A peacock struts along with his tail extended hoping for a mate on the northern coast of Dominica. Originally named Waitukubuli, meaning "Tall is her body," in Carib Indian language, Dominica is a 29-mile-long (47-kilometer-long) slice of paradise in the Caribbean Sea.

(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dominica: The Caribbean's 'Nature Island,'" June 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine)