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Mar 31, 2009
Equator
I’m sitting on the Equator or so this monument thinks. When GPS first became available to civilians, I bought one and headed to the Amazon to do some exploring.
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Mar 30, 2009
Me and an Embera friend
A couple of months ago a friend of mine from Panama told me I had to meet his son and let him show me how much he knew about the jungle along the upper Chagres River.
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Mar 25, 2009
Alligator Hole River Manatee rescue
Wednesday March 25, 2009 Some time ago I was contacted—while in Ghana—by folks from the U.S. and Jamaica, who wanted me to rescue a land locked manatee in Jamaica. Others had tried but failed.
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A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead.
A group of Holbrook staff members pose and smile at the camera outdoors.
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame.
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water.
An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds.
Staff member Jamie DeVoe poses on an overlook with a volcano and town in the background.
Office building with elevated deck and tiered landscaping.
Selfie of staff members Kevin Van Dien and Sandy Schmidt smiling.
A motmot perches on a tree branch.
Upward view of 12 people standing in a circle, smiling down at the camera, with an ornate ceiling above them.
A Geoffroy's tamarin sits on a tree branch with its mouth open.
A golden lion tamarin sits on a tree branch.
Close-up of a king protea in bloom.
Staff member Jill Hays standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signs and handouts.
Selfie of Holbrook guide Iván Castillo in the rainforest.
A sea turtle uses its fin to grasp onto another turtle in the water.
Twelve people and a boat driver smiling on a small boat on a river.
Underwater shot of a person snorkeling near a large school of fish.
Staff members Debbie Jordan and Kevin Van Dien stand in a conference booth decorated with Holbrook-branded signs and handouts.
A White-booted Racket-tail hummingbird in flight.