You ever see a bird clutching onto a branch high in a tree and wonder, "What happens if it falls asleep? How could it hold on?" The avian talon works through a "pulley system of tendons ...

The Pantanal is home to some 652 species of birds, 264 species of fish ... I shade my eyes with my hand to scan the limbs and branches, but I don’t see it until it flies off with a dozen ...

She inched closer to him on the branch ... birds, snakes, they might attain maturity at 10-15 years of age and be ready to mate. Finally. With one more day left to explore the Pantanal, our ...

By doing so, he is helping preserve a bird lover’s Eden. The Pantanal makes the Florida ... and black striped tail are criss-crossed by the branches and vines it is perched near.

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South America’s Pantanal region has been hit by the worst ... important stop on the routes of around 180 species of migratory birds. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (known as the ...

By contrast, birds can perch on just about anything—despite the wide variety of sizes, shapes, and textures of tree branches. “Everything is a landing strip for a bird,” says study co-author ...

Researchers have identified more than 4,700 plant and animal species in the Pantanal, including at least 580 birds, 271 fishes, 174 mammals, and 57 amphibians, many of which are endangered or ...