National Parks04 Mar 2013 06:49 am
Striped Bromeliads in the Tree Tops
Beautiful striped bromeliads among the orchids high up in the jungle canopy of a Kapok tree, from National Geographic’s Photo of the Day.
Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic
From the bromeliads, ferns, and orchids that cover a kapok tree 160 feet above the forest floor to the jaguars that prowl below, Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park is home to countless plant and animal species.
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