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The Top 10 Field Photos of 2015

December 23, 2015

From the hills of Afghanistan to the reefs off Madagascar, from a tiny chameleon to the sizable Asian elephant, these were our 10 favorite photos from the field this year (in no particular order).

Photo Credit: ©Felx Ratelolahy/WCS

1.

A Fito leaf chameleon in Madagascar fits on a fingertip.

Photo Credit: ©Dept. of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and WCS Thailand

2.

Hard to miss these Asian elephants, caught on a camera trap in Thailand's Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.

Photo Credit: ©WCS India/Himachal Pradesh Forest Department

3.

How's this for a backyard regular? A leopard in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Photo Credit: ©WCS Afghanistan

4.

A rare glimpse of a snow leopard in the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan.

Photo Credit: ©WCS Ecuador

5.

A lowland tapir photographed by camera trap in the Amazon.

Photo Credit: ©WCS Ecuador

6.

A puma kicks back to relax in the Amazon.

Photo Credit: ©WCS Ecuador

7.

Certainly a sight to see. A giant armadillo in Ecuador.

Photo Credit: ©Carlos Durigan/WCS Brazil

8.

Here's lookin' at you jaguar resting in a tree in Brazil's Mamiraua Sustainable Reserve.

Photo Credit: ©Emily Darling/WCS

9.

Not a bad place to take notes. A WCS scientist surveys a coral reef off Madagascar.

Photo Credit: ©Mileniusz Spanowicz/WCS

10.

This frog, found on the Identidad Madidi expedition, turned out to be a new species.

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