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    Each year the Amazon and its tributaries, such as the Rio Negro, rise up to 15 metres and flood riparian forests, often for months at a time. Where birds once flew, fish swim amongst the submerged trees, pursued by caimans and dolphins.
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    Michel Roggo / Matrincha (Brycon sp.) in the flooded forest of the Amazon. Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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    Michel Roggo / Matrincha (Brycon sp.) in the flooded forest of the Amazon. Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) underwater on sandy ground of a Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
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    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) underwater on sandy ground of a Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
    Michel Roggo / Blue Tucunare (Cichla temensis) with Jacunda (Crenicichla sp.) Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
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    Michel Roggo / Blue Tucunare (Cichla temensis) with Jacunda (Crenicichla sp.) Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
    Michel Roggo / Stripped catfish (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) on sandy ground of Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
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    Michel Roggo / Stripped catfish (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) on sandy ground of Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
    Michel Roggo / Matrincha (Brycon sp.) on surface of Rio Negro tributary, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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    Michel Roggo / Matrincha (Brycon sp.) on surface of Rio Negro tributary, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) underwater in the flooded forest of a Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
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    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) underwater in the flooded forest of a Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.
    Michel Roggo / Anavilhanas Archipelago, aerial view, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, February 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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    Michel Roggo / Anavilhanas Archipelago, aerial view, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, February 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
    Michel Roggo / Photographer Michel Roggo in the flooded forest of the Amazon, Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil, February 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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    Michel Roggo / Photographer Michel Roggo in the flooded forest of the Amazon, Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil, February 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) on sandy ground, Rio Negro tributary, with the typical red colour of the water, Amazon, Brazil. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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    Michel Roggo / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) on sandy ground, Rio Negro tributary, with the typical red colour of the water, Amazon, Brazil. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
    Michel Roggo / Trees in flooded forest reflected in the Amazon Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil, February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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    Michel Roggo / Trees in flooded forest reflected in the Amazon Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil, February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
    Michel Roggo / Aerial view of flooded forests, Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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    Michel Roggo / Aerial view of flooded forests, Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
    Michel Roggo / Aerial view of the flooded forest of Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, in the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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    Michel Roggo / Aerial view of the flooded forest of Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, in the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil February 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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