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Romi Castagnino is a freelance photographer/filmmaker and a conservation biologist specializing in studying tropical rainforest carnivores.

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Today is Gorilla Day! 🦍 The largest living primate on Earth is our closest relative after chimpanzees and bonobos.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you Virunga Ecotours for making my experience tracking these majestic animals an unforgettable one.
🐊🐊 The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile that inhabits freshwater wetlands, such as marshes and cypress swamps from Texas to southeastern and coastal North Carolina. These alligators are among the first
Did you know that there are 3 morphs of the African leopard (Panthera pardus)? The Ethiopian, Somali and Zanzibar leopard!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To take this photo we had to wait hours for the mother leopard to come out of the bush, and to our surprise, she had a
Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) is found in a variety of ecosystems. Due to this, its size and appearance vary widely across its range, which has led to some taxonomic confusion in the past; as a result over 40 different scientific synonyms have been use
 
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