Thraupis episcopus Perhaps one of the most commonly encounter species of Tanagers in the Neotropics. It is a beautiful bird that your just as likely to encounter in the far reaches of the Amazon as you are in the middle of a sprawling metropolis. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Imantodes cenchoa These long, wiry snakes are aptly named and extremely well adapted to life in the trees. They are rarely seen on the ground, and most often observed moving through understory brush 1-2 meters above the forest floor Napo River, Ecuador
Saimiri sciureus macrodon A squirrel monkey makes use of a natural bridge and a means to cross a small creek. When the monkey reaches the end of the branch, it will simply launch itself as far as it can and break it's fall by grabbing whatever branches it can on the way down. Amazing little dare-devils! Napo River, Ecuador
