Birds > Cariamiformes
The Black-Legged Seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) is a terrestrial, cursorial predatory bird of immense evolutionary significance, standing as one of only two living representatives of the ancient order Cariamiformes. Recognized as the closest living ecological and...
Mammals > Rodents
The Common Yellow-Toothed Cavy (Galea musteloides) is a hardy, gregarious wild rodent native to the wind-swept Andean altiplano and semi-arid valleys of South America. Closely related to the domestic guinea pig within the family Caviidae, this compact mammal is...
Birds > Waterfowl
The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) is one of the world’s most specialized and physically daring waterfowl species. Inhabiting turbulent, freezing whitewater torrents across the jagged spine of the South American Andes, this extraordinary bird swims...
Birds > Potoos
The Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) is the rarest, most enigmatic, and smallest member of the bizarre potoo family (Nyctibiidae). While other potoos blend into dead tree stumps with weathered grey-brown bark patterning, this secretive denizen of the Amazonian...
Mammals > Rodents
The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a fleet-footed, desert-adapted caviid rodent native to the thorny wilderness of South America’s Gran Chaco. Often mistaken for a miniature hare or miniature deer due to its long slender legs, upright carriage, and...
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