You can read about the Amazon forest for years and still not come close to grasping how strange its wildlife really is. The ...

Thus, in general, there were three distinct groups in South America (Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, and Subtropical Rain Forest ... only 0.2% of the orchid bees. It must be emphasized that all sites ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen ...

On the 28th International Day of Action Against Dams in March, communities impacted by dam projects, including those along ...

It pales in lushness to the mighty Amazon rainforest to the north, the green lungs of the Earth. Even some scientists who study the Cerrado call it ugly; the common term for its scrubland is ...

According to ICV, 526,459 hectares (approximately 1.3 million acres) of native vegetation — an area about 50 times the size of Paris — was cleared largely in the Amazon Rainforest to raise ...

curid=93353722 The Amazon rainforest is teeming with biodiversity, and among its most captivating features are the birds. The biodiversity, colors, and behaviors have captured the imagination of ...

aetherea is closely related to other species from the southwestern Amazon, but it maintains a distinct genetic lineage. Researchers suspect that these frogs have highly specific habitat ...

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, I joined local hunters for a catch and cook experience like no other. From traditional trapping methods to open-fire cooking, we prepared and tasted some of the most ...

They are considered the king of the Amazon, and are known for their powerful bite and ... They are also known as pink dolphins. They swim through the rainforest’s flooded rivers. Bringing Home A ...

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