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Specacled caiman at twilight

Specacled caiman at twilight

This image of a spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus) is very interpretive. These predators can submerge their bodies completely leaving only the sensory organs of eyes, ears and nose exposed for surveillance.

Giant river otter The Flooded Forest Sky Gardens Caught in the act Rainforest Alert Ahi de Monte Brown-throated three-toed sloth Blue-crowned motmot Volcano in the Amazon Medicinal plant use Orchids of the new world tropical forests Huaorani hunter, Yasuní National Park & UNESCO Biosphere Reserve The mechanics of deforestation Petroleum "development" in Ecuador Cultural Impacts Icon of the Amazon river basin Eye of the Piranha Black piranha after the catch Petroleum Impacts to the Yasuní National Park & UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve Piranha on the Barby Amazon fish tales Rainforest salad Whimsical face from the past Local foods Snail soup Boa constrictor White-lined leaf frog Breeding ecology of the poison dart frogs Bullfrogs in the Amazon Gecko Camouflage on the rainforest floor Rainforest predator Biological Diversity Cultural experiences in the upper Amazon basin Specacled caiman at twilight