Jacaranda Tree
By the Caiman Lodge
Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the worlds largest rodent. They are well known for looking like giant guinea pigs. They are from South America, where they live both in dense forests and savannas, typically near bodies of water. They are well known inhabitants of the Amazon, where they can be spotted on river edges. (Wikipedia)
Watching these flightless birds run is worth the trip
Match a jaguar, the lord of the Pantanal, with the giant anteater, and the anteater stands on his hind legs, hugs the jaguar, and digs his claws into the jaguar’s bones. Anteater 1, Jaguar 0
The Lodge threw us a Brazilian barbecue. These two were the entertainers.
Jaguars are third in size. Tigers and lions claim the first two spots.
Too much hunting, not enough down time
Not while Mom is still awake
The light came from our guide’s spotlight
Why we didn’t walk at night
Peccaries are pig-like mammals with a flexible snout and short, straight tusks. They are omnivores that live in herds in Central and South America.
The jabiru stork holds the title for largest flying bird in the Americas. Breeding storks enjoy the marshlands available in the Pantanal region.
Toucan, (family Ramphastidae), the common name given to numerous species of tropical American forest birds known for their large and strikingly colored bills. (Known to eat eggs of hyacinth macaws)
This bird stays in this position all day
Our hosts threw a farewell candlelight dinner under the trees