Jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon have surprised scientists with an unusual adaptation to annual flooding: They live in trees for months, hunting and raising families high above the rising waters. As ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

“It’s amazing, it’s amazing! I have no other word to describe it.” That’s how biologist Marcos Roberto de Brito defines the thrill of seeing a jaguar up close for the first time. Brito is the lead ...

The Amazon is home to approximately 90% of the world’s jaguar population. Jaguars play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the Amazon rainforest by regulating prey populations.