An emergent is a tree that rises above the forest canopy in order to get more light. The Amazon Rainforest can be very dark under the thick canopy due to the amount of trees that compete for sunlight.
View of taller trees piercing the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. Such trees are called ’emergents’.
Two children from the Amazonas Region in Colombia. One third of the country lies in this region in what...
A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal that is native to Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. There...
One-third of Colombia’s area sits in the Upper Amazon region. Pictured is the Amazon River at dusk near the...
Man in the Amazonas region of Colombia with an anaconda wrapped around his arm.
The Hanging Crab Claw, also known as Heliconia rostrata, is a species of the Heliconia genus of plants, which...
