Bullet Ant
A genus of ant consisting of single species, commonly known as the laser giant hunting ant, conga ant, or bullet ant, named on account on its powerful and potent sting.
Candiru Fish
A small catfish purported to enter the intimate orifices of unwary, unfortunate people who urinate into Amazonian waterways.
Capybara
The largest rodent in the world. It's closest relatives are guinea pigs and rock cavies, and is more distantly related to agouti, chinchillass, and the coypu.
Harpy Eagle
A neotropical species of eagle. It is sometimes known as the American Harpy Eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan Eagle.
Jaguar
A big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas.
Macaw
Most species are associated with forests, especially rainforests, but others prefer woodland or savannah-like habitats.
Red-Bellied Piranha
A species of piranha native to South America, found in the Amazon River Basin, coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil, and the basins of the Paraguay and Paraná.
Silver Dollar Fish
A common name given to a number of species of fishes, mostly in the genus Metynnis, tropical fish belonging to the Characidae family.
Toucan
The Ramphastidae family is most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills.
Glass Frog
The general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is translucent.
Potoo
It is nocturnal, catching flying insects, so its statue-like behavior during the day serves to hide it from predators.
Jesus Lizard
The lizard’s toes have flaps of skin to create a broader surface and an air pocket to enhance the surface tension. But the “miracle” soon gives way to physics and the lizard is forced to swim.
Electric Eel
The eel uses its “power” to kill prey and to navigate in poor visibility. Despite its name, the electric eel is not closely related to true eels but is the largest member of a group of electric fish called knife fish.
Kinkajou
This relative of the raccoon has golden fur and a tail that can grip branches. Also called the honey bear, it lives in trees and mainly eats fruit. It uses its five inch-long tongue to grasp hanging fruit and also to lick nectar from flowers.
Three-toed sloth
The three-toed sloths are tree-living mammals from South and Central America. They are the only members of the genus Bradypus and the family Bradypodidae.
Peanut Head Bug
This weird looking insect has a bulbous protuberance from its head that looks remarkably like unshelled peanut. The insect is otherwise defenseless although its wings bear spots that look like an owl’s eyes, all part of its arsenal of deception.
Fishing Bat
Eschewing the typical bat diet of insects, the world’s largest species of bat has claws like an osprey’s. It’s also called the bulldog bat because of its dog-like snout.
Lion Tamarin
They are small New World monkeys named for the mane surrounding their face. Living in the eastern rainforests of Brazil, like all other callitrichids they are arboreal.
Poison Dart Frog
These brightly colored frogs are among the most toxic creatures on earth. Their coloration serves to warn potential predators.
Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot
A Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot in Naples, Italy. It is most likely to be an escaped and lost pet parrot