The rainforest holds animals that glow, ... but now a large number are in the Amazon Basin. Capybara. Credit: flickr. It’s not immediately obvious, but the capybara is the world’s largest rodent.

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The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a vibrant and diverse ecosystem teeming with an astounding array of wildlife. Covering approximately 5.5 million square ...

In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the ...

Amazon rainforest. Image by Jay, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Forests evoke images of serenity, where whispers of wind and rustling leaves dominate the soundscape. Yet, some forests surprise the ...

The Amazon Rainforest teems with exotic, diverse wildlife, from energetic monkeys to colorful macaws to predatory jaguars.

The largest rodent in the world — the capybara — is also one of the most common animals in the Amazon rainforest. Capybaras live in social groups typically consisting of 10 to 20 animals.

The dead animals aren’t a surprise.Nothing in the Amazon is adapted to deal with the fires raging across parts of Bolivia and Brazil, as well as Peru and Paraguay—most set intentionally to ...

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