Animals of the Peruvian Amazon

The Alto Madre de Dios river, runs through the Manu Biosphere Reserve, in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios, July 15, 2014. This 1.8 million-hectacre (7,000 sq. mile) reserve is the largest National Park in Peru and is the home of about 1,000 birds species and 200 mammals. It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world, with more than 200 varieties of trees found in an area the size of a football field.

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A white caiman swims in the Manu National Park in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios, July 16, 2014.

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Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtles sun themselves in Manu National Park, July 16, 2014.

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A white caiman looks out from a river bank in Manu National Park, July 16, 2014.

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A small cascade spills through the forest in the Manu Biosphere Reserve Cloud Forest, July 15, 2014.

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A Blue-crowned Motmot rests on a branch in the Manu Biosphere Reserve Cloud Forest, July 19, 2014.

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An adult and a young capybara are seen at Manu National Park in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios.

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A rubber tree stands in the forest in Manu National Park, July 17, 2014.

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A brown capuchin monkey looks through the foliage at Manu National Park in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios, July 17, 2014.

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A guide searches for monkeys in Manu National Park, July 17, 2014.

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A Waxy Monkey Leaf frog clings to a leaf in Manu National Park, July 19, 2014.

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Hoatzins, or stinkbirds, perch in Manu National Park, July 18, 2014.

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A giant otter, or South American otter, looks up in a lagoon in Manu National Park, July 18, 2014.

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A boat navigates the Manu river in Manu National Park, located in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios, July 17, 2014.