#especially the jaguars from the pantanal

[pollenallergie]

look, i'm latina (born and raised in latam, never lived anywhere else, i have the credentials lmao), and regarding you not handling spicy food well, that's totally valid and normal. honestly, i think that's mexican people's fault for giving us that rep that latines love spicy food when in reality, at least here in south america, most cultures don't really have super spicy food traditionally. like, super well seasoned? absolutely. a little spicy? sometimes. but very spicy is definitely a mexican thing that people assume to be true for all of us

(unless... you have mexican ancestry, than i don't know what to tell you babe)

also, we don't speak spanish in brasil and that doesn't make us any less latine, and that shouldn't make you any less either <3

i mean… if you think about it… most latine people speak spanish or portuguese, and both are the languages of colonizers. you know what else is the language of a colonizer? english. so, really, we’re all in the same boat on that one.

also, about the spice thing, YEAHH!! i’m glad you brought that up!!! because i had the absolute pleasure of getting to meet and stay with one of my tias for the first time two summers ago (my boricua side of the family is pretty detached from literally everyone else in the family) and she cooked for me and none of the food was like offensively spicy (not the mofongo, not the rice, not the pasteles, not the picadillo, not the empanadillas, none of it). puerto rican cuisine, like many other types of caribbean cuisine, has just as much african influence as it does spanish influence, and yet, even we’re not going too crazy with the spice. mexican cuisine is giving the rest of us a reputation we simply can’t (and won’t) live up to (love y’all tho <3 <3 love mango with tajin. love mexican chocolate. love tamales. <3 <3).

… in all fairness, spice is also good in really hot, dry climates because it makes you sweat and helps cool you down (oddly enough), so like… it could just be that the landlocked, more arid places in mexico (predominantly north mexico and some of central mexico, i think) have learned to eat lots of spice in the summer to help keep them cool since they don’t have coastal breezes (in the landlocked portions) and are fairly close to the equator. but like in more tropical and coastal places, we don’t typically need that because the temperatures are fairly mild, we get lots of rain (at least during the wet months), and we benefit from the luxury of frequently having a costal breeze.

but also i’m not mexican, i know next to nothing about mexican culture (i mean i hardly know anything about my own culture!!) so like… i have zero authority here… i could totally be just talking complete nonsense rn.

also eeek you’re from brasil??? that’s super fucking cool!!! i’ve always wanted to go to brasil specifically to study the jaguar populations because!!! first of all, there’s so many!!! also brasileiro jaguars are usually quite a big bigger than other jaguars (if i’m remembering correctly), which is just… ugh we love to see that!!! and since brasil’s government has put more protections in place for them in recent years, they’re numbers are (to my knowledge) coming up… also like they’re so elusive and cool!!!! the flora and fauna of brasil is so fucking incredible!! genuinely one of my favorite regions for that exact reason. like where else in this world am i going to see a big ass jaguar battle against a caiman???

#sorry i’m an animal nerd #i fucking love jaguars #especially the jaguars from the pantanal #they’re bigger there… they give less of a fuck there… they’re incredible #jaguars are at their best in brasil’s pantanal and that’s just the facts #love my latine mutuals <3 #ask and i shall reply #moots moots lovely moots <3 #luiza <3 #also boricuas have beef with almost every other group of latines??? except (to my knowledge) brasileiros?? #idk why… i guess we’re just like the mean girls of latin america?? #but yeah boricuas and brasileiras unite 🫶🫶

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Fires Put Pantanal Animals at Risk

With the fire, fauna goes through the so-called 'period of gray hunger,' when there is no food supply

Gigantic smoke clouds erupt from a charred forest, whose fauna, including jaguars, is in danger: a new wave of fires has been wreaking havoc on the Pantanal, a biome considered the largest wetland area in the world. The region has been hit by fires for several weeks. INPE (National Institute for Space Research) satellites detected 2,256 fires in this area from November 1 to 12, 11 times more than during the same month in 2022.

Along the Transpantaneira, a dirt road that crosses the Pantanal, an area that should be completely flooded at this time of year has been reduced to a small lake. Some alligators try to swim, while another is lifeless out of the water. Dozens of flies hover over the decomposing corpse.

According to experts, the fires are mainly caused by human action, especially due to burning to expand agricultural lands, but the situation worsened this year due to an exceptional drought.

Source.

#brazil #brazilian politics #politics #environmentalism #pantanal #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

[xtruss]

The World's Best Destinations For Bird-Watching! Slow Down For Epic Spectacles of Nature in These World Wonders For Birding.

SOUTH GEORGIA 🇬🇪 ISLAND — Half a million king penguins, each standing three feet tall, pack shoulder to shoulder in mesmerizing colonies on this hundred-mile-long, glacier-studded island–reached by two days of sailing east of Chile’s Cape Horn. Millions of smaller seabirds nest on the island’s tussock-covered slopes, partly thanks to the largest-ever rat-eradication effort, completed on South Georgia in 2015. While drinking in the abundant birdlife, raise a glass to Ernest Shackleton at his final resting place. Photograph By Eric Chen, Getty Images

CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, USA 🇺🇸— The narrow peninsula at Cape May acts as a bird funnel, bringing in songbirds during their spring and fall migrations. At dawn on a good day, legendary Higbee Beach offers front-row seats to a feathered fashion show: A steady procession flies by, each bird intent on finding a place to rest as it encounters the natural barrier of Delaware Bay. With a little luck, you can see 20 species of warblers, each in its own colorful costume. Photograph By Jay Cassario, Getty Images

PANTANAL, BRAZIL 🇧🇷 — Everyone gets spoiled by nature’s extravagance of Brazil's Pantanal, especially during the July-to-August dry season when three-foot hyacinth macaws and hulking jabiru storks seem to lurk around every corner. Cruise the famous Transpantaneira road or hop a boat downriver where, amid oodles of birds, you might glimpse a jaguar lounging on an exposed bank. Photograph By All Canada Photos/Alamy Stock Photo

BROOME, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 — Roebuck Bay, on the coast of Australia’s enormous Kimberley wilderness, might be the shorebird capital of the world. More than 100,000 sandpipers, godwits, knots, tattlers, plovers, curlews, greenshanks, and turnstones gather here each year before embarking on a marathon journey northward: Many will not touch down until reaching China five days later. In early April, you can relax on the beach at sunset to watch flock after flock take to the skies. Photograph By Luc Hooganstein, Buiten-Beeld/Minden Pictures

NEW GUINEA 🇬🇳 HIGHLANDS — The jungly interior of New Guinea, largely unmapped until the 1930s, astonished early explorers with its birdlife—and the area remains a birdwatcher’s wonderland. Dazzling birds-of-paradise appear to have sprung from a modern artist’s wild imagination. A courting male Raggiana bird of paradise looks like a quivering, pastel-colored feather duster caught in an invisible pinball machine. Photograph By Tim Laman, National Geographic Image Collection

KAKUM NATIONAL PARK, GHANA 🇬🇭 — A series of hanging walkways, draped 130 feet above the ground, gives bird’s-eye views of Ghana's pristine West African rain forest for those brave enough to sway into the canopy. Seven treetops are connected by spans totaling 1,150 feet—almost a quarter mile of vertiginous crossings. It’s possible to find 300 species of birds in the park, including the little-known Fraser’s eagle-owl, the wide-ranging melancholy woodpecker, and nine different hornbills. Photograph By Wietse Michiels, Alamy Stock Photo

MINDO, ECUADOR 🇪🇨 — Embraced by cloud forest almost a mile above sea level, the enclave of Mindo in Ecuador is a honey trap for hummingbirds. Spend a morning at one of the valley’s many sugar-feeder stations to admire these turbocharged gems—with evocative names like shining sunbeam and glowing puffleg. While you’re at it, indulge your own sweet tooth with a bar of heavenly, shade-grown local chocolate. Photograph By Karine Aigner, National Geographic Image Collection

HULA VALLEY, FOREVER PALESTINE 🇵🇸 (ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED BY THE FASCIST WAR CRIMINAL ZIONIST 🐖 🐷 🐖 🐗, ISRA-HELL) — At the geographic crossroads of Eurasia and Africa, upwards of a billion birds may pass through Israeli airspace each fall before crossing the Sahara Desert. Wetland restoration projects have been so successful that many birds now spend the winter, too, and “The Terrorist , Fascist, Apartheid Illegal Regime of the War Criminal Isra-helli 🐖 🐷 🐖 🐗 Government” feeds corn and seeds to tens of thousands of common cranes in the Hula Valley to decrease crane damage to agricultural fields. A movable hide lets viewers sneak into the midst of this real-life spectacle. Photograph By Doron Horowitz, Redux

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦— On safari, the birds are just as outrageous as other, furrier wildlife. Behold the secretarybird, a terrestrial eagle that uses its exceptionally long legs to stride across the African savanna and stamp on venomous snakes. Or the lesser jacana, equipped with such spindly toes that it can balance on floating lily pads. While others pursue the Big Five in South Africa, set your sights on the tiny Southern cordon-bleu—and, bonus, you’ll spot all the megafauna along the way. Photograph By Mdumbleton, Getty Images

NAGALAND, INDIA 🇮🇳— Several years ago, when conservationists visited the remote province of Nagaland on the border of India and Myanmar, they discovered more than a million Amur falcons gathering in dense roosts near Doyang Reservoir—apparently a launching point for the falcons’ nonstop, 13,000-mile migratory flight to Southern Africa. At its peak in October, this stopover may hold the world’s largest concentration of raptors. Photograph By Caisii Mao, Nutphoto/Getty Images

#Best Destinations #Birds 🐦‍⬛🪿🦩🐦 🦢 🦅 🦆 🦜 | Watching #Penguin 🐧 #Hummingbirds #Birds-of-Paradise #Epic Spectacles | Nature #World 🌎 Wonders

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VOLUNTEERS GO TO THE FIGHT FOR THE PANTANAL

The Pantanal is no longer just destroyed due to the giant hearts of people who volunteer to help save the animals and put out the fire. From residents to specialists. From NGOs, such as AMPARA ANIMAL | SILVESTRE to donations from companies concerned with this Biome. Unfortunately after burning 85% of the largest jaguar sanctuary, the federal government recognizes that the situation in the Pantanal is critical.

Biologists say that it is not yet possible to have an idea of ​​the proportion that this disaster will have in the environmental imbalance. Something very serious! The face of the Pantanal has great chances of changing. The rivers will be modified as well. When it rains, this material that is now attached to the soil, serves as a food structure for the local flora, with the rain it will move to the rivers, the consequences will be the impact on the lives of the animals in the waters, lack of oxygen for the fish, for example.

In the article you can check in more detail about the little that the federal government is doing to mitigate this very serious situation in the Pantanal that is still on fire and in need of help.

We remain steadfast, housed in the Pantanal to help the victims of this disaster. Taking care of their wounds, feeding, distributing water through the Pantanal to the animals. Stay tuned to our posts. We are always bringing updates on what has been done, especially with the donation you made for us.

Share and make the Pantanal visible, it calls for help!

Source: printed from Estadão

#pantanal in flames #pantanal #brazil #brasil

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Brazil, Argentina, Iguazu, Pantanal and Rio

These itineraries are all based around an extended trip I took to South America, starting in Buenos Aires. It is surprisingly warm to British travellers, given the Falklands War. After a series of despotic dictators who "disappeared" many of their opponents, letting bygones be bygones is something of Argentine speciality. Like most cities, parts of it can feel unsafe for solo travellers, but most of it is fine, especially by day. One of the most colourful parts is La Boca which features tango and restaurants by day, but red lights by night. The latter may or may not give you a different kind of awesome experience, but we do not recommend it. AX also features a tango class, so when you go to a tango club you don't have to just watch, you can take part and learn. While Uruguay may covet Buenos Aires' red carnation as the world's tango capital, its spiritual home, and dancefloor, will always be Argentina. The best places to eat are near theatre-land and by the riverside, where steak and Malbec wine can be sampled in abundance.

Iguazu is a genuine wonder of the world. Featured in the film The Mission, it is best seen from the Argentinean side (though Brazilians fervently disagree!) and ideally early in the day. We also feature a speedboat ride underneath it which is great but you have to be prepared to receive the full experience, which means getting wet! Still, "I'm just washing the Iguazu falls out of my hair" is undoubtedly one of the greatest postcard-openers of all time.

The Pantanal is an amazing wetland roughly the size of France. There are two inhabitants you really want to see here, apart from the plentiful caimans: jaguars, the worlds biggest cat, who will happily eat you; and giant otters who would eat you if they could, but will give you a nasty nip! I saw neither, but subsequently found out where they are, so with a teeny bit of luck we'll introduce you at a suitable distance.

Rio is great. Amazing beaches. Samba and probably the world's definitive carnival. Our private guides and drivers ensured that I was safe and prevented any straying into the more "iffy" parts of the city. You can even visit the carnival on some of our experiences and also the Winners Parade.

Standing on Sugarloaf Mountain presented an incredible view and after driving in a 4X4 around the forest, I felt as though I'd participated in the city's life, rather than as a simple tourist.  As in Buenos Aires, we also teach you to Samba and take you to a Samba show to try it. One day we hope to explore the favelas on our experiences too, but currently the UK and Brazillian governments say it is too dangerous because of the local gangs.   Regardless, Rio is amazing place to visit - but much better and safer done with experienced guides and a great tour operator...

[ezatluba]

Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire

Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire

By CHRISTIANA SCIAUDONE and ERALDO PERES

September 28, 2020

The paws of a Jaguar named Amanaci, who suffered third-degree burns during the fires in the Pantanal region, are shown in detail at the headquarters of Nex Felinos, an NGO aimed at defending endangered wild cats, in the city of Corumba, Goias state, Brazil. Two Jaguars, a male and a female, were rescued from the great Pantanal fire and are receiving treatment with laser, ozone therapies and cell injections to hasten recovery of burned tissue. 

In 20 years, veterinarian Daniela Gianni had never seen a jaguar burned as badly as Amanaci, a female injured in the wildfires crackling through Brazil’s vast Pantanal wetlands.

After 13 hours of overland transport, Amanaci arrived for care on Aug. 21 at the NEX Institute in the Brazilian state of Goias, where Gianni and other veterinarians have since been working to heal her.

Amanaci had third-degree burns on the pads of her paws and belly, dead tendons and exposed bone. Her mammaries were swollen with milk, which Gianni said made plain the cause of her severe wounds.

“Jaguars can run and hide, they can protect themselves from fire, but this is an animal that spent a lot of time walking on embers, probably to save one or more cubs,” Gianni said at her facility on Sunday.

Amanaci was discovered alone and distressed in an abandoned hen house, with no cubs anywhere to be found.

Veterinarians work on the paws of a Jaguar named Amanaci. 

The Pantanal teems with animals and is a popular ecotourism destination. In its dry season, wildlife enthusiasts flock to see the normally furtive felines lounging on riverbanks, as well as giant river otters, caimans and capybaras.

But this year the world’s largest tropical wetlands are fully parched, and have experienced the greatest number of fires since records began being kept in 1998. Pantanal vegetation regenerates quickly once rains fall, but many animals have perished. Others were forced from their habitat or injured, leaving veterinarians scrambling to provide care.

Gianni is the operational coordinator of the NEX Institute, an organization that defends wild cats, and which is using experimental stem cell treatment to tend to jaguars’ wounds. NEX treated its first feline with stem cells nine years ago, for a fractured front paw. The other two are recent victims of the Pantanal wildfires.

Amanaci’s first three rounds of injections were with stem cells harvested from the jaguar that NEX treated nine years ago. Amanaci has since had 13 applications, including one on Sunday, all done using her own genetic material.

“That really speeds up the healing,” Gianni said.

Stem cells have generated excitement for their potential to help both people and animals heal quickly, but more research is needed to determine the effects of treatment, according to Jamie Peyton, chief of the integrative medicine service at the University of California, Davis, veterinary teaching hospital. Peyton in 2018 utilized tilapia skin to heal severe burns of two black bears and a mountain lion cub rescued from California fires after learning about the practice in Brazil for human burn victims.

“Stem cells are definitely out there, but it’s not a standard treatment for wounds just yet because we still need more information,” Peyton said by phone, as she tended to animals injured by this year’s California fires. “It’s always so exciting when people are thinking outside the box, especially for wildlife.”

The Pantanal wildfires have consumed 22% of the biome this year, an area bigger than Belgium, according to a satellite laboratory at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It is also more than double the 5,625 square miles burned in California this year, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The Pantanal is suffering its worst drought in nearly a half century, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

NEX veterinarians bestowed the name Amanaci – which means goddess of the waters in the Tupi language – on this female. It is one of four individuals that have been rescued from the Pantanal, while another died, according to Panthera, an international wild cat conservation organization that says the habitat of up to 600 jaguars has burned in 2020.

While Amanaci’s treatment is proceeding well, she may never return to the wild, Gianni said. Amanaci is unlikely to be able to defend herself, run quickly or climb trees. Instead, she will probably live at the institute along with the 23 other jaguars it houses.

“She may have no way to survive out there,” Gianni said. “But we’re hoping for a miracle.”

[nucleopress]

29/04/2019

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ ANUNCIA AS DUAS PRIMEIRAS PRODUÇÕES BRASILEIRAS DO CANAL

 Jaguarland e Brazil’s Emerald Oasis, filmadas em 4k, estreiam ainda este ano e serão apresentadas também em outros países

O Smithsonian Channel, lançado no Brasil na última sexta-feira, 26 de abril, anunciou as duas primeiras produções originais brasileiras encomendadas pelo canal. Tratam-se de dois documentários sobre o Pantanal, totalmente filmados em 4K: JAGUARLAND e BRAZIL’S EMERALD OASIS (títulos provisórios). Cada especial terá uma hora de duração e tem previsão de estreia no Smithsonian Channel para este ano, no Brasil e em outros países onde o canal está presente.

“Estamos entusiasmados com a oportunidade de retratar as belezas do Brasil, sobretudo a região única do Pantanal, com essas novas produções”, disse David Royle, vice-presidente executivo de Programação do Smithsonian Channel. “Estas são as duas primeiras produções originais que encomendamos no país e sinalizam nosso compromisso de trabalho com a talentosa comunidade do audiovisual brasileiro. Estamos animados com a ideia de oferecer histórias locais relevantes para o novo público do Smithsonian Channel no Brasil e, também, com a possibilidade de levar esse mesmo conteúdo a uma audiência global”, afirmou.

JAGUARLAND acompanha a população de onças-pintadas que habita uma área relativamente pequena do Pantanal, conhecida como “a terra do jaguar”. A região concentra a maior população do felino no mundo. Nessas terras úmidas e exuberantes, as onças-pintadas caçam jacarés e capivaras, e chegam a alcançar até o dobro do peso médio de indivíduos da mesma espécie que vivem em outros biomas. Os grandes felinos são um grande atrativo para os turistas que visitam o Pantanal e, embora consideradas uma ameaça em outros tempos, hoje as onças-pintadas são valorizadas para a prática do ecoturismo.

BRAZIL’S EMERALD OASIS, por outro lado, apresentará ao público o espetáculo de vida selvagem que se forma às margens do chamado “lago rebelde”, no período da seca. Conhecido como “o lago que nunca seca”, as águas do local atraem uma impressionante variedade de animais nos meses de estiagem – incluindo antas de quase 300 quilos, graciosos colhereiros (aves pernaltas que vivem em terrenos pantanosos) e uma infinidade de jacarés e onças-pintadas.

JAGUARLAND e BRAZIL’S EMERALD OASIS são coproduzidos pela produtora brasileira Canal Azul Filmes e pela britânica Plimsoll Productions Ltd. para a Smithsonian Networks. Ambos os especiais contam com a produção executiva de Luis Antonio Silveira, pelo Canal Azul, e de Martha Holmes e Andrew Jackson, pela Plimsoll Productions, e são produzidos e dirigidos por Steve Cole. Lawrence Wahba assina como diretor de fotografia, enquanto Tria Thalman e David Royle são os produtores executivos pelo Smithsonian Channel.

Sobre os produtores:

A Canal Azul Filmes foi fundada em 1995 por Ricardo Aidar e Lawrence Wahba. Desde então, a empresa consagrou-se por suas produções sobre meio ambiente, natureza, aventura, esportes, história e ciência. Lawrence é reconhecido internacionalmente como um dos primeiros cineastas brasileiros da vida selvagem. Luis Antonio Silveira já produziu mais de 600 horas de programação para canais de TV nacionais e internacionais, e foi duas vezes indicado ao International Emmy Awards. Ele produziu a série “Vermelho Brasil” (até hoje considerada uma das mais importantes coproduções internacionais no Brasil), para a France Television em parceria com a TV Globo.

A Plimsoll Productions cria e produz programação não roteirizada para o mercado internacional de televisão, a partir de seus escritórios em Bristol, Los Angeles e Cardiff. Sua premiada equipe de criação produziu alguns dos maiores sucessos da programação factual dos últimos tempos, conquistando Emmys e menções honrosas nos prêmios BAFTA e RTS. Desde seu lançamento, há cinco anos, a empresa já produziu mais de 50 séries para canais locais e internacionais, incluindo, entre outras, a recente Yellowstone Live (Nat Geo), que estreou para 13 milhões de espectadores, Earth Live (Nat Geo), Rescue Dog to Super Dog (Animal Planet), First Brit (Channel 4), além dos lançamentos Camp Zambia (Love Nature, Smithsonian Networks) e Hostile Planet (NatGeo).

Sobre o canal:

O Smithsonian Channel™, propriedade da Smithsonian Networks™, uma joint venture entre a Showtime Networks Inc. e a Smithsonian Institution, é um canal inspirador, que estimula a curiosidade e encanta. O Smithsonian Channel reúne histórias instigantes, documentários extraordinários e entretenimento surpreendente baseado na vida real, disponível em HD e 4K Ultra HD, em múltiplas plataformas. Vencedor dos prêmios  Emmy® e Peabody, o Smithsonian Channel combina a narrativa excepcional do canal americano SHOWTIME® com os recursos incomparáveis e as tradições da Smithsonian Institution para criar conteúdo que lança novo olhar sobre temas populares, como aviação e exploração espacial, viagens, história, ciência, natureza e cultura pop. Entre a programação oferecida pelo canal, estão as séries Aerial America, America in Color, The Lost Tapes, Mighty Ships, Million Dollar American Princesses, The Pacific War in Color e Air Disasters, além de aclamados especiais, que incluem The Coronation, The Mountain Lion and Me, Earth from Outer Space e Titanoboa: Monster Snake. A Smithsonian Networks opera ainda o Smithsonian Channel Plus™, serviço por assinatura de streaming de vídeo que dá acesso a mais de mil horas de programação de um variado acervo de documentários e séries em HD e 4K Ultra HD. Além dos Estados Unidos, o Smithsonian Channel também está disponível no Canadá, Cingapura, América Latina e Reino Unido. Para mais informações, acesse  www.smithsonianchannel.com ou conecte-se pelo Facebook, Twitter e Instagram.

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The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Is on Fire

The largest tropical wetland on the planet has experienced an alarming number of man-made fires this month, and experts fear the worst may be yet to come as the dry season intensifies.

Since the start of July, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research has detected 1,573 fires within the country’s Pantanal region—the highest number recorded for the month in 22 years of records. During the first six months of 2020, the number of Pantanal fires more than doubled compared with the same period last year, impacting an estimated 1.5 million acres of land. Fire season in the Pantanal region normally peaks in September, meaning the situation could worsen, posing a severe threat to the wetlands’ unique biodiversity and to a population already reeling from Covid-19.

“The situation is serious,” said Marcos Rosa, the technical coordinator of MapBiomas, a Brazilian research initiative that produces land cover maps for the country. “We have a huge number of fires in some areas that are usually wet wetlands [in July].”

The Pantanal is a 42 million acre wetland spanning southwestern Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It’s renowned for plant and animal life, which helped a portion of it gain recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An estimated 4,700 different plants and animals call the Pantanal home, including jaguars, caimans, giant anteaters, capybaras, hyacinth macaws (the world’s largest parrot), and hundreds of fish species. All of the Pantanal’s denizens are adapted to the ebb and flow of water that enters this vast floodplain from upland savannahs during the rainy season from October to April, creating rivers of grass and giant water lily fields that slowly drain during the dry season.

The Pantanal is also adapted to fire,to an extent. Natural, lightning-sparked fires have always occurred during the dry season, and Indigenous people have long used fire to effectively manage their land. But today, it’s not uncommon for fires set by people to escape control and balloon in size, creating an unnatural situation that threatens wild ecosystems. The risk of large, out of control fires is especially high during droughts, when the wetlands transform into tinderbox-like grasslands. And this year, the Pantanal is dry. 

Poor rains in the headwaters of the Paraguay River that delivers nutrients and water to the Pantanal mean that seasonally-flooded wetlands dried out sooner than expected. “We have all these grasslands around Paraguay River free of floods now and very dry,” said Geraldo Damasceno, an ecologist at the University of Mato Grosso do Sul. “So everything is burning now.”

While Damasceno hasn’t been out in the field due to the coronavirus pandemic, he suspects some of the fires have escaped control and are having a “great impact on vegetation right now.” 

Large, out of control fires can also severely impact native animals, either killing them directly or destroying their habitat, notes Danilo Ribeiro, a biologist at the University of Mato Grosso do Sul who studies the effects of fires on Pantanal fauna.

“When we have so [little] water, then animals that are typical from water, like caimans and capybaras, will go out of the water to search for food,” said Ribeiro. “And if the fire gets those animals in those places, they will die. We could expect that the fires this year will kill much more animals than they normally kill.”

On July 15, the Brazilian government issued a decree banning fires for 120 days in both the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal. (Climate scientists have warned that the southern Amazon could also face a particularly intense, fire-filled dry season this year, partly due to an unusual buildup of heat in the tropical Atlantic.) However, Brazilian scientists who spoke with Motherboard are doubtful that the fire ban will have much of an effect, citing both a lack of enforcement and a perception that President Bolsonaro’s government doesn’t care if citizens follow environmental rules.

“We haven’t seen a government position that is strong enough to tell the people that they have to follow the law,” said Ane Alencar, the science director at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute. Indeed, Brazil’s space agency has detected more than 1,000 additional fires in the Pantanal since the ban went into force.

Meanwhile, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has declared a state of emergency in the Pantanal and is now receiving support from military aircraft to help douse the flames. In his emergency decree, the state’s governor cited both the environmental impact of the fires and the health risks posed by high smoke levels, which could exacerbate respiratory problems among a population already reeling from Covid-19. 

“The smoke from these big fires travels very far,” Ribeiro said. “So it will increase the respiratory problems of people. People will have to go to the hospitals, and we will lose some places that could be used for people with Covid.”

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[tripstations]

5 surprising South American wildlife experiences

Continuing a look at South American adventure experiences, here we take a look at travel experiences involving the wildlife of our amazing continent – especially those natural experiences that you might find surprising.

The vast array of creatures with fins, feathers or fur across this expansive continent makes for some interesting sights and activities, some that can only be experienced here.

If you’re an intrepid traveler looking for such wildlife experiences, here’s a short-list of some of the best that Latin America has to offer.

1. Selfies with sharks in the Galapagos Islands

A tailor-made adventure tour to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands is a must for any budding scientist or nature-lover, what with their exceptional landscapes and marine life. The archipelago, made up of 13 main islands encircled by swathes of azure sea, is famous for its totally unique endemic species that were paramount in the development of Charles Darwin’s evolution theory. Today, it is more enticing than ever. These days, not only can you “swim with the sharks” — safely, with Galapagos sharks — but you might even convince one to take a selfie with you!

2. Jaguar tracking in the Brazilian Pantanal

When it comes to wildlife spotting nothing is guaranteed, even more so when seeking out an animal which not only moves in the blink of an eye but is also known the world over for being more reclusive, and elusive than most. However, the sheer thrill of “what might be” as you head off with an expert guide in search of jaguars is worth it alone, and you never know – you might just get lucky!

3. Amazonian piranha fishing

Try your luck at fishing for piranhas, or make the most of water-based activities like kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding on the river. Many of the cruise boats and lodges offer action-packed experiences for you to get out and immerse yourself in these unspoiled natural surroundings, or you could always stay in and pamper yourself with a spa treatment or hit the gym – you’ve never worked out with a view like this before!

4. Dare to visit a South American caiman farm

Destined to wind up as bags, boots and belts, the Yacare caiman raised on farms in the Brazilian Pantanal are an unnerving sight to behold. Once an endangered species, today some 10 million of these caimans exist in the Brazilian Pantanal, representing what’s quite possibly the largest single crocodilian population on Earth. While these frightening pre-historic looking creatures can be found in the wild, large collections of them on farms will likely leave hairs standing up on the back of your neck.

5. Dog sledding in Argentina

During Patagonia’s winter season (which takes place in June, July and August, in the Southern Hemisphere), intrepid travelers can choose to spend the day “mushing.” Ok…while not technically “wildlife,” eager-to-please Siberian Huskies, Malamutes and Samoyed dogs provide an experience like few others while you’re perched on a sled, plowing through the snow with sheer abandon. This pleasure can be enjoyed in Argentine winter resort towns such as Moquehue, San Martín de los Andes and southern-most Ushuaia, where traditional dog sledding is being actively preserved.

As you can see, South America is a diverse continent with so many different experiences offered to travelers. Consider a journey outside your comfort zone, one that brings out the adventurer in you!

Alfonso Tandazo is President and CEO at Surtrek Tour Operator. Surtrek Tour Operator is a well-established firm, specializing in custom-designed luxury tours in Ecuador, the Galapagos and throughout the rest of South America.

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~14th February 2019~

So what’s with the 5:30am party. I was woken up by loud raggaetón music playing not far away from the campsite. I thought it was around 2am and perhaps a group of people had brought their party to the campsite after being chucked out of the club but nope. About half hour later, I heard what I thought was a motorcycle backfiring but later was told that it was a combination of that and the guard firing blanks or something as warning shots for the group to disperse. Most of us were up and we witness some exchanges with some of them just made us chuckled, it was like Laurel and Hardy.

What a start for Valentine’s Day and we have a relatively long drive with a border crossing into Brazil to Foz do Iguaçu. The drive and border crossing were uneventful except for the fact that this was the last border crossing for the trip. By the time we arrive it was quite late and we were given the option to camp or dorm room for accommodation. For a small extra, I was keen on just staying in the dorm room for the next couple of nights.

Barbecue was organised for the night as well as a speed dating since we have three Dragoman trucks on site. A quick walk around the hostel, Hostel Nature, there were lots of things set up for us to play. They have the slack line, zip line, wobbly bridge and water sport as well. Dinner was amazing with the variety of meat and sides on offer and it was good to eat proper food rather than pizza, it makes such a difference.

Dinner was almost over and Jaz, trip leader for Amber, stood on a chair started talking about the speed dating and giving instruction on how it’s going to work. In the corner of my eyes, I saw Dee and Lisa slipping out moving away from the dining area. Dilemma, to join or not to join. Maybe one round and I could bow out after especially it looked like there were too many ladies anyways. It was a great first round, where I got to know David who is working with Jaz on leading the Amber group. Finishing the two minutes on a high, I bowed out knowing it would be best before I made a fool of myself or got too tired and testy.

~15th February 2019~

Kylie and the trip leaders had planned for us to go to the Brazilian side of the Iguaçu falls first then the Argentinian side the next day, apparently it’s better on the other side. The plan was for the truck to drop us off then we make our way back ourselves.

It was amazing to see the power of water through the waterfalls. Words would fail to describe the scene and the feel of the place. It was a nice bus ride from the entrance and even though it was raining, we were all still excited to see the falls. The viewpoints provided the view from different angles and we could see the Argentinian broad walk where we’re going to be the next day.

After the waterfalls, some of us went to the bird park just opposite the entrance and this bird park is one of the best that I’ve been to. Some of the areas were open to people to interact and it was just simply amazing just to see the colourful macaws up close.

The bus services back to the hostel was simple enough and the one we took was just filled with people from Dragoman. Once we were back at the hostel, it was time to play with the slack line and the stuff they have setup around the grounds. I managed the slack line pretty well but with support as there was a line to hold on to, which was great since the line was higher than the one in Pucon.

~16th February 2019~

We’ve seen the Brazilian side, now it’s the Argentinian side and to do that we had to cross the border back to Argentina for the day. All three groups jammed into a big coach (not a bus or a truck) with a guide that managed all the border crossing and supposedly for the falls too.

Since I’m not doing any additional activities, it’s just simply walking the trail and enjoy the wonderful views of the waterfalls. The place was heaving with people since it’s the weekend so locals would have come and visit the attraction as well. I knew my legs were less than perfect so I’m just doing what I need to see the infamous waterfall section called Garganta del Diablo and what a sight. The view just got better as the day went on.

I had my empanadas stolen by a monkey while in the park. It was the second time a monkey stole food from me, ridiculously fast and cheeky buggers they are. Lucky I had one already and Kylie gave me another to stave off the hunger. I should have been more careful holding my food around all these truly wild animals.

It took a whole day for me to walk two trails very slowly and it really showed how tired I was. Reflecting on it now, I was a feeling the travelling fatigue where there were just too much to see and do that I don’t want to see and do anymore. This feeling continued until the Pantanal.

When we got back to the hostel, it was shower and chilling out on the slack line trying to find my focus. Quite a few people came over to give it a try which was nice and fun to watch. The light hearted evening was just what I needed.

~17th-18th February 2019~

All three trucks were heading down to Bonito at the same time and it was a source of amusement when we spotted the other trucks en route. It was also a long drive day with over 700km to cover and by the time we reached Bonito, I was rather spent. Long drive days were beginning to wreck major havoc with my body.

I passed on the tours and trips available for Bonito because I was feeling so indifferent about doing anything. I ended doing laundry since they have a really good facilities for that and went out on a long walk around the town and at the edge of it. It was beginning to feel like I was travelling on my own again where I started to chat with people and just chill out plus I managed to do some writing as well, which was good. These ‘me’ time days are so precious for me to manage my own well being and my interaction with other people.

Bonito is now on the list of places to go back to so that I could go for the featured activity of rappelling down a cave and snorkel, Abismo Anhumas. It’ll have to be timed so that Rio da Prata will be flooded a little for the walkway to be submerged. After the time off, I was really for the Pantanal.

~19th February 2019~

It was a short drive in the morning to reach Fazenda San Francisco and everyone was in high spirit at what’s to come in the next couple of days. The fazenda is located way out from the main road in a protected land for wildlife with variety of birds and beautiful settings. We were scheduled for horse riding or canoeing for the afternoon and night safari after dinner. But first, lunch and it was one of the best meals that I’ve had for a long time and in fact the food in the fazenda was amazing throughout our stay.

A bit of chill out time and it was time for canoeing. I was thinking with the heat of the midday sun, canoeing will be better than horse riding and tomorrow morning will be a bit more fresh for riding around to look for wildlife. We saw many things along the stream, yes that’s what they called it but it looked and feel like a river. Among them was the rarely seen giant otters that came out to check us out when we past their territory. I started to wonder if the fazenda takes in volunteer because I wouldn’t mind spending some time learning about the wildlife around South Pantanal.

There was time before dinner after the afternoon activity so most of us jumped into the pool to cool down from the midday sun. We were playing catch in the pool and just chilling out. This was where and when I found calmness in water by doing breaststrokes across the pool in one breath. My body responded well to the gentle glide of the water and my breathing improves over the course of the lengths I did. I felt better for it especially after the iffy period in Bonito.

Right before dinner while I was on the way out to the truck to fill up my water bottle, I came across a couple of photographers following something across the fazenda’s ground and it was an anteater. It was just before sunset and by the time the rest of the guys come along, it was dark and I felt lucky to have spotted it before dark. I thought it was a tapir to begin with forgetting that tapir is the one with a shorter snout and short hairless tail.

After a delicious dinner, we were all set for the night safari and it turned out to be one of the best experiences ever. Amando, one of the guide, was the spotter for the night and it was impressive to see him work. We saw many wildlife while we were out. Armadillo, capybara, marsh deer, cayman, anteater, owl and wait for it…jaguar, a couple of them. It was a night to remember especially when it’s a rare occasion to even spot one and we saw two. That ended the night for us on a super high note.

~20th February 2019~

Everyone was still on a high from the night before and after breakfast, I was on a horse again riding through the fields. It’s going to be hard to top the night safari when it comes to wildlife spotting but the anteater in daylight was a treat. I still needed help with the horse riding of course and both Amando and Fino were readily available to help me with the horse.

By the time we were back at the fazenda, Carmen and Amber had just arrived from their morning drive over from Bonito. It was near lunch time then and after that, Carmen group joined us for a boat ride with some piranha fishing. It was a nice afternoon to be on a boat and Fino, as always, was amazing in spotting and telling us about the wildlife around us. It was also fun to have Herald, a trip leader on Carmen working alongside Anya, joking around and playing pranks on people. The piranhas that the group caught were then fed to the caymans and birds on the way back.

Free time was spent in the pool doing lengths to build up the strength of my breathing and to soothe my joints by moving them with less pressure and stress. The rest of the time was spent chatting with the trip leaders which I found to be easier. I would loved to have spent more time at the fazenda and I had to keep reminding myself that the trip was just to sample the places so that I could plan my next trip back. I was looking forward to be back in the continent in a few months’ time and explore it more.

Dinner for the night was a barbecue in the nearby field prepared by the locals and they even had entertainment for the night, dancing. It was food and an early night for me since the place was swarmed with mosquitoes and just not in the mood for socialising.

~21st February 2019~

I woke up early to do a few lengths in the pool before the day safari which was refreshing and it felt good. Perhaps that’s what I needed to maintain my equilibrium for the rest of the trip. A quick shower and breakfast, then it was time for the day safari. There were many wildlife and most we’ve seen over the last couple of days. While it was a nice ride and walk through one of the trails, it wasn’t as eventful as we expect it to be.

We had an early lunch since we had a long-ish way to go for our next stop at Campo Grande and before we left, a photoshoot session of the three trucks for the fazenda. We were supposed to be bush camping but Kylie managed to book us into a pousada for the night but that would mean that we will have a longer drive day to Brotas the next day. Campo Grande was nearer to the fazenda than the bush camp would have been.

When we arrived, Kylie managed to negotiate with the manager so that we could set up in the garage area to prepare dinner and to have breakfast the next day instead of going to the nearby field. It’s a nice pousada with shared double room, a good option until I heard from David about the spot they managed to find for their bush camp. Well, at least I know who would know the spot the next time I need to bush camp around the area.

AR-Brazil: Iguaçu-Pantanal ~14th February 2019~ So what's with the 5:30am party. I was woken up by loud raggaetón music playing not far away from the campsite.

[pantanaldiscovery-blog]

You will never forget the first time you set eyes on a hyacinth macaw. A remarkable parrot cloaked in deep indigo plumage with clownish yellow eye patches, it seems both too fantastic and too beautiful to be real. But as home to some of the world’s most incredible and cooperative wildlife, Pantanal offers many of these close encounters with exotic, gaudy and occasionally intimidating creatures. Pantanal Tours in Brazil is a must for anyone traversing South America in search of a wildlife wonderland.

Spreading over 210,000 sq km of central Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay, the Pantanal is the largest inland wetland on the planet. It boasts a biodiversity that’s the envy of everywhere, except perhaps the Amazon. In fact, it’s the only place on earth where encounters with the majestic jaguar are more probable than possible. Wend your way around the weed-choked streams with your guide, imbibe the sights, sounds and smells of this tropical paradise, and wait to see what remarkable beastie awaits you at the next river bend while on Pantanal tours in Brazil.

Why to Make Reservations for Pantanal Tours in Brazil?

If you are not an animal lover before you go to the Pantanal, you will be by the time you leave. There is no better way to see wildlife so easily without booking Pantanal tours in Brazil, South America. Being an open habitat the animals are easy to observe, with herds or square-nosed capybaras, masses of sunbathing caiman and clouds of complaining water birds accompanying every Pantanal tour in Brazil. Try your hand at piranha fishing, or take a boat trip in pursuit of some of the more elusive species, like the stately marsh deer or playful giant otter.

These days Pantanal tours in Brazil is receiving more attention because Pantanal has become the jaguar-watching capital. With four-day boat trips into the Puerto Jofre area offering virtually guaranteed encounters with the giant cat in the Americas. Birdwatchers will have ample opportunity to identifying the 550+ bird species recorded in the area.   

What is the Best Time to Book Pantanal Tours in Brazil?

This is always a difficult question to answer when it comes to observing wildlife. There are advantages to travelling in both the rainy and dry seasons. Planning your Pantanal tours in Brazil during rainy season can be quite wet and you can experience the cool temperature. Another advantage is that the animals are easier to see and photograph because they are concentrated on the higher ground to escape the flood water. If you are planning for Pantanal tours in Brazil on dry season, you’ll get a chance to see many animals congregate at the river edge and can be easily seen from your boat. Mammals walk across the savanna attracting viewers and photographers. Ultimately, the best time to plan for your Pantanal tours in Brazil is whenever it is convenient for you.

How Far in Advance Should You Book the Pantanal Tours in Brazil?

You can book your Pantanal tour in Brazil at any time, though generally the earlier you book the better especially during the dry season as it is the peak season here. Some lodges are booked up in advance by as much as six months particularly during the most popular parts of the dry season i.e. July-October. However, there are last minute accommodations available for travelers sometimes with as little as one week’s notice.

Where to Book Cost-Effectively for Pantanal Tours in Brazil?

Have you heard about Gil’s Pantanal Discovery? It’s the best place to look for budget-suited Pantanal tours to book in Brazil. The Pantanal tours package you’ll find here are suitable for almost all types of travelers/explorers. The cost to book Pantanal tours in Brazil here at Pantanal Discovery is also set to minimum for pocket friendliness. You can visit the official site to know more about the Pantanal tours offering available for the nature lovers like you.

What Comes Included with Pantanal Tours in Brazil from Pantanal Discovery?

Accommodation

Meals (excluding drinks)

Transport in/out

Hiking

Boating

Piranha Fishing

Safari Travel~

Naturalist English/Portuguese speaking guide

The Pantanal Tours guide from Pantanal Discovery will always be there to help and let you select the activities you want from wider selective options to choose from. Enjoy to the fullest during your stay in the Pantanal.

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[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Why are Brazil's wetlands engulfed in flames?

The Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, is burning at record-shattering pace this year as drought-fueled fires devastate its vegetation and celebrated wildlife in an environmental catastrophe.

The region, which sits at the southern edge of the Amazon rainforest, is known for its immense biodiversity, drawing wildlife lovers from around the world with its jaguars, jabiru storks, giant otters, caimans, toucans, macaws and monkeys.

But in recent months, the images emerging from the region have been of charred animals' corpses and flames stretching clear across the horizon.

"I've been here 20 years, and this is the worst situation I've ever seen," Felipe Dias, head of the environmental group SOS Pantanal, told AFP.

Stretching from Brazil into Paraguay and Bolivia, the Pantanal is criss-crossed by rivers, swamps and marshes.

More than 2.3 million hectares (5.7 million acres)—an area 388 times the size of Manhattan—have gone up in flames in the region so far this year, according to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

There have been 12,567 fires in the Brazilian Pantanal in 2020, setting a new annual record for the number of fires less than nine months into the year, according to satellite data collected by Brazil's national space agency, INPE.

The damage is "irreparable," and especially devastating for animals, said Juliana Camargo, head of wildlife conservation group AMPARA Animal.

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[full-zoe-blog]

Wildlife of Brazil

The untamed life of Brazil includes all normally happening creatures, organisms and plants in the South American nation. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which represents around one-tenth of all animal types in the world,[1] Brazil is considered to have the best biodiversity of any nation on the planet. It has the most known types of plants (55,000), freshwater angle (3000) and well evolved creatures (more than 689).[2] It likewise positions third on the rundown of nations with the most number of fledgling species (1832) and second with the most reptile species (744).[2] The quantity of parasitic species is obscure, yet is large.[3] Around 66% of all species worldwide are found in tropical regions, frequently corresponding with creating nations, for example, Brazil. Brazil is second just to Indonesia as the nation with the most endemic species.,[4]

Substance [hide]

1 Biodiversity

2 Ecoregions

3 Animals

3.1 Terrestrial Well evolved creatures and reptiles

3.2 Invertebrates

3.3 Insects

3.4 Birds

3.5 Aquatic and land and water proficient

4 Fungi

5 Plants

6 Threats to untamed life

7 National insignias

8 See moreover

9 References

10 Further perusing

11 External squints

Biodiversity[edit]

In the set of all animals, there is general agreement that Brazil has the most astounding number of both earthly vertebrates and spineless creatures of any nation in the world.[5] This high differences of fauna can be clarified partially by the sheer size of Brazil and the immense variety in environments, for example, Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Timberland and Cerrado. The numbers distributed about Brazil's fauna differing qualities shift from source to source, as taxonomists some of the time differ about species groupings, and data can be fragmented or outdated. Additionally, new species keep on being found and a few animal varieties go terminated in nature. Brazil has the most noteworthy assorted qualities of primates (77 species) and freshwater angle (more than 3000 species) of any nation in the world.[5] It additionally asserts the most astounding number of warm blooded creatures with 524 species,[5] the second most astounding number of creatures of land and water with 517 species and butterflies with 3,150 species,[5] the third most noteworthy number of winged animals with 1,622 species,[5] and fifth number of reptiles with 468 species.[5] There is a high number of imperiled species,[6] huge numbers of which live in undermined living spaces, for example, the Atlantic Woodland or the Amazon Rainforest.

Researchers have depicted in the vicinity of 96,660 and 128,843 invertebrate species in Brazil.[7] As per a 2005 gauge by Thomas M. Lewinsohn and Paulo I. Prado, Brazil is home to around 9.5% of the considerable number of species and 13.1% of biota found on the planet; these figures are probably going to be thinks little of as indicated by the authors.[7]

Enough is thought about Brazilian organisms to state with certainty that the quantity of local species must be high and extremely differing: in work totally restricted to the condition of Pernambuco, amid the 1950s, 1960s and mid 1970s, more than 3300 species were seen by a solitary gathering of mycologists[3] Given that present best gauges propose just around 7% of the world's actual differences of contagious species has so far been found, with the greater part of the known species having been depicted from mild regions,[8] the quantity of parasitic species happening in Brazil is probably going to be far higher.

Since it includes numerous species-rich environments for creatures, growths and plants, Brazil houses a huge number of animal types, with many (if not most) of them still unfamiliar. Because of the moderately hazardous monetary and statistic ascent of the nation in the most recent century, Brazil's capacity to ensure its ecological living spaces has progressively gone under danger. Broad signing in the country's woodlands, especially the Amazon, both official and informal, devastates territories the measure of a little nation every year, and possibly a differing assortment of plants and animals.[9] Notwithstanding, as different species have uncommon attributes, or are worked in an intriguing route, some of their capacities are being replicated for use in innovation (see bionics), and the benefit potential may bring about a hindrance of deforestation.

Ecoregions[edit]

Principle article: Rundown of ecoregions in Brazil

Brazil's colossal territory is subdivided into various ecoregions in a few sorts of biomes. On account of the wide assortment of living spaces in Brazil, from the wildernesses of the Amazon Rainforest and the Atlantic Timberland (which incorporates Atlantic Drift restingas), to the tropical savanna of the Cerrado, to the xeric shrubland of the Caatinga, to the world's biggest wetland region, the Pantanal, there exists a wide assortment of untamed life too.

See likewise: Rundown of biosphere saves in Brazil

Animals[edit]

Earthbound Warm blooded animals and reptiles[edit]

A panther

The wild canids found in Brazil are the maned wolf, shrub pooch, aged fox, short-eared canine, crab-eating fox and pampas fox. The cats found in Brazil are the panther, the jaguar, the margay, the ocelot, the oncilla, and the jaguarundi. Other eminent creatures incorporate the mammoth insect eating animal, a few assortments of sloths and armadillos, coati, goliath waterway otter, ungulate, peccaries, bog deer, Pampas deer, and capybara (the world's biggest existing rodent).[2] There are around 75 primate species, including the howler monkey, the capuchin monkey, and the squirrel monkey, the marmoset, and the tamarin.[2]

Brazil is home to the boa constrictor, much of the time portrayed, questionably, as the biggest snake on the planet. This water boa has been measured up to 30 feet (9.1 m) long, however chronicled reports take note of that local people groups and early European adventurers assert boa constrictors from 50 to 100 feet (30 m) long.[10][11]

See likewise: Rundown of vertebrates in Brazil and Rundown of reptiles in Brazil

Invertebrates[edit]

Fundamental articles: Rundown of non-marine molluscs of Brazil and Rundown of marine molluscs of Brazil

There are 1107[12] known types of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Brazil.

The second biggest creepy crawly on the planet, the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi), can be found in a few locales of Brazil.[13]

Insects[edit]

It is computed that Brazil has a larger number of bugs than any nation on the planet. It is assessed as having more than 70,000 types of insects,[14] with a few evaluations going up to 15 million,[5] with additionally being found day by day. One 1996 report evaluated in the vicinity of 50,000 and 60,000 types of creepy crawlies and arachnids in a solitary hectare of rainforest.[15] Around 520 thysanoptera species having a place with six families in 139 genera are found in Brazil.[16]

A typical rhea.

Birds[edit]

Brazil positions third on the rundown of nations, behind Colombia and Peru, with the most number of particular winged animal species, having 1622 distinguished species,[2] including more than 70 types of parrots alone. It has 191 endemic birds.[5] The assortment of sorts of fowls is huge too, and incorporate feathered creatures extending from brilliantly shaded parrots, toucans, and trogons to flamingos, ducks, vultures, falcons, hawks, owls, swans, and hummingbirds. There are additionally types of penguins that have been found in Brazil.[17]

The biggest winged creature found in Brazil is the rhea, a flightless ratite fowl, like the emu.

See likewise: Rundown of feathered creatures of Brazil

Sea-going and amphibian[edit]

See likewise: Rundown of creatures of land and water in Brazil

Southern right whale, Florianópolis.

Brazil has more than 3,000 distinguished types of freshwater angle and more than 500 types of amphibians.[5] As somewhere else in South America, most of the freshwater angle species are characiforms (tetras and partners) and siluriforms (catfish), yet there are likewise numerous species from different gatherings, for example, the cyprinodontiforms and cichlids. While the lion's share of Brazil's fish species are local to the Amazon, the Paraná–Paraguay and the São Francisco waterway bowls, the nation likewise has a strangely high number of troglobitic angle, with 25 species (15% of the aggregate on the planet) known so far.[18] The most understood fish in Brazil is the piranha.[19]

Other sea-going and land and water proficient creatures found in Brazil incorporate the pink dolphin (the world's biggest waterway dolphin), the caimans, (for example, the dark caiman), and the pirarucu (one of the world's biggest stream angle). Likewise well-known are the brilliantly shaded toxic substance shoot frogs.

Fungi[edit]

The differences of Brazil's growths - even the little sum known so far to researchers - is amazing. Utilizing just traditional microscopy, and inspecting living leaves gathered from different plants, the mycologist Batista and his partners, working in Pernambuco in the 1950s, 1970s, frequently recorded more than one fungial animal groups, and at times up to ten on a solitary leaf.[3] In spite of the fact that data about growths overall stays extremely divided, a preparatory gauge, construct just in light of the work of Batista, demonstrates that the quantity of possibly endemic contagious species in Brazil as of now surpasses 2000. Additionally, parasites is all the time spot in Brazil.[20]

Plants[edit]

Princess bloom

Brazil has most known types of plants (55,000), among every one of the nations in the world.[2] Around 30% of types of plants are endemic to Brazil.[5] The Atlantic Woodland locale is home to tropical and subtropical sodden timberlands, tropical dry backwoods, tropical savannas, and mangrove timberlands. The Pantanal locale is a wetland, and home to a known 3,500 types of plants. The Cerrado is organically the most differing savanna on the planet.

The Pau-brasil tree (otherwise called Brazilwood) was a typical plant found along the Atlantic shore of Brazil. Be that as it may, intemperate logging of the prized timber and red color from the bark pushed the Pau-brasil towards termination. Be that as it may, since the initiation of engineered colors, the Pau-Brazil has been reaped less. The Pau-brasil tree is now and then specified as the inception of the nation's name.[21][22]

All over Brazil, in all biomes, are several types of orchids, incorporating those in the genera Cattleya, Oncidium, and Laelia.

Cattleya aclandiae, the "Woman Ackland's cattleya"

Along the outskirt with Venezuela lies Monte Roraima, home to numerous meat eating plants. The plants advanced to process creepy crawlies d