Travel the Amazon (2025)

25/11/2024

Some moments are just so special and blessed when spending time in the farthest reaches of the jungle. This is the time we encountered and spent around a minute with this Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) crossing an extremely remote river in some of Ecuador's last pristine rainforest .

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11/09/2024

The dry season has arrived once again in the Amazon, what used to be an almost infinite extensive flooded forest, lagoons and rivers now has reverted to very limited, small and dry bodies of water. All of the aquatic fauna is now concentrated, this makes seeing pink river dolphins, caimans, turtles and other inhabitants of the water a sure thing while making exponentially more likely his sighting of rarer animals like the giant river otters, the anaconda or even the manatee.

While this cycle between rain season and dry season is normal and needed for the ecosystem all it's species, with climate change, the difference between both seasons, the duration of major floods and major droughts as well as the frequency have seen a significant and worrying increase. Furthermore, the transition between both season and the water level used to be drawn out and gradual while now, most of the time it is a drastic and quick change in weather and conditions.

14/03/2024

Definitely one of our favourite animals and one of which we like to encounter the most. The giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a cute and curious animal but they are not to be messed with, social, intelligent but agile and fierce, they are the Kings and Queens of the of the rivers and lagoons.

Regrettably, this splendid species is now endangered, thriving in lush freshwater ecosystems rich in fish and with little human interference. The expansion of human activities into the Amazon, including settling, fishing, hunting, and logging, has disrupted their habitats and reduced their food sources.

Another main explanation for their worrying conservancy status is the impact the fur trade has had during the second half of the 19th century. The skins of the otters along with those of the big felines were the most sought after, harvested by the natives throughout most of the Amazon to be exchanged to merchants for basic necessity products. Things like salt, oil, blanket, axe heads were amazing novelties for the inhabitants of the Amazon, a different world almost completely isolated from the rest of us.

20/02/2024

This beautiful family of red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) was found and photographed at ground level on the shore of a main river, but why?

During the dry season food is scarce for most animals except the aquatic life and those who rely on it. This means that most herbivores, parrots, tapirs and monkeys amongst others will have to opt for less nutritious and interesting options leading them sometimes to eat slightly toxic fruits and plants.

To detoxify their body and organs, they will go down to the famous "salt licks" where they will consume the clay. Clay has adsorptive properties that can bind to these toxins and help the animals eliminate them.

Furthermore, surprisingly the Amazonian soil often is deficient of many minerals which are critical for the well being of many animals, and the clay licks offer an opportunity for them to source these essential minerals.

These howler monkeys were found doing just that but we didn't get the cameras out in time to photograph them harvesting and eating the clay.

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