Tim Laman / Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Togus, adult flanged male, Batang Toru Forest. Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Togus, adult flanged male Batang Toru Forest Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project North Sumatran Province Indonesia

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Togus, adult flanged male. Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Beti, juvenile female, daughter of Beta, in the trees, Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) formerly described as Eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.

Tim Laman / Skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) formerly described as Eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.

Tim Laman / Two Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) in flight in snow, Japan.

Tim Laman / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) pair in a snowstorm, Hokkaido, Japan. Endangered species.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of morning mist above the Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park, Francisco de Orellana Province, Ecuador, July.

Tim Laman / Male Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) hitting his wings (stridulating) together over his back to attract mate, Endemic, Milpe Cloudforest Reserve, Ecuador, January.

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novem...

Tim Laman / Logging road and forest destruction in pristine area of Waigeo Island, West Papua, New Guinea

Tim Laman / Rock outcrops among tree fern forest at 3300 m elevation. Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea. June 2010

Tim Laman / A traditional style house or 'honai' on the mountainside overlooking the Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. June 2010

Tim Laman / Rainforest interior views, looking up.

Tim Laman / Mist in the cloud forest at Sombom Ridge, Saruwaged Range, Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman,Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch above the rainforest canopy. Tari Pass area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Black Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus fastuosus) male feeding on fruits of Shefflera tree. New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Carola's Parotia (Parotia carolae) male displaying in his display court to female-plumaged brown birds - young males are indistinguishable from females. Papua New Guinea. The display court is an are...

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Western Parotia Bird of Paradise (Parotia sefilata) male performing 'ballerina dance' display for a female, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) male displaying in tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) adult male displaying at lek, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Stephanie's Astrapia Bird-of-Paradise (Astrapia stephaniae) adult male feeding at fruits of Shefflera plant, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Wahnes's Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) adult male on perch over his court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) displaying on canopy lek display site, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia. Winner, Special Award Portfolio, Wildlife Photographer o...

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing upright wing pose display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) female checks out two adult males performing the inverted static display at their display lek. Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male displaying to a female at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. Winner, Special A...

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at display perch in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. Winner, Special Award Portfolio, Wildlife P...

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) male displaying high in the rain forest canopy at his display site (lek) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) male displaying to female on his display vine, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) male displaying to female from his display vine, Papua New Guinea. Winner, Special Award Portfolio, Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY) 2014 competitio...

Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection / Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae) male on display perch trying to lure a female to come down with his spread wings display, Atherton Tablelands, Wooroonooran National Park, Queensland, Austral...

Tim Laman / Berlepschi's Parotia Bird of Paradise (Parotia berlepschi) male on the perch at his display court. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Pro...

Tim Laman / Long-nosed Tree Frog (Litoria pinocchio). New species discovered by Paul Oliver at 1200 m elevation in the Foja Mountains. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation Internatio...

Tim Laman / Mangrove / Blue-tailed Monitor (Varanus doreanus)female. Paul Oliver weighs the monitor lizard. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Progra...

Tim Laman / Golden-fronted / Yellow-fronted Bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons) male at his bower at approx 1700 m. Endemic species to the Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation Internat...

Tim Laman / Mouse (Mus ? Apodemus ?). New, unidentified species found at 1650 m in the Foja Mountains. Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Tim Laman / Blossom Bat (Syconycteris sp.). Possibly a new species present in the Foja Mountains and also widespread in the mountains of New Guinea but never described before now. Discovered by Kris Helgen. Papua...

Tim Laman / Portrait of Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus sp.). New species of wallaby from the Foja Mountains discovered by Kris Helgen. Captured near Bog Camp at 1650 m. Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation...

Tim Laman / Helicopter arrives at Kwerba Village to airlift the expedition team into the Foja Mountains. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program e...

Tim Laman / Portrait of Agamid Lizard (Hypsilurus modestus). Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Tim Laman / Bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) decorated with various types of trash and some flowers. West Papua, Indonesia, Dec 2008

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male performing a peripheral display around his bower while holding a red plastic cap. James Cook University Campus, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sept 2009

Tim Laman / Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus minor) male displays to a female who has entered his bower. This bower is decorated with all natural objects. Rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensl...

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male in his bower. The center of the bower avenue is decorated with green fruits. Located on the campus of James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australi...

Tim Laman / Ornithologist Brett Benz prepares a Huon Macgregor's Gardener Bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) museum specimen. At the Araurong field camp in the Sarawaget Range Indonesia, Dec 2006