The iridescent cobalt-blue bird ... Pantanal are altering the habitat by burning to create grasslands for their cattle, or fields for their crops. Fires also destroy the essential Manduvi tree.

He drew my attention to the top of a tree where ... 80% of the Pantanal, rendering many parts inaccessible. The rest of the year is the dry season. During this period, dozens of birds and animal ...

Every vista is bordered by blackened tree bark and scorched ... more common animals native to the Pantanal — including some of the most beautiful birds in the world – mean it is no surprise ...

The Pantanal is a place for strong biters. Hyacinth macaws can open nuts that you would struggle to break with a hammer: the strongest bite of any bird in ... in mandivu trees and these are ...

Brazil’s Pantanal is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including its own “Big 5,” offering remote lodging in natural areas ...

It finds a small hole in a tree and quickly enlarges it ... and in the Paraguay section of the Pantanal. The hyacinth macaw is a large bird that can measure up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) from beak ...

The bird darts quickly out of our sight, and moments later, a loud squawk suggested it landed in a nearby tree. A few dozen ... such as the Pantanal, a Florida-size expanse of savannah and marshes ...