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Panorama view of a swampy area of the Pantanal during one of our boat trips.

Listed as the world's most deadliest catterpillar, or "Assassin Caterpillar", this is not a bug to mess with. It's main body color...More

A juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron in the Pantanal.

I am not sure about the name of this bird, yet the guide told us this bird is special in that it produces over a 100 different sounds.

Tropidacris Collaris, one of the largest grasshoppers in existence. It's quite a colorful one at that, like an alien soldier. Look closely around...More

Meet Elize, a wild Tamarin that is somewhat domesticated by Amazon villagers who feed it. As you can see, Elize has quite an appetite.

The absolute best part about sting rays is how gracefully they "fly" through water. Unfortunately, this one has limited room, as it is kept...More

On earlier wildlife trips to Costa Rica and Malaysia, we never had any luck spotting wild Toucans up close. All the happier we were when we finally saw...More

We were able to approach this Anteater quite closely as it doesn't seem to see and hear very good when its busy sniffing the earth in search of food....More

Don't know the exact specie yet, spotted near Manaus, Brazil, along the river.

Black and White Hawk-eagle in the Amazon.

"How am I doing mum?"

Unsharp, but you have to forgive me for that, it was a windy day with heavy waves. In fact, about 1/3 of the passengers on the boat were sea sick.

As part of our 5th anniversary together, we did a helicopter tour of the Iguazu falls, the largest waterfall complex of South America. As you can see...More

This covers one corner of the Brazilian side, where you clearly see the permanent rainbow and the mist radiating from the largest falls.

Front view head closeup of the classic Toucan, the Toco Toucan.

Closeup of a very approachable Toco Toucan in Parque Das Aves.

Unidentified fish in a pond right in front of Parque Das Aves, an aviary in Brazil.

We've arrived at the Pantanal, where this Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) delivers a gentle wake-up call.

Black-collared Hawk hiding in the bushes in the Pantanal.

Caracaras do not shy away from the ground to search for small mammals. It has long yellow legs fit for walking and even running.

The gorgeous, endangered, yet loud and easy to find Hyacinth Macaw in the Pantanal, popularized by the animation film "Rio".

This is the end of a Leaf Cutter Ants trail, the delivery point of their chewed up leafs. From here, leafs will be sorted to grow into fungus, which are...More

The beach of a small pond in the Pantanal is crowded with caiman.