South America is the world’s most species-rich area. There have been many theories as to why, ranging from animals and plants accompanying the continent when it broke loose from Africa to variations ...

In the high plains of the central Chilean Andes, an ecosystem consisting of only a few animal species is providing researchers with new insights into how predators coexist in the wild. "The puma and ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the animal that is at the origins of the beloved children ...

Spectacled bears are the largest land predators in the Andes, adapted to survive in steep, resource-scarce mountain environments. Their strength and climbing ability allow them to access food sources ...

In the highlands of the Peruvian Andes, a team of researchers had an unexpected encounter during an archaeological expedition. While searching for a rare species of squirrel, their eyes fell upon a ...

In the Peruvian Andes, a small species of frog remained undetected in the scientific record for more than a century. Alexander Schimmeck via Unsplash Along the highest points of the Andes, the rolling ...

Clouded oncilla were among seven species with “unusual” coloring spotted in the Andes of Ecuador. Viteri-Basso E, Reyes Puig J, Reyes-Puig C, Ríos-Alvear G (2024) Biodiversity Data Journal In the ...