Close-up of flower and partly harvested hands of bananas on a banana plant at Guantanamo, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Banana wrap

Daintree Naturalist, David Armbrust feeds Macleay's Honeyeater bird, Queensland, Australia

Bananas on banana plant, Barreirinhas, Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil, South America

Close-up of hands of green banana fruit growing on banana plant

Caucasian baby girl reaching for apple slice

Preparing natural cacao drink at Bribri tribe house, A day with the Bribri, indigenous people in Lim?n Province of Costa Rica,

Smiling woman in Arsenal soccer jersey carries heavy banana tree on head, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Packaging from leaves, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Grilled fish on Laplap, Efate, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

People smile as they transport heavy banana trees on bicycles, near Kagano, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Two women carrying basket and heavy banana tree on their heads, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Smiling woman carries heavy banana tree on head, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Quality check of green banana, Hamburg, Germany

Healthy snacks are available for employees in the kitchen of The Bangor Letter Shop. The Bangor, Maine company won the "Bronze Award" in 2004 in the Wellness Councils of America's contest held every three years. Bangor Letter Shop President Irv Marsters believes they have a shot at the Gold in 2007.

Orangutan (Pongo species) hanging sideways from a tree branch and holding a banana in it's hand in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, West Kotawaringin Regency, Indonesia

Fruit salad served in a banana leaf; Pedawa, Bali, Indonesia

A Man's Hand Feeding An Elephant, Na Muang Safari Park, Koh Samu, Chang Wat Surat Thani, Thailand

Closeup of outline of a green lizard from under a leaf, eye and foot over edge