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The Perez’s snouted frog is but 1 of the only 2 species in the genus Edalorhina in the family Leptodactylidae. They can be found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and potentially in Bolivia. These frogs prefer subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, as […]

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The southern muriqui, aka woolly spider monkey (a misnomer, as they are neither woolly monkeys nor spider monkeys), hails only in specific areas of the Atlantic rainforest located in Brazil, South America. More specifically in the states of Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais. These […]

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The Eiselt’s caecilian is a type of caecilian that hails from Brazil and possibly Bolivia. These unique and fascinating creatures are amphibians. They prefer to dwell in warm, turbid, fast-flowing waters within the lowland Brazilian Amazon basin, primarily in the Madeira River and near the mouth of the Amazon River. […]

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The Spix’s macaw, aka little blue macaw, is a beautiful parrot species that was originally found only in Brazil. Due to the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, renewable energy, and logging (both legal and illegal); hunting; trapping; and invasive species, that lead to […]

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The Amazonian manatee can be found in the rivers of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They are the smallest of the 3 manatee species. Sadly, these manatees face numerous threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, farming, ranching, logging, freshwater & marine […]

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The black-fronted piping guan, aka jacutinga (Brazilian Portuguese), calls Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay their home. They are members of the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family (Cracidae). These avians face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood harvesting; hunting; trapping; dams; and […]

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The Kaempfer’s woodpecker, aka Piauí woodpecker, can only be found in Brazil. They seem to prefer bamboo forests. These woodpeckers were previously named caatinga woodpecker. Due to habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, dams, roads, and railroads (which divide their territory); fires; and fire suppression, […]

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The coppery titi is 1 of 20 species of titi. They are a New World (from the Americas) primate that hails from Peru, Brazil, and possibly Colombia. These primates prefer a rainforest habitat. Due to the fact that they only face the potential threats of habitat destruction and loss at […]

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The yellow anaconda, aka Paraguayan anaconda, can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. They prefer predominantly aquatic habitats, like marshes, swamps, & brush-covered banks of slower-moving streams and rivers. These large serpents may face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of agricultural and aquacultural activities, […]

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The killer bee, aka Africanized bee or Africanized honey bee, is another example of experimentation gone terribly wrong. The goal of Brazilian scientists was to crossbreed the European honey bee with the African honey bee, in an attempt to create a subspecies that was capable of producing more honey. Enter […]

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