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Stretching across South America, the Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It is a treasure trove of biodiversity, home to over 40,000 plant species, more than 3,000 fish species, 427 mammal species, 1,294 bi...

Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) While walking along a mountain stream at night, I encountered what looked like a living boulder—it was a Japanese giant salamander, one of the largest amphibians in the world. Reaching length...

– An Encounter in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador – This time, I’d like to share an incredible experience: spotting the stunning Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria) in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria) ■ A ...

This time, I’d like to introduce a terrifying yet fascinating snake we encountered in Colombia’s Chocó Rainforest — the Terciopelo (Bothrops asper), one of the most feared pit vipers in the world. This rainforest, known as...

Kokoe Poison Frog：Phyllobates aurotaenia The rainforests of Central and South America are home to some of the most dazzling creatures on Earth—poison dart frogs.Their vivid colors—electric blue, fiery red, sunshine yellow—look like some...

The Chocó Rainforest, spanning Colombia and Ecuador, is known as a treasure trove of biodiversity. It boasts the second-highest rainfall in the world, consistently high humidity throughout the year due to the lack of a pronounced dry sea...

The Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is home to a variety of colorful and mysterious poison frogs. Among them, one of the easiest to observe is the Ecuador Poison Frog (scientific name: Ameerega bilinguis). In this article, I ...

The Green Anaconda (Scientific Name:Eunectes murinus ) The Green Anaconda (Scientific Name:Eunectes murinus ) is known as the largest snake in the world. While it may be shorter than the Reticulated Python, it is undoubtedly one of the m...