Camera Trapped: Elusive Wildlife Caught in Photos
Forest Ride
A mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei and baby in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.
Little Meat-Eater
A small African carnivore called Lowe's servaline genet (Genetta servalina lowei) was captured in this photo in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania.
Can You Find Me?
The Linneaus's mouse opossum (Marmosa murina) is just 4-5 inches (10-13 centimeters) in length with a 5-8 inch (13-20 cm) tail and weighs under an ounce (26 grams). Here the little guy poses for the camera in Central Suriname Nature Reserve.
Mini Anteater
A Northern tamandua (Tamandua Mexicana), which is a smaller anteater, photographed in Volcan Barva, Costa Rica.
White Tails
White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) in Volcan Barva, Costa Rica.
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Jeanna served as editor-in-chief of Live Science. Previously, she was an assistant editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. Jeanna has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland, and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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