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Last update: 2017-07-27
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Rainforest in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0145]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0145.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0145]
(Malaysia)
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 Taino cave carving of a face in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0127]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0127.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0127]
(Malaysia)
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 Siladen Island and mainland Sulawesi
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 Lava lizard
(Ecuador)
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 Nain and Montehage islands
(Indonesia)
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 Taino cave painting in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Wild ginger in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Kelor Island beach
(Indonesia)
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 A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Drying coconuts near Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Rock outcropping
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A harvestman on a tree near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Decorative rocks in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Lesser Sunda Islands
(Indonesia)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Galapagos Short-eared Owl
(Ecuador)
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 Flora of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0070
(Malaysia)
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 Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background
(Indonesia)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0069
(Malaysia)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 White sand beach in Indonesia
(Indonesia)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0119]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0119.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0119]
(Malaysia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Bunaken tidepools at low tide with Siladen in the background
(Indonesia)
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 The mountain views near Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Young children help their parents fish the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0128]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0128.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0128]
(Malaysia)
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 Genovesa island
(Ecuador)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5052]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5052.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5052]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands near Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Nain and Montehage islands
(Indonesia)
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 Costal views on the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Roosters kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0251]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_underwater_0251.jpg) Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0251]
(Malaysia)
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 Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Pier on Sipadan
(Malaysia)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5064]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5064.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5064]
(Indonesia)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5050]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5050.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5050]
(Indonesia)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A caterpillar in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Taino cave painting of a manatee in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0122]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0122.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0122]
(Malaysia)
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 Rock outcroppings off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0071]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0071.jpg) White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0071]
(Malaysia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0063
(Malaysia)
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 A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0100]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0100.jpg) Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0100]
(Malaysia)
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 Island off Flores
(Indonesia)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0033]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0033.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0033]
(Indonesia)
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 White sand beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0141]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0141.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0141]
(Malaysia)
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 A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Nosy Mangabe at sunrise as seen from the beach in Maroantsetra
(Madagascar)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken tidepools with Siladen Island in the background
(Indonesia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Taino cave painting of a fish in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bromeliad in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Flores
(Indonesia)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5028]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5028.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5028]
(Indonesia)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Green Island off Cairns
(Australia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0118]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0118.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0118]
(Malaysia)
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 Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6613]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6613.jpg) Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6613]
(Indonesia)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5054]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5054.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5054]
(Indonesia)
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 The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A veiw of the forest and river in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Researchers fit a radial collar onto a female Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background
(Indonesia)
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 A bird in a mangrove tree in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken Island tidepools at low tide
(Indonesia)
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 Costal views on the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5059]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5059.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5059]
(Indonesia)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0147]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0147.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0147]
(Malaysia)
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 A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A rainbow over the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A statue of Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A separated tarantula leg near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Unique decor in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5067]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5067.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5067]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Fungi in the rainforest of Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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![Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0442]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_great_barrier_reef_0442.jpg) Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0442]
(Australia)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0069]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0069.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0069]
(Malaysia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Red sea cliffs of Rabida Island
(Ecuador)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive rainforest vines and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Small island off Borneo
(Malaysia)
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 Used shoes (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Pulau Manukan
(Malaysia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Costal resort on the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0047]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0047.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0047]
(Indonesia)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5060]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5060.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5060]
(Indonesia)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands near Sumatra [java_0004]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0004.jpg) Islands near Sumatra [java_0004]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1788]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1788.jpg) Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1788]
(Madagascar)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154681]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154681.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154681]
(Brazil)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Sipadan island
(Malaysia)
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 Cattle on the road in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Half Moon Caye [belize_0367]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0367.JPG) Half Moon Caye [belize_0367]
(Belize)
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 A road in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5053]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5053.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5053]
(Indonesia)
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![Rocky island [brazil_154675]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154675.jpg) Rocky island [brazil_154675]
(Brazil)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Fungi in the rainforest of Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Rock outcroppings off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken tidepools at low tide with Siladen in the background
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Penguins on Chinese Hat Island
(Ecuador)
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 A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A baby rooster kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The view of the mainland from Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A little blue heron at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Parque Colon in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A rainbow over the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A sugarcane plantation in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The crystal-clear waters of Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0054.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0054]
(Malaysia)
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 Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Borneo -- borneo_2717
(Malaysia)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0053]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0053.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0053]
(Malaysia)
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 A crab on the mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Unidentified lizard in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A view from the river,a community gathering spot,near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Beach on Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0095]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0095.jpg) Beach on Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0095]
(Malaysia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0138]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0138.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0138]
(Malaysia)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island on the Turneffe Atoll
(Belize)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5055]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5055.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5055]
(Indonesia)
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![Islands near Sumatra [java_0012]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0012.jpg) Islands near Sumatra [java_0012]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Hummingbird
(Ecuador)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0124]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0124.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0124]
(Malaysia)
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 Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5031]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5031.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5031]
(Indonesia)
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 Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Turkey vultures in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Lesser Sunda Islands
(Indonesia)
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 Sunset at the café at the departure point for Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Island off Java [aceh_0078]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/indonesia/150/aceh_0078.jpg) Island off Java [aceh_0078]
(Indonesia)
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 Fruiting tree in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Stray dog at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Blackbird Caye
(Belize)
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 Islands near Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154680]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154680.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154680]
(Brazil)
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 Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 islands -- sabah_2502
(Malaysia)
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 Nain and Montehage islands
(Indonesia)
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 Taino cave painting of a shellfish in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Rainforest and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island at sunrise
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Costal views on the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Kayaking is a eco-friendly way to visit the wildlife (including manatees) in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A spider web on mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island -- sabah_2506
(Malaysia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Plantains and other foods for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A snorkeler off Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0045]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0045.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0045]
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Oysters on mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican in the mangroves near Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Taino cave painting in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Researchers handle a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Unripe cocoa pod in the rainforest of Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0038]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0038.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0038]
(Indonesia)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The view of the mainland from Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Pulau Mesa
(Indonesia)
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 A Haitian refugee carries her goods on her head in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Sugarcare fields in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Penguins on Chinese Hat Island
(Ecuador)
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 A dead hutia hit by a car in the Dominican Republic. This body was found in a part of the country that hutia were not previously thought to occupy.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0067]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0067.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0067]
(Malaysia)
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![Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0443]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_great_barrier_reef_0443.jpg) Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0443]
(Australia)
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 White sand beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off the coast of KK
(Malaysia)
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 Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A veiw of the forest and river in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Snapper island [australia_daintree_013]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_daintree_013.jpg) Snapper island [australia_daintree_013]
(Australia)
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 A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background
(Indonesia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0144]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0144.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0144]
(Malaysia)
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 Nazca booby with chick
(Ecuador)
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 Red-footed booby
(Ecuador)
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 A little blue heron at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Roosters kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Rocky island
(Brazil)
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 Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background
(Indonesia)
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 Red-footed booby
(Ecuador)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Rainforest and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0073
(Malaysia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0145]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0145.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0127]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0127.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0119]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0119.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0128]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0128.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5052]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5052.jpg)
![Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0251]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_underwater_0251.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5064]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5064.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5050]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5050.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0122]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0122.jpg)
![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0071]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0071.jpg)
![Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0100]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0100.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0033]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0033.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0141]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0141.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5028]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5028.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0118]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0118.jpg)
![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6613]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_6613.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5054.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5059]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5059.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0147]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0147.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5067]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5067.jpg)
![Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0442]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_great_barrier_reef_0442.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0069]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0069.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0047]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0047.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5060]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5060.jpg)
![Islands near Sumatra [java_0004]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/java/java_0004.jpg)
![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1788]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_1788.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154681]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154681.jpg)
![Half Moon Caye [belize_0367]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/belize/belize_0367.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5053]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5053.jpg)
![Rocky island [brazil_154675]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154675.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0054.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0053]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0053.jpg)
![Beach on Sipadan island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0095]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0095.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0138]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0138.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5055]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5055.jpg)
![Islands near Sumatra [java_0012]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/java/java_0012.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0124]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0124.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5031]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5031.jpg)
![Island off Java [aceh_0078]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/aceh_0078.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154680]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154680.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0045]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0045.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0038]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0038.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0067]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0067.jpg)
![Green Island off Cairns [australia_great_barrier_reef_0443]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_great_barrier_reef_0443.jpg)
![Snapper island [australia_daintree_013]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_daintree_013.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0144]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0144.jpg)
