Little known and seldom visited Guyana received just 2500 visitors a year and yet it is clothed in rich rainforests with associated tracts of natural savanna and the magnificent Kaieteur Falls. Here is a selection of a few of the colourful and varied critters that came our way, including the amazing Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, glittering jacamars, owls, butterflies, caterpillars, gigantic water lilies and the wonderful Giant Anteater. Chris Gardner
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