The largest parrot species, this bird raises only one or two chicks at a time who are dependent until they are nine months old. They do not normally reproduce until age seven, nesting in huge, old-growth trees.
Pygocentrus nattereri Fulfilling the role of the vulture, schools of piranha keep the river clean by consuming dead or injured animals, insects, snails, scraps…
Heosemys annandalii This large, aquatic turtle is named after the distinct yellow bands that decorate its head, and the custom of placing these turtles…