Nature & Wildlife
Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey on an expedition into an unexplored part of the Brazilian Amazon. The monkey is a new species of titi, or Callicebus, monkey, and features different colored markings on its head and tail never before been observed in other monkeys of the same group.
Nature & Wildlife
If you dread overseas flights because you always land intolerably tired and exceedingly hungry, I have some facts that might help you put such ordeals into perspective. It was recently discovered that a female bar-tailed godwit flew 7,145 miles from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a single break for food or drink.
Conservation
That’s no ordinary kitty treed by a dog in a southern Arizona backyard! This young ocelot’s presence might indicate that the small population in Mexican Sonora is making its way over the border for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Nature & Wildlife
Smaller than a human finger when born, pygmy marmosets are so itty-bitty they will fit in the palm of your hand when full-grown. The world’s tiniest monkeys are as fascinating as they are endearing.
Conservation
Did you know a new species was found every 3 days in the Amazon rainforest in the past decade? The Amazon is the most biodiverse place on earth. Learn about some of the fascinating new discoveries, and why we need to work more diligently than ever to protect this ecosystem that is also crucial to human welfare.
Travel Tales
Editor’s note: NHA travel writer Jayme Otto reports from her experiences on our Amazon and Machu Picchu departure in October 2010. For a truly memorable rainforest experience in the Peruvian Amazon, stay in the Inkaterra Canopy Tree House.
