Otters are carnivorous mammals from the Mustelidae family, including weasels and badgers. They are available in different aquatic habitats across the globe, which are known to be generally playful and ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

The Pantanal, Brazil The Pantanal in Brazil, an astounding wetland region, stretches over an enormous area, making it the ...

Case in point: this groovin' river otter at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama. While some river otters like to perform "aquatic ballet" by twirling gracefully through the water, this otter ...

Celebrations for the Lunar New Year kicked off on 29th January, and this year is the Year of the Snake. We start things off by discussing the purpose of some mysterious serpent markings on the banks ...

All four Anaconda species are distributed across South America, with a predominant presence in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Exhibiting semi-aquatic traits, Anacondas flourish in slow-moving ...

primarily inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in the Amazon rainforest and parts of the Orinoco River. It is one of the five existing freshwater dolphin species globally. In the Amazon region, ...

In 1612, John Rolfe returned from Trinidad where he obtained “Spanish” tobacco seeds Nicotiana Tabacum from the Orinoco River. He obtained these seeds using questionable means from a ship captain.

The Cravo Sur River is located within the Orinoco river basin, a large natural feature that's shared ... [+] between Colombia and Venezuela. While Savanna Orinoquia Lodge offers its fair share of ...