ANIMALS of the AMERICAS: AMAZON

fungus

AUGUST 2004 on the AMAZON near MANAUS and LAKE MAMORI, BRAZIL

PAUL H. YANCEY
PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, WHITMAN COLLEGE
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lilypads
BIRDS, MAMMALS
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Herons on giant lilypads
amazoneagle1
Fish eagle

capybara
Capybara

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Grey river dolphins (the Grey dolphin or tucuxi is pinkish when young, grey as adult. The Pink dolphin or boto is always pink and has a low spinal ridge instead of a dorsal fin)
amazonegrets
Egrets
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amazonbeast
Agouti
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Pink dolphin .........and.............3-toed sloth
boat
Egrets above and below and right
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amazongoat
Domesticated goat
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3-toed sloths
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amazonparrot
amazonbat
Bat (a mammal!)
amazonmonkey.amazonmonkey1.
Wooley and spider monkeys
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amazonbird2?
amazonbird3
Yellow-headed blackbird
bird4
bird3
egrets3
bird5
vultures
Turkey vultures
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nest
nest

FISH, HERPS, INSECTS, SPIDERS, SNAIL
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piranha in fish market

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piranha we caught and ate
placostamus
Placostamus

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amazonfish2
fish

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anaconda
Anaconda
cayman1
Cayman + butterfly
cayman3
cayman

amazonfrog
amazonfly
amazonsnail
land snail
amazonturtle
amazonbug
amazonbutterfly
dragonfly
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amazoncaterpillar
beetle
dung beetle
amazontarantula
Tarantula
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Spiderweb community