When the water recedes during the dry season masses of tangled vegetation become exposed on riverbanks, creating living sculptures. A jacamar can be seen perched near the centre of the photo. August, Pacaya Samiria Reserve, Peru. "Mono" filter used.
Peoples of the Amazon lowlands in Loreto, Peru, depend on fish as a mainstay of their diet. They learn to fish at a young age, and spend a good part of their lives catching fish. Pictured are two boys on a beach during the dry season on a tributary of the Amazon.
Like so many species, woolly's are at risk of extinction due to multiple threatening human activities including habitat loss, over-hunting and climate change ("Lagothrix lagothricha": IUCN: Vulnerable). Seasonally flooded forest, Loreto, Peru.
