In the highlands of the Peruvian Andes, a team of researchers had an unexpected encounter during an archaeological expedition. While searching for a rare species of squirrel, their eyes fell upon ...

Experience Cayambe Coca National Park, a vast and ecologically diverse protected area in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. This ultra-high-definition aerial footage captures the park’s dramatic mix of ...

Roland Kays, a North Carolina scientist, trekked to the Andes to help discover a new carnivorous species dubbed olinguito. Roland Kays, a North Carolina scientist, trekked to the Andes to help ...

In 2018, a research expedition in Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park stumbled upon an animal no scientist had recorded before.

Six new species of rain frogs have been discovered on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, according to a statement from Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition.

Journey to Colombia's Pacific Coast, home to Andean volcanoes and stunning wildlife. Journey to the largely uninhabited Pacific coast of Colombia, where humpback whales give birth and fish hunt crabs ...

A team of 17 researchers spent two weeks in the Bolivian Andes assessing the ecosystem. They found 20 new species never before identified in science. The effort was part of Conservation ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A flamingo at the John Ball Zoo is getting some much-needed TLC after he developed a limp recently. Last winter, the zoo noticed that a 14-year-old Chilean flamingo named Andes ...

Often called the "people of the cloud forest," the Chachapoya lived in damp, rugged terrain in the eastern Andes and built their houses on summits. In addition to the new mouse opossum species, Pavan ...

SEATTLE (KOMO) — The Woodland Park Zoo's smallest doe finally has a name. Born in May, the tiny female fawn was given the name Flor, meaning flower in Spanish. It's a fitting name for the zoo's ...