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Two South American Gray Foxes (Lycalopex griseus), Pan de Azucar national park, Atacama Desert

Insects of Atacama desert: A perfectly camouflaged desert grasshopper (Elasmoderus sp.)

Burrowing owl portrait, Pan de Azucar national park, Atacama Chile

Two Blackish Oystercatchers (Haematopus ater) at the Atacama coast, Pan de Azucar National Park

Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) in flight at the Chilean coast of Atacama

Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora), Azapa valley near Arica.

Large group of South American Fur Seals at the coast of Atacama

Lizard (Liolaemus nigriceps), Atacama desert, Chile

Corredor de Tarapaca lizard (Microlophus tarapacensis), Quebrada El Medano, Atacama desert

Liolaemus nigromaculatus, a lizard in the blooming Atacama Desert

Lava lizards (Microlophus atacamensis) are found along the coast of the Atacama

Closeup of Atacama lizard (Liolaemus atacamensis) in the desert near Copiapo, Chile

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) with Copiapoa cactus, Atacama desert

Vicuna portrait at Lauca National Park, Chile

You have to look twice: The perfectly camouflaged desert grasshopper (Elasmoderus sp.) is hard to see between the stones

Gray Gulls hatch their eggs in the middle of the Atacama Desert

Humboldt Penguins at Reserva Nacional Pinguino Humboldt, Isla Choros

Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) next to a cactus, Atacama desert Chile

Mountain viscacha stretching out its legs at Lauca National Park in Chile

Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) in its typical rocky habitat in the Atliplano of Chile

A relaxed mountain viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) at Lauca National Park

Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) at Atacama desert coast, Pan de Azucar National Park

Young South American Fur Seals (Arctocephalus australis) at Antofagasta coast

Three curious vicunas looking at the camera, Altiplano Chile

Gray-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi) balancing on the spines of a cactus at the Chilean desert coast

Gray Gulls (Larus modestus) lay their eggs in the middle of the Atacama desert

Horsehead grasshopper, Atacama Desert

Small Atacama desert grasshopper (Elasmoderus), perfectly camouflaged.

Small camouflaged grasshopper (Elasmoderus sp.), Atacama desert Chile

Scorpion with with foot prints and shadow on sand dune, Atacama desert Chile

Atacama desert scorpion

South American Leaf-toed gecko or Salamanqueja (Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus) at the Atacama coast of Paposo

Andean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus andinus) at Lagunas Chaxas Reserva Nacional los Flamencos

Group of Guanacos between cactus in the north of Chile, Atacama

Guanaco checking out a cactus snack, Punta Choros, Chile

The Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) can only be found with luck in the Atacama Desert

Loro Tricahue (Cyanoliseus patagonus) is the largest and most colorful parrot of Chile

A male Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) at the Andean mountains near Putre in Chile

Male Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) or Huemul del norte, posing between blue flowers

Variable hawks (Geranoaetus polyosoma) at their nesting site, Atacama Desert Chile

Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) perched on cactus, Atacama Desert Chile

Vaquita del desierto (Gyriosomus sp.), a beetle that appears when the Atacama desert is in bloom

Close encounter with a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) at the coast of the Atacama desert

Southern right whale mother with calf at the coast of Antofagasta

Well camouflaged Atacama Desert butterfly (Cynthia carye)

Gray gull (Larus modestus), Pan de Azucar National Park

Atacama desert insects: A wasp (Ammophila sp.) attacking and killing a caterpillar

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