Articles by jeremy-hance

Jaguar skull

The skull of America’s biggest cat in Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development in Guyana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is classified as Near Threatened…

A common sight: the grey squirrel

For those living in North America, this animal is one of the most commonly sighted: the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). It is also an invasive species in Britain, Ireland, Italy,…

Tarantula laying eggs

An unidentified species of tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. More Ecuador photos.

Peeking macaque

Fruit stuffed in its mouth, this long-tailed macaque peeks at the photographer from a rooftop in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. To see other photos of the…

Gecko meet insect

The giant leaf tailed gecko of Madagascar, Uroplatus fimbriatus, hangs out above a flying insect. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The giant leaf tailed gecko is threatened by deforestation and…

Colombian cowboys on the move

Cowboys in Colombia herd cattle across a river in the Choco-Darien forests. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. To see other photos from the Choco-Darien forests of Colombia: Choco Darien.

Hanging out

Bats hang out in a limestone cave in Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. To see other photos from caves in Malaysia: Malaysian caves.

Loggers’ church

A Christian church in a logging camp in Guyana. Photo by: Jeremy Hance, 2008. To see other photos from Guyana: 2008 Trip to Guyana.

Triple waterfalls

The Tad Lo waterfalls in Laos. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see other photos of waterfalls from around the world: Waterfalls.

Wooden effigies of the dead

Wooden effigies of the dead line cliff walls at Lemo on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. To see more photos from Sulawesi: Indonesian island of…

Eaten to endangerment: the giant forest snail

The giant tropical land snail Archachatina bicarinata. Photo courtesy of Martin Dallimer. The newest subject of our Forgotten Species series, Archachatina bicarinata is endemic to the islands of Sao Tome…

The tiger longwing

A beautiful tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) in Tayrona National Park in Colombia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. First described in 1776, the species is found from Central America…

Jaguar skull

Jaguar skull in Guyana. Jaguars are the biggest cat in the Americas. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. More Guyana photos.

Toad in the hole

An unidentified ground toad peeking out in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. If you have any information on this toad species please contact me. To see…

Alpine forest to cool you off

Given that the last six months have been the warmest on record worldwide, here's an alpine forest in Brian's Head Utah to remember cold weather by. Consider it visual air-conditioning.…

An acrobatic chacma baboon

We watched this wily gray-footed chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes) for a good fifteen minutes as it posed for us in the Okavango Delta. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs, 2009. Photo…

Weird world of corals: they can hear!

Coral in Belize. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. As coral reefs are imperiled worldwide by rising temperatures and ocean acidification, researchers are just beginning to uncover their secrets, including the…

Planned road to sever Serengeti

African buffalo at sunset in the Maasai Mara, the Kenyan side of the world famous Serengeti plains. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. A planned road in Tanzania threatens to cut…

Unidentified hornbill in Sumatra

This species has been identified by a number of readers--thank you. It is the Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros undulatus). Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. To see more highlight photos from…

Indonesian farmer

An Indonesian farmer near Gunung Kawi in Bali. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. To see highlight photos from a trip to Indonesia in 2010: Highlights of Indonesia, May 2010.

Infant crested black macaque

An infant crested black macaque (Macaca nigra). Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. Endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the crested black macaque is listed as Critically Endangered by…
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