Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Pantanal

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) surveys the surface of the Pixaim River in the Pantanal. This otter is from a family of seven adults which has been habituated over the years by tourists feeding them fish from their boats.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) surveys the surface of the Pixaim River in the Pantanal. This otter is from a family of seven adults which has been habituated over the years by tourists feeding them fish from their boats.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

A group of endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A group of endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: Tourists photograph a snake (unkown species) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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Tourists photograph a snake (unkown species) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: Tourists photograph spectacled caiman at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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Tourists photograph spectacled caiman at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: Ten different species of bats await cataloging by biologists on a collecting trip to the Brazilian Pantanal, one of the richest ecosystems in South America.

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Ten different species of bats await cataloging by biologists on a collecting trip to the Brazilian Pantanal, one of the richest ecosystems in South America.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) held by a biologist in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) surveys the surface of the Pixaim River in the Pantanal. This otter is from a family of seven adults which has been habituated over the years by tourists feeding them fish from their boats.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) surveys the surface of the Pixaim River in the Pantanal. This otter is from a family of seven adults which has been habituated over the years by tourists feeding them fish from their boats.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) consumes fish in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

A group of endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A group of endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A jabiru stork in Brazil's Pantanal.

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A jabiru stork in Brazil’s Pantanal. This bird’s nest faces destruction due to the growing need for cattle pasture and farming.

Photo: An ant carries more than its own weight in Brazil's Pantanal.

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An ant carries more than its own weight in Brazil’s Pantanal.

Photo: A man and woman go flyfishing out in the vacente, or flooded cow pasture in Brazil's Pantanal.

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A man and woman go flyfishing out in the vacente, or flooded cow pasture in Brazil’s Pantanal. The pasture now contains fish and stringrays, but will go bone dry by July.

Photo: A maned wolf takes its own picture by triggering a camera trap's infra-red beam in Brazil's Pantanal.

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A maned wolf takes its own picture by triggering a camera trap’s infra-red beam in Brazil’s Pantanal. The species has developed very long legs which are useful for seeing over the tall grasses in the region.

Photo: Boats lined up at the end of the day in Brazil's Pantanal.

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Boats lined up at the end of the day in Brazil’s Pantanal.

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