Fauna

The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis): species, characteristics, reproduction (baby manatee), habitat, danger of extinction.

The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a small feline species with more than ten subspecies distributed from North America to Argentine Patagonia.

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest feline in the Americas and the third largest in the world, after the Asian tiger and the African lion. Read more…

The suri, chontacuro or larva of the Rhynchophorus palmarum beetle, is a plague, a super-food and even a medicine for the indigenous people of the Amazon.

Edible insects in the Amazon – benefits of eating insects: ants, crickets or grasshoppers. Rhynchophorus palmarum: Worms rich in protein

Origin, species, taxonomy, habitat, behavior and threats of a prehistoric, sacred and endangered animal.