RHINO
ORANGUTAN
Colors sampled from nature
Each forest is different. Different plants. Different species. Different hues. We sampled colors from the variety of life to see how the shades of biodiversity changed with changing ecosystems.
The Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Like the colors of Mardi Gras, the color palette of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are lively and bright. The colors from the feathers of exotic birds are repeated in the insects. Even the monkeys are colored gold. Read more about the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Sixty percent of Brazil’s endangered species are found here. In total, there are 24,000 species of plants, mammals, birds, and amphibians, and reptiles, of which 9,500 species exist nowhere else on earth. There are countless more unknown to science.
CAPYBARA
TAMARIN
SLOTH
FEATHER
WEEVIL
TOAD
Colombia's Cloud Forest
The colors of Colombia’s cloud forest palette are the colors of a jewel box, helping species find each other through the dense forest. Here in the cloud forest, iridescent hummingbirds hover above colorful flowers. Orchids bloom in the mist. Epiphytes cling to outstretched branches. Read more about Colobmia’s Cloud Forest.
The mist enveloping these montane cloud forests when warm air meets chillier mountain currents creates conditions for life. The climate is ideal for orchids, palms, ferns, and epiphytes. In fact, over 200 species of orchids have already been found and cataloged here.
SPECTACLED BEAR
EPIPHYTE
LEAF
PUMA
BUTTERFLY
HUMMINGBIRD
Ecuador's Pacific Lowland Forest
Like this tropical forest itself, the color palette here is warm and sometimes steaming hot. Birds combine complementary colors with abandon, frogs flash bright warning signals, mammals add stealth with the colors of dappled shadows.
Ecuador has more bird species per square kilometer than any other country. It also has the greatest plant diversity of any South American country and boasts hundreds of frog and reptile species, thousands of kinds of butterflies and countless other invertebrates. Read more about Ecuador’s Pacific Lowland Forest.
OCELOT
ANTEATER
TAYRA
PARAKEET
MACAW
FROG
The Galapagos Archipelago
The color palette of this isolated island are the intersection of sea, sand, and sky. Muted earth tones predominate, with weathered hues occasionally punctuated by vibrant bursts of colors.
San Cristóbal is an oasis where life converges – red-footed boobies (Sula sula), blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), and Nazca boobies (Sula granti) share a nesting ground, where American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) and scores of other shore birds come to breed. Read more about the Galapagos.
LIZARD
FINCH
HAWK
FLYCATCHER
BOOBY
INCA
Sumatra
The colors of Sumatra are shades of our ancient past, with russet orangutans, slate colored rhinos, mud, and fallen leaves – accented with reds, yellows greens, and blues.
This unique area of exceptional biodiversity is the last place on earth where Sumatran rhinos, elephants, tigers, and orangutans co-exist in one ecosystem. Throughout its many distinct ecoregions are 174 species of mammals, 450 bird species, 191 reptile species, 52 amphibian species, and over 4,500 plant species. Read more about Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem.
TIGER
PITCHER PLANT
BUTTERFLY
HORNBILL
India's Sky Islands
The colors of the sky islands in the Western Ghats are the golden hues of grasslands, dusty shades of parched earth, and stealth. These hues blend harmoniously to allow prey and predator to move through tall grasses and open savannas undetected.
India’s Western Ghats are incredibly important for biodiversity. Older than the Himalaya mountains, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has more biological diversity than almost anywhere else on the planet. Sky islands with waves of golden grasslands dot the mountain range. In addition, the montane forests in the Western Ghats influence India’s monsoon weather pattern and are home to at least 325 globally threatened species. Read more about the Western Ghats.
DHOLE
ROLLER
ELEPHANT
MACAQUE
TIGER
FROG
India's Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
The colors palette of Hoollongapar is shades of lush forest canopy, curries and saffron, and vibrant festivals. Macaques with painted red faces and bronze fur, variegated rajah butterflies, and of course, brilliantly colored birds.
The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is teeming with biodiversity. In just 8 square miles are over 1,000 species of plants, mammals, birds, butterflies, amphibians, and reptiles. Like India itself, the is canopy implausibly crowded. There are hoolok gibbon, the slow loris, four species of macaques and one species of capped langur. Down below are another 34 mammal species, including Indian elephants, leopards, and tigers. Read more about the Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary.
GIBBON
BEE-EATER
MACAQUE
SNAKE
BUTTERFLY
SPIDER