The innumerable forms of life that populate the unexplored wilderness of tropical forests are presented here in outstanding photographs that illustrate every color under the sun:from the multihued liveries of parrots to the iridescent wings of butterflies, the huge leaves of the world's tallest trees and climbing orchids whose colors enliven the recesses of the undergrowth.

INTRODUCTION

COSTA RICA THE FOREST AMID THE CLOUDS

MANU IN THE REALM OF THE JAGUAR

AMAZONIA THE SUBMERGED FOREST

BORNEO A WORLD OF ACROBATS

ITURI THE GREEN HEART OF AFRICA

VIRUNGA THE LAST HAVEN OF THE GORILLAS

NUOVA GUINEA THE ISLAND OF THE BIRDS OF PARADISE