The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis ... This has already been done with other animals, such as the jaguar, the tapir and the spectacled bear,” says Rob Wallace, director of the Greater ...

an unusual herbivore that bears a vague resemblance to a tapir. [ Related: Giant wombats the size of small cars once roamed Australia. ] Carli Peters of the Universidade do Algarve’s MATRIX ...

Ten thousand years after mastodons disappeared, scientists have unearthed powerful fossil evidence proving these elephant ...

Ten thousand years ago, mastodons vanished from South America. With them, an ecologically vital function also disappeared: ...

Yet, at the start of 2025, the discovery of the once-thought-extinct giant mammal, the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in the Costa Verde region, stands out as one of the most exciting ...

These include endangered tapirs, giant river otters (which can grow to nearly six feet in length) and the coati — a curious, social member of the raccoon family and a common sight in the area.

New fossil evidence shows that South America’s extinct mastodons were vital seed dispersers, and their loss still haunts ...

Mining, ranching and logging by squatters — who are acting in collusion with the Ortega government in Managua — are expanding ...

A study with the involvement of the UAB, IPHES-CERCA and URV, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, provides for the first ...

Scientists working in Colombia have discovered the largest snake on the planet, an animal that blows away previous records.

Giant Eagle says it will take over the pharmacies of two Rite Aid stores after Rite Aid leaves, but the company didn't provide the locations of those.