Let’s take a tour of this giant wetland, the largest in the world ... making it one of the best places in Brazil for observing wild animals up close. Jaguars, otters, caimans, toucans, macaws ...

In a shallow stream of northern Brazil, a toothless “electric” creature weaved its way through the tangled roots and dead ...

After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in ... which are the largest terrestrial animal in South America ...

Now, the discovery of a creature in the grasslands of central Brazil adds ... and the largest female was 2 feet, 10 inches long, dwarfing the holotype animal, according to the study.

The handling of these species is regulated by Brazil’s environmental authority, IBAMA. Ribeiro works side-by-side with biologist Beatriz Araujo, whose job is to monitor the animals’ stress ...