Luiz Claudio Marigo / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) restingout of water, in front of Pink Ipe trees (Tabebuia ipe / Handroanthus impetiginosus) in flower, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Machinery that cuts, peels and calculates the volume of the wood, cutting eucalyptus trees in the municipality of Linhares, Esparito Santo State, Eastren Brazil, January 2012. No release available.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jequitiba rosa tree (Cariniana legalis) Tableland Atlantic Rainforest of Vale Natural Reserve, municipality of Linhares, Esparito Santo State, Eastern Brazil, January 2012.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Wied's black tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix kuhli) clinging to branch in mountainous Atlantic Rainforest of Serra Bonita Natural Private Heritage Reserve (RPPN Serra Bonita), municipality of Camacan,...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aterro do Flamengo, a park designed by Roberto Burle Marx, with Rio de Janeiro city and the Sugar Loaf mountain in the background, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, May 2011

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Family of Southern coatis (Nasua nasua) in Atlantic Rainforest, Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro City, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Channel-billed / Ariel toucan (Ramphastos vittelinus ariel) perched in flowering tree in city street, Rio de Janeiro city, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Corcovado Hill and the Christ Redemptor statue in the Atlantic Rainforest of Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil, August 2011

Luiz Claudio Marigo / People taking photographs of a Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) in Parque Centena¡rio, downtown Cartagena de Indias city, Magdalena Department, Colombia, February 2011.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / A field of Yellow 'Frailejon' (Espeletia grandiflora). Paramo habitat (Andean high altitude fields) Chingaza Natural National Park, municipality of La Calera, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) dragging a Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) onto the bank of the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) struggling with a Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) in the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October. Sequence 2/4

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) in water with Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare), its teeth around the back of the prey's neck. Piquiri River, The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October....

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Female Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) on the shore of Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Young female Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in profile. Endangered species. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Two Giant Otter / Giant Brazilian Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) sunbathing on a tree trunk. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) female in water with fish prey in beak. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) wading from the Pixaim River, in Pantanal Wildlife Center. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) spreading its wings while standing in water. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) plagued by horseflies (Tabanidae). Pixaim River, The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris) mother with two suckling infants. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male wading through water at the shore of the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male drinking water from the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Itacarezinho Beach, in the municipality of Itacar, southeastern Bahia State. Brazil, August 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / View of Brazilian Baroque town Ouro Preto (UNESCO World Heritage Site)Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Turtle Rock, created by erosion in Sete Cidades National Park, municipality of Piracuruca, Piaua­ State, Northeastern Brazil. Darkening of the rock is due to the iron oxide. March 2009

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots exposed at low tide, eastern coast of Ceara¡ State, near Camocim town, Northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) with an 8m circumference and 45m height, in the upland Amazon Rainforest at Cristalino Natural Private Patrimony Reserve, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso State, Brazi...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Atlantic rainforest in Serra da Cantareira State Park borders Sâo Paulo city, São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of river meander and formation of ox-bow lake, in Amazon "várzea" Rainforest during the great 2008 flood, Northern Santa Cruz Department near the border with Beni Department, Eastern Boliv...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of a large meander in the Ichilo River (which forms the Mamoré River) at the border of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz departments, Bolivia.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Igarapé / watercourse in the upland Amazon rainforest of Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of artificial lake created by the Samuel Hydroelectric dam in Jamari River, near Porto Velho city, Rondônia State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Anavilhanas Ecological Station and "igapó" flooded Amazon Rainforest, in Negro River, north of Manaus city, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Soya bean plantations created from deforestation of rainforest, near Vilhena town, Southeastern Rondônia State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of cattle pasture land created from tropical rainforest, Western Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Mist over the canopy of Atlantic rainforest, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in its natural habitat, at sunset, the grasslands of the Brazilian Cerrado, Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. Endangered

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. Endangered

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Angelica-do-Brejo trees in atlantic rainforest {Vochysia acuminata} Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Toborochi tree {Chorisia insignis} in Gran Chaco NP, Bolivia, chaco vegetation

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Bromeliad {Billbergia porteana} of dry caatinga region of NE Brazil, Bahia state

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Bromeliad {Vriesea ensiformis} in atlantic rainforest, SE Brazil, Sao Paulo state

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Bromeliad {Vriesea sp} in atlantic rainforest, Serra da Graciosa, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Leaf katydid {Ommatoptera pictifolia} dead leaf mimic, atlantic rainforest, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguars fighting {Panthera onca} tropical rainforest, Brazil. Captive.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant anteater in grassland fire {Myremecophaga tridactyla} Emas NP, Brazil - composite image