Tales from the Rainforest

Lucas Bustamante recently visited our lodges in Tambopata, Peru for a few weeks and took these incredible photos of Amazon rainforest wildlife.   

Lucas is a passionate biologist and wildlife photographer from Ecuador. For seven years now, he has been dedicated to documenting Ecuador's biodiversity, particularly reptiles and amphibians. Lucas has lead innumerable field trips and workshops. He also has written several articles and books about tropical ecology and herpetology. 

Lucas' photographic work has been featured in National Geographic, Anima Mundi, Discovery Channel and many other magazines.

Enjoy!

Reptiles & Amphibians

Two-Striped Forest-Pitviper (Bothriopsis bilineata)

 Black-Eyed Monkey-Frog (Phyllomedusa camba)

Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

 Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Scarlet Macaws

Primates

 Red Howler Monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) Playing

  Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

 Saddleback tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)

Black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

 Toppin's titi monkey (Callicebus toppini)

 Black spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

Giant River Otters

 Alert giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in an oxbow lake.

A giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) calling.

A family of giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis).

Giant river otters swimming (Pteronura brasiliensis).

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) basking.

Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) resting.

Other Mammals

Jaguar (Panthera onca) Swimming In The Tambopata River

A Jaguar (Panthera onca) Getting Out Of The River

A rare photo of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)

White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) swimming in the Tamboapta River

More Amazon Rainforest Wildlife & Landscapes

A group of cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis)

Sunrise Over The Jungle

The Sky Reflected In The Water Of An Oxbow Lake

Burrowing Owls At The Tambopata Research Center

An Oxbow Lake

Boats Parked At The Tambopata Research Center

Puddling Butterflies

Tambopata River At Sunset

Tambopata River At Sunset (2)

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