The snakes catch tree-dwelling prey, from small lizards and birds to insects, amphibians and some small mammals, according to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One afternoon in 2018, Carlos Alberto Martins da Silva was hiking in ...

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Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal. In southwestern Brazil, the Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater swamp is home to a startling variety of wildlife, especially birds ...

Veterinarians have conducted one of the first health assessments of white-lipped peccaries (medium-sized pig-like animals) in Brazil's Pantanal. The study was an effort to gauge the impact of ...

Red macaws are among some of the more sought after species in Brazil's illegal wildlife trade A spate of recent operations targeting wildlife trafficking rings in Brazil have highlighted the ...

A jaguar seen struggling to swim in a Brazilian river was rescued by authorities and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it ...

Often called the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal region of southwestern Brazil (and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay) is one of the best places in South America to view wildlife. Eighty ...

Poconã, Brazil — The Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil are famed as a paradise of biodiversity, but these days they have enormous clouds of smoke billowing over them, as raging wildfires reduce ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian researchers are turning to cloning to help fight the perilous decline of several animal species. The scientists at Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency ...

A police officer with parrots found in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop in Minas Gerais A series of police operations in Brazil have shown that the poaching of exotic species appears to have ...