Brazil Travel Photos 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 Recent mongabay.com articles on Brazil Recommended travel guides on Brazil 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 PHOTOS BY SUE WREN PHOTOS BY RENDA G. Caiman Silver dollar fish in the market Tamandua ready for a hug Tamandua Piranha Egrets Sloth Recommended travel guides on Brazil: OTHER PICTURES OF AMAZON WILDLIFE OTHER PICTURES OF SOUTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE