South America is home to a diverse amount of wildlife. From the Amazon rainforest to the arid deserts of Chile, South America ...

The calling animal turned out to be a “remarkable” new species. A team of researchers trekked into the Juruá River basin of northwestern Brazil, “one of the most difficult (to access) and ...

Giant freshwater fish are among the most endangered animals on Earth. But in the lush waterways of the Amazon, one leviathan is swimming against the current.. Meet the arapaima, a fish capable of ...

It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in footage blowing up online. In January ...

Scientists found a “toxic”-skinned creature with “large” hands in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from A. T. Mônico via Koch, Mônico ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like ...