Jungle Cats
The cats are one of the most specialised and highly adapted predators there are. With retractable claws, keen eyesight and acute senses, they are often the top predator no matter…
Amazon Jungle Animals
Amazon jungle animals you can find include some of the icons of Amazonia, such as colorful macaw parrots, giant river otters, and the famous jaguar, but also a multitude of…
Rainforest Carnivores
Carnivores feed off other animals in the rainforests and usually prey on herbivores. The most specialized carnivores are the cats with their retractable claws and acute senses. Carnivores don’t simply…
Amazon Rainforest Carnivores
With the abundance of fruiting trees and plants, there is a wide diversity of Amazon herbivores. And when there are herbivores, carnivores are never far away. There are different apex…
Iquitos Animals
The above photo of a sloth was taken at the Tahuayo Lodge, Iquitos, Peru. The most animals in Iquitos are short distance from the city itself. Urbanisation and agriculture have…
Amazon Rainforest Mammals
Amazon Rainforest mammals include many of the favorites to search for on Amazon Jungle Tours. From Amazon Monkeys to rodents, the forest is teeming with our mammalian relatives. Amazon mammals…
Amazon Rainforest Monkeys
Amazon Rainforest Monkeys are one of the main animals people search for in the rainforest. Perhaps they remind us of our own ancestry and we feel more of a connection…
Clay Licks
Clay licks put simply are exposed areas of clay where animals gather to eat or lick clay. Over 50 different animals use clay licks to obtain clays or salts. Light…
Rainforest Agouti
The photo above was taken near the Posada Amazonas Lodge, Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Rainforest Agouti are large rodents related to guinea pigs. Characteristically, they have five toes on their front…