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Orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) hovering and drinking nectar from a wild red banana flower (Musa velutina) in the rain forest, Costa Rica

Thatched houses in a village of Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

Thatched houses in a village of Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

An adult capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus), Belluda Cano, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), on Pacalpa Cano, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

An adult Manaus slender-legged treefrog (Osteocephalus taurinos), Ucayali River, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Loreto, Peru, South America

Lake Sandoval and Aguaje palms, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Swarm of wasps (Angiopolybia pallens) and nest in the forest, French Guiana, Overseas department and region of France, French Guiana, South America

Palm trees on Yacumama Lake, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

An adult common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), in the trees along the Yarapa River, Nauta, Peru, South America

Adult yellow-rumped caciques (Cacicus cela), at nest site on Belluda Cano, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Thatched house in a village of Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

An adult long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus), in Nauta Cano at night, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Nauta, Peru, South America

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) perching on branch by Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Three yellow-spotted river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) on wooden branch on Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve near Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios Region, Peru, South America

Palm trees on Yacumama Lake, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Close-up of head of Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), Lake Yacumama, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Mother and baby brown-throated sloths (Bradypus variegatus), San Francisco, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) (Nannopterum brasilianum), Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America

Thatched houses in a village of Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

An adult great egret (Ardea alba) on left, and snowy egret (Egretta thula) on right, Rio El Dorado, Amazon Basin, Peru, South America

Adult male red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus), in the village of San Francisco, Amazon Basin, Peru, South America

An adult orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica), in Iricahua Cano, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult Peruvian pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia juruensis), on the Pacaya River, Nauta, Peru, South America

Adult Cocha whiptail (Kentropyx altamazonica), Pacaya River, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), on Pacalpa Cano, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

A young spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) at night on Rio El Dorado, Ucayali River, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Black-skinned parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus), Pacaya River, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Adult Spix's night monkeys (Aotus vociferans), in Pahuachiro Creek, Amazon River Basin, Iquitos, Peru, South America

An adult Peruvian pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia juruensis), on the Maranon River, Nauta, Peru, South America

A pair of common woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha), mock fighting on the Yarapa River, Nauta, Peru, South America

An adult common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), on Pacalpa Cano, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

Australasian darter bird (Anhinga novaehollandiae) drying wings, snake bird spreading wings, Poovar Island, Kerala, India, Asia

An adult black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis), Nauta Cano, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

Adult brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), three toe detail, San Francisco, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult female cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus), Lake Clavero, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Adult blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), Amazon National Park, Upper Amazon River Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult female cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus), Lake Clavero, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), on Pacalpa Cano, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

Baby brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), San Francisco, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Adult yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela), at nest site on Belluda Cano, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru.

An adult horned screamer (Anhima cornuta), on the Nauta Cano, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

A young spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), eye detail at night on Rio El Dorado, Ucayali River, Loreto, Peru, South America

A captive yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus), on display at the Amazon Rescue Center, Iquitos, Peru, South America

Walkway strung through the treetop canopy of the rainforest, Explorama Lodge, Napo River, Amazon Basin, Peru, South America

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600