The Otorongo🇺🇸 🇵🇪🐆🐍🦅

Least known canine species on earth. A ghost in the forest: Atelocynus microtus , the short eared dog. A blur if you happen to witness them in the flesh. Only a privileged few can claim glimpses with certainty. Amazon River and Rainforest of Peru

You can see the tadpoles! – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Good Morning and a Happy Frog Friday everyone! Only place in the world to see this species/morph with such ease. They are literally breeding in my gardens! Ranitomeya amazonica "Oran" This color morph is distinct within the species range, In our area, this species imitates R reticulata . Amazon River and Rainforest of Peru

Beautiful blonde jaguarundi. (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) These sleek forest felines have small rounded head and ears, similar to a housecat, but twice the size. Often we have brief glimpses of these cats running along the edge of a clearing, even crossing the gardens of the lodge. Amazon River and rainforest of Peru, Loreto Trail camera footage from 2018

I was leading a group of clients into the terra firme rainforest east of the Lower Napo and north of the Amazon river in Peru. We were searching for a species of rare amphibian ,the atelopus harlequin toad. After about an hour of hiking, I fell behind in the group to urinate. Just before I caught up to the group, a fast rushing noise came from the right, a blur passed in front of my feet on the trail and evaporated in the forest to the left. It passed so close, I felt the rush of wind in the stillness of the dense, humid jungle air. That blur! That fleeting glimpse I caught. A long slender body, dull grey color, slightly bushy tail. Through the process of elimination, I realized it was short eared dog. The jaguarundi is much shorter. the tayra has a distinct gait and aren't colored gray. What an experience, and because I was in the back of the group, everyone else just heard me exclaim without prompt, holy $#!#. To them, it was just another fisherman's tale.

Good morning from the Amazon River and rainforest of Perú. Enjoy this white winged parakeet, enjoying the rain . – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Good morning from the Amazon River and rainforest of Perú, this trail cam video of the worlds least studied canine is gaining some traction! – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Dried piraña anyone? Nah, I don't recommend. It is really hard to keep the mold off these specimens. 3 days of overcast/rain cancel out the last weekof being in the sun. 😮‍💨 – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Happy Snakey Saturday! – at Las Amazonas, Peru

New Video! Two toed sloth descends from tree to consume urine soaked clay and detritus. nitter.cf/OtorongoLodge/status/2…

Good morning from the Amazon River and rainforest of Perú. Today we are in the pineapple grove, cleaning, planting. – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Cheeky Pygmy marmoset 🥰 – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Two toed sloth at the mineral lek last night. Read the article for more info about the site! nitter.cf/OtorongoLodge/status/2…

An unfortunate arachnid came down with an incurable case of cordyceps fungus. Amazon River and rainforest of Perú – at Las Amazonas, Peru

Good morning from the Amazon River and rainforest of Perú, R. Amazónica enjoying my gardens. 🥰

Walking back to the house after dinner and there is a troop of owl monkeys at my doorstep. They come to feed on the many fruit trees planted here. – at Las Amazonas, Peru

I am truly impressed that @grok correctly identified this decapitated gull in the jaws of a fox. – at Las Amazonas, Peru