peru.

Pete Oxford / Buttress roots (size compared with man). Manu NP, Peru, South America

David Tipling / Large headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus). Cloud Forest, Manu NP, Peru, South America

David Tipling / Hoatzin in tree, Manu National Park, Peru.

David Tipling / Primary lowland rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

David Tipling / Primary lowland rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

David Tipling / Primary lowland rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

David Tipling / Primary lowland rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

Staffan Widstrand / Tree buttress roots - special adaptation for shallow soils in tropical rainforest. Manu NP Peru.

Pete Oxford / African elephant reaching upo with trunk to feed on seed pods. Manu pools NP, Zimbabwe {Loxidonta africana}

Staffan Widstrand / Interior of Cloudforest / mountain forest, Manu NP Peru.

Pete Oxford / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Manu NP, Peru

ZSSD / Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii) flock flying, Manu National Park, Peru

ZSSD / Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) pair playing, Manu National Park, Peru

ZSSD / Black Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus) mother with baby climbing tree, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Morpho Butterfly (Morpho telemachus) caterpillars, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) growing on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Kevin Schafer / Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) coming to mineral lick, Manu NP, SE Peru

Oriol Alamany / Petrogyphs of Tangata Manu (Bird Man) at Papa Tataku Poki with Ahu Tongariki Moai statues in the background, Easter Island, Pacific ocean, November 2004

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Caterpillar of Flannel moth (Podalia sp) highly toxic and irritant to the skin when touched, Amazon Upland Rainforest in Manu National Park, Cusco Department, Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Black-patched Metalmark butterfly (Lasaia agesilas) sucking liquid from the ground in the Amazon Upland Rainforest of Manu National Park, Cusco Department, Peru.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Zebra mosaic butterfly (Colobura dirce) and grasshoppers sucking mineral salts from faeces of carnivore in Amazon Upland Rainforest of Manu National Park, Cusco Department, Peru.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Starry night metalmark butterfly (Echydna punctata) sucking liquid from the ground in the Amazon Upland Rainforest of Manu National Park, Cusco Department, Peru.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Mesentina Sister butterfly (Adelpha mesentina) sucking liquid from the ground in the Amazon Upland Rainforest of Manu National Park, Cusco Department, Peru.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Fugela Sister butterfly (Adelpha fugela) right and Mesentina Sister butterfly (Adelpha mesentina) sucking liquid from the ground in the Amazon Upland Rainforest of Manu National Park, Cusco Department...

Thomas Marent / Butterfly (Eurytides sp) group sipping minerals from ground, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Saturniidae) caterpillar, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris) chicks camouflaged on sand, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Gill Mushroom (Marasmius sp) group, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Looking up inside hollow tree, Manu NP, Peru.

Thomas Marent / Polka-dot Treefrog (Hypsiboas punctatus) on leaf, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Millipede, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) crawling on forest floor, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) crawling on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Pallas's Mastiff Bat (Molossus molossus) portrait, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) portrait, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) crawling down log, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Aegina Numberwing (Callicore lyca), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, with spines that can eject potent venom, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Saturniidae) caterpillar, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Creek flowing through cloud forest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) pair dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Wasp pair conctructing a nest under a Heliconia (Heliconia sp) leaf, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group carrying leaves back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Cicada (Cicadidae) newly emerged from exuvia, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Brush-footed Butterfly (Actinote sp) chrysalis, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Morpho Butterfly (Morpho sp) close up, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Morpho Butterfly (Morpho sp) close up, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Tiger Moth (Arctiidae), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Dyson's Swordtail (Rhetus dysonii) butterfly, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Nymphalid Butterfly (Perisama philinus), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Nymphalid Butterfly (Callicore sp), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Nymphalid Butterfly (Callicore sp), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Pierid Butterfly (Phoebis sp), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Brush-footed Butterfly (Actinote sp) group gathering to sip minerals and salts from sand along riverbank, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Nymphalid Butterfly (Nymphalidae), Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Butterflies gathering to sip minerals and salts from sand along riverbank, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Heliconia (Heliconia sp) flower sheaths, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Melastoma (Melastomataceae) plant, showing new leaf growth, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Ant (Formicidae) group carrying larvae to safety, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group carrying leaves back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group carrying leaves back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group carrying leaves back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group carrying leaves back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Lake edge in Manu NP, Cocha Juarez, Peru

David Tipling / Primary lowland rainforest, Amazon Basin, Manu National Park, Peru, South America

Pete Oxford / Fungi growing on rainforest log, Manu NP, Peru

Patricio Robles Gil / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) pair, Manu National Park, Peru

Patricio Robles Gil / Red and Green Macaw (Ara chloroptera) flying away from clay lick at Madre de Dios River, Manu National Park, Peru

Patricio Robles Gil / Red and Green Macaw (Ara chloroptera) flock feeding at clay lick at Madre de Dios River, Manu National Park, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cocha Juarez, an oxbow lake, Peru

David Tipling / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in wetland, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

Pete Oxford / Black Caiman at water surface (Caiman niger) Manu NP, Peru

Pete Oxford / Tree frog on leaf (Hyla calcarata) Amazon, Manu NP, Peru

Pete Oxford / Black caiman juvenile semi submerged at water surface (Caiman niger) Manu NP, Peru

Pete Oxford / Buttress roots (Ficus sp) in Manu NP, Peru, South America

Pete Oxford / Buttress roots (Ficus sp) in Manu NP, Peru, South America

David Tipling / Large headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) Cloud Forest, Manu NP, Peru

David Tipling / Tourists birding in cloud forest Manu NP, Peru, South America

Pete Oxford / Frog on tropical rainforest floor {Leptodactylus bolivianus} Manu NP, Peru

DAVID TIPLING / Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} feeding on seed pods, Manu NP, Peru, Amazon rainforest, South America

Pete Oxford / Sand coloured nighthawk {Chordeiles rupestris} flock resting, Manu National Park, Peru.

Pete Oxford / Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) swimming at river surface, Manu NP, Peru, South America

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Large headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) monkeys grooming, Manu NP, Peru

Pete Oxford / Sungrebe swimmming {Heliornis fulica} Manu NP. Amazonia, Peru.

Pete Oxford / Violet fronted brilliant hummingbird {Heliodoxa leadbeateri} Manu NP. Peru

Pete Oxford / Paramo vegetation at over 3000metres, Manu NP. Peru.

Pete Oxford / Blue-crowned trogon, female nesting in termite mound {Trogon curucui} Manu NP. Peru

Staffan Widstrand / Stilt roots of Palm tree Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Orange-bellied euphonia {Euphonia xanthogaster} Manu Cloud Forest, Peru