Do you have a good memory like a parrot? Find out!
Meet the ocelot, the third largest wild cat in Latin America.
Botos, or Amazon river dolphins, are one of only a handful of freshwater dolphin species in the world.
Be inspired! Listen to the sounds of the Amazon
Learn some ways that roads affect forest biodiversity and discuss this topic with classmates, family, or friends.
Nets attached to a tall tower in the Amazon have trapped thousands of insects at surprising heights!
Chocolate frogs are an important part of the diet of young wizards and witches at Hogwarts. You can also buy chocolate frogs if you visit a Harry Potter theme park. A team of scientists exploring the peatlands of the Amazon rainforest in Peru found chocolate frogs…
Learn about young people taking action to restore forests and care for the environment in Colombia.
This is the village of Santa Helena do Inglês: This village lies on the banks of the Negro River in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is one of 19 villages in the Negro River Sustainable Development Reserve, a protected rainforest area that is very remote.…
Magali Salinas, founder and director of Amazon Shelter. Photo by Nick Werber. Meet Magali Salinas. Magali helps injured wildlife found in the rainforest of Peru. Peru is a country in South America. It contains part of the Amazon rainforest: Sometimes loggers will cut down forests…
Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) are the largest freshwater mammal in Brazil. They can grow to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and weigh 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). They are herbivores and they feed on a diet of aquatic plants. Although they are big, they are…
Meet the host of Candid Animal Cam, Romi Castagnino! Learn about Romi’s love of wildlife and her work in the rainforest and as a science communicator.