Long-tailed Weasel
A fast, flexible hunter able to follow rodents into spaces far smaller than its apparent body length.
Amazonas, Venezuela: places and wildlife
Browse the published Explore collection for Amazonas, Venezuela. Open a discovery for its field guide, practical details, and background.
South American Coati
A social forest forager whose upright ringed tail often appears above vegetation before the animal itself.
Common Vampire Bat
The best-known blood-feeding mammal is also a highly social bat that shares food with unsuccessful roost-mates.
Cane Toad
A broad-headed Neotropical toad carries large toxin glands behind its eyes—an effective defense that makes a curious dog, not a quiet observer, the urgent concern.
Yellow-footed Tortoise
The Amazonian motelo walks humid forest floors on yellow-scaled limbs, tracking fallen fruit and fungi through habitat where an open-country tortoise would look out of place.