At a journey of 483 kilometers on Ichilo, Chimoré, Ibabo and Chapare rivers, a total of 141 dolphins were sighted.
Tag: fauna
Manaus: perfect horizon for birdwatching in the Amazon
Municipality has more than half of the bird species found in the Brazilian Amazon, but observers numbers are still small.
Locally extinct birds in the Amazon slowly flock back to forests when trees regrow
Given enough time, deforested land can rebound enough to host bird species that had previously deserted the area.
Researchers discover new bird in occupied part of the Amazon
The bird was discovered through DNA testing and analysis of its song.
Crazy cat numbers: unusually high jaguar densities discovered in the Amazon rainforest
Project found that the jaguar population in three Peruvian conservation areas could number as high as 6,000 animals.
Amazon birds: Photographer creates poster with 74 birds of the region
The poster includes a description of the bird family, popular name in Portuguese and English, scientific name and size of each bird.
Butterflies compete for drink tears of turtle in Amazon
Butterflies would use unusual attitude in search of a source of salt.
Meet the owl that is unique to northern Peru
It is one of the smallest owls in the world and can only be found in Peru, specifically in the Amazon region.
Manatees: fragile and unsuspected elephant relatives
Amazon manatees, cousins of elephants, are the heirs of a strain with at least 50 million years.
Loreto: 4 manatees will be released in the World Earth Day
Amazon Rescue Center will release four specimens of Amazonian manatees (three females and one male), in Lake Quistococha, the day that is celebrated World Earth Day.