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Amazon Wildlife

The Amazon is home to more species of plants and animals than any other terrestial ecosystem on the planet -- perhaps 30% of the world's species are found there. Its biodiversity is astounding: a single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the entire British Isles, while a lone hectare of forest may have more than 480 species of trees. Take a look at some of these examples of the Amazon's biological richness: continued

Fauna of the Amazon
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Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Woolley Monkey

Squirrel Monkey

Squirrel Monkey

Squirrel Monkey

Sloth

Tamarin

Tamarin

Tamarin

Tamarin or Marmoset?

Squirrel Monkey

Sloth

Arowana

Arowana

Dragonfly

Lizard

Scarlet Macaws

Scarlet Macaws



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Caiman



Silver dollar fish in the market



Tamandua ready for a hug



Tamandua



Piranha



Egrets



Sloth




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