Today we have a variety of photos from Daniel Shoskes. The species are unidentified, but readers can help with that. Click on the photos to enlarge them; Daniel’s notes are indented.
From a cruise down the Peruvian Amazon organized by Natural Habitat Adventures (affiliated with the World Wildlife Fund). Have video with a glimpse of the elusive freshwater river pink dolphin but not photos.
Very nice! Thank you.
A lovely assortment of animals! My best shot at the species identification, in order of pictures (if anyone knows better, please correct me!):
Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)
proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
coal pleco (Peckoltia pankimpuju)
green iguana (Iguana iguana)
squirrel monkey, possibly the black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)?
black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Well done, thanks. I was wondering about that dinosaur-fish.
A beautiful reminder that most of the readers on WEIT lead much more interesting lives than I do. How wonderful to be able to encounter such a variety of fantastic animals. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool stuff! I would love to go on one of these safaris.
The bats look very much like the sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineatus) that I’ve seen often in Costa Rica, based on the white dorsal pattern and the posture. I’m not familiar with Rhynchonycteris.
It really is a wonderful trip, with such amazing biodiversity along the Amazon. Unfortunately with the current political unrest in Peru, most tourism is shut down. When things are stable, I highly recommend both the trip and the outfit (Natural Habitat Adventures).
I thought the bats were moths! Thanks everyone for disabusing me. Fascinating fish.
What fun! These were all excellent. I’ve always wanted to visit the Amazon. Maybe someday…
Wonderful critters. Thanks for sharing, Daniel!