The birds here can be very elusive, remaining high in the canopy away from the attentions of curious scientists. Here are images of several island species – you can tell they are shy because their heads are turned away in each of these photographs! First, the Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus) – a tiny but…

Plants come in more colors than just green. Here is a normal leaf of one of the common understorey fern species in the rainforest. And here is a different leaf of the same species – but this one is red! Why? To answer this question, you need to know one more fact: the red leaf…