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Staff photo index
Last update: 2017-07-27
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Scorpion [belize_8601] (Belize)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6989] (Belize)
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Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) [belize_7113] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8721] (Belize)
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) nesting (Belize)
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Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) in flight [belize_0256a] (Belize)
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Tangle of vines (Belize)
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American crocodile [belize_7077] (Belize)
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Scarlet macaws [belize_7168] (Belize)
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Red-footed Booby, Sula sula [belize_0393] (Belize)
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Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi] [belize_7419] (Belize)
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Belizean sunset (Belize)
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Spider monkey in a tree (Belize)
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Turquoise waters of Lighthouse Reef as seen from Lighthouse Caye [belize_0427] (Belize)
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Forest cleared for pasture [belize_7650] (Belize)
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Coati in a tree (Belize)
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Southern river otter (Lontra provocax) in captivity at the Belize Zoo [belize_6648] (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn agriculture [belize_7619] (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn agriculture [belize_7615] (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level [belize_7496] (Belize)
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Cattle pasture on former rainforest land in Belize [belize_7593] (Belize)
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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) [belize_7275] (Belize)
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Brown basilisk (Belize)
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Garden eels (Belize)
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Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi] [belize_7425] (Belize)
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Aerial view of burning in coastal Mexico (Belize)
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Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island [belize_0226] (Belize)
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Belizean deforestation (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8689] (Belize)
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Half Moon Caye [belize_0367] (Belize)
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Rainforest pool [belize_8409] (Belize)
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Jaguar from behind (Belize)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6979] (Belize)
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Entrance to ATM cave [belize_8381] (Belize)
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Entrance to St. Herman's Cave [belize_8495] (Belize)
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Moray eel (Belize)
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Red-footed Boobies [belize_0410] (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0308] (Belize)
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Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) nests (Belize)
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name: Zorro] [belize_7152] (Belize)
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Fer-de-lance [belize_8288] (Belize)
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Aerial view of mangrove development in Belize (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) [belize_7478] (Belize)
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Coati in a tree [belize_7097] (Belize)
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Seed-containing cotton of the Balsa tree (Belize)
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Rainforest land cleared for an orange orchard (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn forest clearing in Belize [belize_0456] (Belize)
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Margay (Leopardus wiedii) [belize_7054] (Belize)
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Forest cleared for pasture [belize_7647] (Belize)
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Belizean slash-and-burn [belize_7678] (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips [belize_7483a] (Belize)
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Azteca ants defending the Cecropia tree as part of a symbiotic relationship (Belize)
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Sunrise on Turneffe Atoll [belize_0296] (Belize)
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Island on the Turneffe Atoll (Belize)
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Philodendron leaves [belize_7394] (Belize)
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Cattle pasture on former rainforest land in Belize [belize_7595] (Belize)
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Mother Agouti nursing her babies (Belize)
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Young Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) eating berries [belize_8665] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7620] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7639] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8743] (Belize)
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Bird [belize_8247] (Belize)
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Coati sleeping in a tree (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_7142] (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn farming (Belize)
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Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) [belize_7112a] (Belize)
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Caged Kinkajou (Belize)
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Black and orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) in flight (Belize)
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Corals [belize_uw0178] (Belize)
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Fer-de-lance snake (Belize)
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The Crystal Maiden, a female human skeleton in ATM cave (Belize)
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Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi [belize_7228a] (Belize)
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Chachalacas (Belize)
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Island off Blackbird Caye (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0310] (Belize)
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Broken Mayan pottery in ATM cave (Belize)
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Hawk at the Belize Zoo [belize_0111] (Belize)
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Sea grass and mangroves [belize_0253] (Belize)
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Spider monkey (local name in Belize: Venado) (Belize)
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Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [belize_8282a] (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_0172] (Belize)
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Kinkajou tongue (Belize)
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Unknown flower (Belize)
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Yellow sea sponge [belize_uw0091] (Belize)
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Young Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) eating berries [belize_8662] (Belize)
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Pool on the Roaring River [belize_8322] (Belize)
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Leaves of the rainforest understory (Belize)
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Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7641] (Belize)
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Young Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) eating berries [belize_8660] (Belize)
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Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) [belize_7314] (Belize)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6932] (Belize)
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Fer-de-lance [belize_8289] (Belize)
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Rainforest pool [belize_8407] (Belize)
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The Crystal Maiden skeleton in ATM cave (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8261] (Belize)
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Red lored parrot (Amazona autumna autumnalis) at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8523] (Belize)
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Black Stilt-legged Fly (family Micropezidae) with an orange-red head [belize_8057z] (Belize)
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Mother Agouti nursing her babies [belize_0069] (Belize)
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Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island [belize_0224] (Belize)
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Mother agouti nursing her babies [belize_7256] (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn agriculture [belize_7605] (Belize)
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Clear the Land' campaign slogan in Belize (Belize)
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Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi] [belize_7414] (Belize)
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Sunrise on Turneffe Atoll [belize_0297] (Belize)
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Sea grass, mangroves, and ocean of Turneffe Atoll [belize_0247] (Belize)
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Forest land cleared three years previously for pasture (Belize)
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Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi] [belize_7420] (Belize)
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Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) [belize_6888] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8722a] (Belize)
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Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) at the Belize Zoo [belize_7440] (Belize)
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Flowers of a bromeliad [belize_6898] (Belize)
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Slash-and-burn forest clearing in Belize [belize_0459] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8659] (Belize)
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Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name: Zorro] [belize_7154] (Belize)
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Hummingbird nest (Belize)
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Giant sea sponge [belize_uw0085] (Belize)
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Scorpion-spider, sometimes known as a wind spider or camel spider (Belize)
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Transparent shrimp with blue and white markings [belize_uw0152] (Belize)
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Corals [belize_uw0181] (Belize)
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Pool at the Inland Blue Hole (Belize)
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Turquoise waters seen through palm trees on Lighthouse Caye [belize_0426] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_7329] (Belize)
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Captive ocelot (Belize)
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Pine forest in Belize (Belize)
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Green leaf katydid [belize_8551] (Belize)
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Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel [belize_6617] (Belize)
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Green iguana in the canopy [belize_8313] (Belize)
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White butterfly feeding on tubular red flowers [belize_8469] (Belize)
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Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) in flight [belize_0256] (Belize)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6982] (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_0154] (Belize)
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Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes texensis) (Belize)
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Giant sea sponge [belize_uw0086] (Belize)
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Sea sponge (Belize)
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Spider monkey [belize_7210] (Belize)
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King vulture at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Orange fruit in the forest canopy (Belize)
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Lizard [belize_8482] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8528] (Belize)
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Orange tree plantation on former rainforest land (Belize)
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Hanging nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_7331] (Belize)
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Slaty-tailed Trogon, not the Collared Trogon (Belize)
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Yellowhead Parrot (Amazona oratrix) [belize_7458] (Belize)
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Flowers of a bromeliad [belize_6896] (Belize)
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Pattern of jaguar fur (Belize)
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Rainforest pool [belize_8411z] (Belize)
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Male tapir at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8532] (Belize)
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Corals [belize_uw0183] (Belize)
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Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) taking flight (Belize)
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Coatis in a tree (Belize)
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Transparent shrimp with blue and white markings [belize_uw0174] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8260] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7622] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8748] (Belize)
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White tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8527] (Belize)
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Skink [belize_7664] (Belize)
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Transparent cleaner shrimp with blue and white markings [belize_uw0173] (Belize)
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Male spider monkey standing [belize_7214] (Belize)
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Bromeliad flower (Belize)
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Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel [belize_6917] (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_0163] (Belize)
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Scorpion with orange pinchers (Belize)
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Deforestation in Belize [belize_0442] (Belize)
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Entrance to St. Herman's Cave [belize_8493] (Belize)
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Clearwater creek flowing from Actun Tunichil Muknal cave (Belize)
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Pattern of jaguar coat (Belize)
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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) [Local name = Aligata or Cocodrilo] [belize_6650] (Belize)
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Hawk at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0315] (Belize)
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Great Blue Hole [belize_0335] (Belize)
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American crocodile [belize_7378] (Belize)
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Young Red-footed Booby [belize_0404] (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level (Belize)
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Flamingo lips (Belize)
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) with an inflated gula pouch [belize_0382] (Belize)
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Forest beetle [belize_8587] (Belize)
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Red-footed Boobies in the Orange-flowered Ziricote trees (Belize)
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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) [belize_7276] (Belize)
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Spiny-tailed Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) (Belize)
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Jaguar coat (Belize)
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Reddish-pink flowers (Belize)
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Beach at Half Moon Caye (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0309] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8763] (Belize)
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Red and yellow flower [belize_6910] (Belize)
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Black hawk [belize_6659] (Belize)
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Sunrise on Turneffe Atoll [belize_0299] (Belize)
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Creek flowing from Actun Tunichil Muknal cave (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) [belize_7470] (Belize)
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Rainforest pool [belize_8410] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8519] (Belize)
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Sea grass and mangroves [belize_0248] (Belize)
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Entrance to ATM cave [belize_8380] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7636] (Belize)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6636] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8229] (Belize)
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Spider monkey standing (Belize)
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Woody liana wrapped around a canopy tree (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8233] (Belize)
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Forest skink [belize_8222] (Belize)
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Cave formations in ATM cave [belize_8419] (Belize)
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Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) [belize_8553] (Belize)
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Roaring creek in Belize [belize_8471] (Belize)
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Southern river otter (Lontra provocax) in captivity at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
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Coatis sleeping in a tree (Belize)
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Great Blue Hole [belize_0329] (Belize)
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Juvenile brown basilisk (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8737] (Belize)
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Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [belize_7162] (Belize)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6984] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8524] (Belize)
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Tarpon (Belize)
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Black and orange Net-winged Beetle, family Lycidae (Belize)
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Unknown gecko (Belize)
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Unknown epiphyte (Belize)
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Half Moon Caye [belize_0361] (Belize)
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Brown cricket with a black-and-green band (Belize)
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Lobster [belize_uw0185] (Belize)
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Fish and sea sponges (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7626] (Belize)
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Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) [belize_6885] (Belize)
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Aerial view of deforestation in Belize [belize_uw0017] (Belize)
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Sunrise and a palm tree at Blackbird Caye beach [belize_0291] (Belize)
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Fish [belize_uw0163] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8456] (Belize)
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Rainforest pool on a creek near ATM cave [belize_8398z] (Belize)
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Sea grass (Belize)
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American crocodile [belize_7076] (Belize)
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Turquoise waters of Lighthouse Reef as seen from Lighthouse Caye (Belize)
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Scorpion (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_0173] (Belize)
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Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [belize_0389] (Belize)
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Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) with a baby chicken in its mouth (Belize)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6930] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7621] (Belize)
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Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus (Belize)
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Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) (Belize)
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Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) [belize_7319] (Belize)
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Spider monkey using its prehensile tail to hang (Belize)
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Deforestation in Belize [belize_0441] (Belize)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8529] (Belize)
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Male Black Howler Monkey feeding (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8745] (Belize)
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Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) [belize_6868] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8759] (Belize)
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Brown basilisk [belize_8272] (Belize)
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Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [belize_8273] (Belize)
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Great Blue Hole [belize_0337] (Belize)
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name: Zorro] [belize_7150] (Belize)
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Margay sleeping atop a tree branch [belize_7364] (Belize)
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Young Howler Monkey hanging in a tree [belize_8627] (Belize)
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The head of a white snake in a hole (Belize)
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Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [belize_0400] (Belize)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6992] (Belize)
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Boa constrictor head shot (Belize)
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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) [belize_7280] (Belize)
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Sunset on Blackbird Caye [belize_0283] (Belize)
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Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7628] (Belize)
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Female Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) (Belize)
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Entrance to Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0314] (Belize)
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Fish frenzy (Belize)
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Magenta flowers (Belize)
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Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree [belize_8223] (Belize)
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name: Zorro] [belize_7153] (Belize)
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Bungalow at the Belize Zoo's Tropical Education Center (Belize)
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Scarlet macaws (Belize)
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Aerial view of Palm / floodplain forest (Belize)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level [belize_7498] (Belize)
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Belizean slash-and-burn [belize_7681] (Belize)
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Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [belize_0183] (Belize)
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Mangroves of Turneffe Atoll [belize_7526] (Belize)
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Cashew fruit (Belize)
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Male tapir at the Belize Zoo [belize_7249] (Belize)
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Ancient Mayan vessel with a monkey mark (Belize)
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Coral reef near Blue Hole National Park [belize_0319] (Belize)
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Bungalow at the Belize Zoo's Tropical Education Center [belize_7171] (Belize)
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Harpy eagle [belize_7143] (Belize)
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Swamp in Belize (Belize)
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Dark green beetle with red spots [belize_8295] (Belize)
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Great Blue Hole [belize_0334] (Belize)
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Green moray eel [belize_uw0172] (Belize)
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Forest dove (Belize)
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Forest skink (Belize)
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Great egret (Casmendius albus) (Belize)
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Magnificent Frigatebird inflating his red gula pouch to attract female boobies [belize_0395] (Belize)
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Cougar's eye (Belize)
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Thinned woodlands in Belize (Belize)
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Great Blue Hole [belize_0328] (Belize)
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Rainforest pool on a creek near ATM cave [belize_8399] (Belize)
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Unknown forest anole [belize_8157] (Belize)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8760] (Belize)
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