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…
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…
Jaguar are found throughout the Americas from Central America to Argentina. They are found in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador on the west of South America to Brazil’s highly threatened…
As Earth’s largest tropical wilderness, the Amazon is home to more species than anywhere else. The large predators and iconic animals that roam this expansive forest include the famous jaguar,…
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…
Lizards are regarded as the most successful reptiles. They are very diverse, and so diverse that it’s often hard to box-in and categories all lizards into the group, as they…
The photo above is from the Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Home to the highest concentration of life on Earth, the Amazon Rainforest covers around 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000…
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…
There could be around 10 million insect species on Earth and a great many live in the world’s tropical forests. The most abundant insects in the rainforests are ants, but…
All rainforest mammals feed their young with milk from mammary glands and this is why their (and our) class is named mammalia, the mammals. Mammals are also the only group…
Instead of mentioning Amazon jaguar, piranha, and anaconda, I’ll introduce you to the animals you should be more concerned about in the Amazon. These will not have large gaping jaws…