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- Black-capped Squirrel Monkey. These cute little squirrel monkeys are just nine to 15 inches long! They are named after the black, circular patch of fur on the top of their heads that looks just like a hat.
- Black Caiman. Black caimans are the largest alligator species on Earth. They are aquatic reptiles that live in shallow, freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes in the Amazon.
- Toucan. These exotic birds are easily spotted by a glance at their long, colorful beaks. From beak to tail they measure some 25 inches, but nearly half of that is just beak!
- Pink River Dolphin. The pink river dolphin is one of just five freshwater dolphin species left on Earth, and it’s the largest of the five! They are named after their light pink coloring, but did you know that they are born gray and get their pink hue later on?
- Jaguar – The National Animal of Brazil
- Ocelot
- Puma
- Maned Wolf
- Giant Otter
- Crab-Eating Fox
- Giant Anteater
- Southern Tamandua
- Saki Monkey
- Marmosets
Solitary and elusive, jaguars are the largest wild cats in the Americasand the third-largest big cats in the world (after tigers and lions). They have the most powerful bite among the big cats and can crush the skull of a fully-grown caiman. The jaguars once ranged from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Today, they occupy only about...
At about twice the size of a domestic cat, Ocelot is the largest small catin the Americas. It has a similar distribution range to the jaguar, from Texas and Arizona all the way to northern Argentina. In the past, ocelots were heavily hunted for their beautiful coat, but today they are protected across most of their range. And while they are still t...
The second-largest cat in Brazil, after the jaguar, puma (a.k.a. cougar) is quite rare in the country. While puma has one of the widest distribution ranges among felids, it tends to occur at low density in most places. The Pantanal is, of course, the best place to try your luck at spotting a puma, particularly, Fazenda Barranco Alto in the southern...
South America’s Maned wolf, is a wolf, like no other. Looking like a fox on stilts, it is neither a fox nor a wolf. It is the only canid (a member of the wild dog family) of its kind. This may mean that it is the only survivor of the Pleistocene extinction that wiped out the majority of the megafauna, including the Woolly mammoth. Having survived f...
Known through much of its range as the ‘river wolf’ the giant otter is one of South America’s top carnivores. Growing to up to 1.8 meters in length, it is the largest of the otter species. Sadly, giant otters are also one of the most endangered animals in Brazil. Up until the 1970s, they were hunted for their valuable fur, and at present, they are ...
The Crab-eating foxis an attractive canid that is not closely related to true foxes. These animals form monogamous pairs and congregate in small hunting packs that prey mainly on rodents, birds, reptiles and insects. During the wet season, they often search for crabs and other crustaceans on the muddy floodplains, which gives them their name. They ...
The Giant anteater is one of the oddest-looking animals in Brazil. With its tiny face, long snout, massive body and exceptionally bushy tail, it looks like Mother Nature couldn’t decide what animal it wanted to make. Threatened by habitat destruction and modification, the giant anteater is listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened S...
Also known as the Lesser Anteater, the lesser anteater is another odd creature of the Brazilian savannah. Unlike their giant cousins, the lesser anteaters are active mainly at night, spending their days in hollow tree trunks or in the burrows of other animals, such as armadillos. Like the giant anteater, the lesser anteaters possess long and sharp ...
Brazil is beyond doubt, the land of monkeys. There are so many monkeys in the Amazon rainforest alone that scientists are still discovering new species. One of the iconic monkeys of the Amazon rainforest is the White-faced Saki monkey. The name comes from the light-coloured fur on the face of the male monkeys. Female faces are not as exuberant. The...
Brazil is home to more monkeys than any other country in the world, and many of Brazil’s monkeys do not occur anywhere else. Of course, just because there are many monkeys around, doesn’t mean that they are easy to see. The smaller primates, like the marmosets, can be particularly hard to spot unless you know where to look. It took us a week in the...
The current model shows that the Amazon Rainforest is home to 427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 species of reptiles, and more than 400 species of amphibians. The following is a list of some of the most iconic and curious creatures one can find in the Amazon.
May 22, 2024 · Among the arthropods of the Amazon Rainforest are spiders (including orb weavers and tarantulas), scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, butterflies, wasps, rhinoceros beetles, ponerine ants, mantids, and walkingsticks. In the 20th century, Brazil’s rapidly growing population settled major areas of the Amazon Rainforest.
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- The Amazon Rainforest stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the tree line of the Andes in the west. The forest widens from a 200-mile (3...
- The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species of insects, plants, birds, an...
- Brazilians have settled large portions of the Amazon, clearing the land for lumbering, grazing, and agriculture. Between 1970 and 2016, Brazilian A...
- What animals live in the Amazon? The Amazon is one of Earth’s last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and it is home to sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs.
- How many countries does the Amazon span? This vast region, about two-thirds the size of the US, spans eight countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and the overseas territory of French Guiana.
- What kind of birds can you see in the Amazon? Home to more than a thousand different species of birds like hummingbirds, channel-billed toucans, hoatzins and macaws, the Amazon is one of the most diverse areas for birds in the world.
- Why is the Amazon important? More than 30 million people, including 350 indigenous and ethnic groups, live in the Amazon and depend on nature for agriculture, clothing, and traditional medicines.
Mar 23, 2021 · The Amazon Rainforest is a unique place on earth. With over 16,000 tree species, 420 mammals, 380 reptiles, 400 amphibians, 1,300 birds, and 3,000 freshwater fishes, the Amazon is home to more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. In fact, about 30 percent of the world’s species are found there. In ...
Jun 7, 2019 · 10 Unique Animals of the Amazon River Basin. By. Bob Strauss. Updated on June 07, 2019. The Amazon River basin, which includes the Amazon Rainforest, covers almost three million square miles and overlaps the boundaries of nine countries: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
