☠️ highly toxic Smoky Jungle Frog!

💡They secrete mucus which causes skin irritation & respiratory issues in humans,& is deadly to small predators.

📷 Nikon Z8+Nikkor Z 180-600mm
📱Samsung Galaxy

📍Amazon rainforest, Maynas province, Peru

#frogs #wildlifephotography #amazonrainforest #peruwildlife

Southern Tamandua aka Collared Anteater.

💡Some Amazonian Native Tribes use them for pest control, to get rid of termites and ants.

📷 Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 180-600mm

📍Amazon rainforest, Maynas province, Peru

#wildlife #naturephotography #amazonrainforest #peruwildlife #nikon #wildlifephotography

Close up image of Andean bear, with title of paper, authors, IBA logo & Ursus, 2024 (35e19).

6 camera trap images of Andean bears, with description of other species that were captured on the cameras.

3-image collage that were taken during the study. Image of each of the authors in the field, as well as a photo of bear scratches on a tree.

Photo of Ursus cover with text encouraging biologists to publish their work in Ursus.

URSUS is IBA's peer-reviewed journal and includes articles on all aspects of bear management and research. We are featuring Vickowski and Van Horn’s “Andean bears below the Andes”.

View the full post: www.instagram.com/ibabearbiology

#andeanbear #bearresearch #bearbiology #peruwildlife #peru