Large dobsonfly or fishfly (Megaloptera, Corydalidae), Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 30, 2014 - Large dobsonfly or fishfly (Megaloptera, Corydalidae) (Formiga-leão), Parque Nacional Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, B...
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Researchers at work: NERF and comandante Magnus, near Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil

November 30, 2014 - NERF (Núcleo de Ecologia de Rodovias e Ferrovias, Departamento de Ecologia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre) and comandante Magnus,...
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Brazilian birds: Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 26, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for more i...
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Road ecology blog: Erosion along a dirt road, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 26, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Erosion along a dirt road, near São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Click here for more images...
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Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater scrapes off termites from its head, Serra da Canastra

November 23, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) scrapes off termites from its head, Parque Nacional da Serr...
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Brazilian landscapes: Vegetation growing back after a fire, Serra da Canastra

November 22, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Bright green campo (pampa) vegetation (shrubs and grasses) growing back after a burn, Parque Nacio...
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Researchers at work: Osnir Ormon Giacon at a multi-functional underpass

November 22, 2014 - Image below: Researchers at work. Osnir Ormon Giacon (CART - Concessionária Auto Raposo Tavares) explains the design con...
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Life in Brazil: Gláucia Piacentini, the best Portuguese teacher in Piracicaba, Brazil

November 21, 2014 - Image below: Bethanie Walder and Marcel Huijser with their favorite Portuguese teacher Gláucia Piacentini, ESALQ, Piraci...
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Brazilian birds: Southern crested caracara on the lookout on termite mound, Minas Gerais

November 21, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) on the lookout on termite mound, Parque Nacional da Serra...
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Road ecology blog: Six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) roadkill, São Paulo, Brazil

November 21, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) roadkill, SP-270 about 44 km south east of Presidente Pr...
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Brazilian birds: White-eyed parakeet, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 20, 2014 - Brazilian birds: White-eyed parakeet or white-eyed conure (Psittacara leucophthalma), São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais,...
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Road ecology blog: Domestic animal warning sign, near Casa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil

November 20, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Domestic animal warning sign, "when you see animals on the road call 0800 707 1414, BR-369, near Casa...
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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) close-up, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 19, 2014 - Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for mo...
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Brazilian birds: Tyrannosaurus rex, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais

November 18, 2014 - Who says dinosaurs are extinct? I just saw one!:) Brazilian birds: red-legged seriema or crested cariama (Cariama crist...
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Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater in sempre-viva field, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais

November 17, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil...
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Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater, Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais

November 16, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais. Photo...
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Researchers at work: Workshop highway duplication Sooretama reserve, Espírito Santo

November 16, 2014 - Researchers at work: Workshop about the highway through the Sooretama reserve and upgrading this highway from a 2-lane r...
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Brazilian birds: Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

November 15, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The art of hiding in plain sight. T...
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Brazilian birds: Red-legged seriema, Minas Gerais

November 14, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Red-legged seriema or crested cariama (Cariama cristata), near São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil...
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Brazilian birds: White-eared puffbird (Nystalus chacuru), Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 14, 2014 - White-eared puffbird (Nystalus chacuru), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for mor...
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Brazilian wildlife: Feeding banana to black-tufted marmosets, Minas Gerais

November 13, 2014 - Black-pencilled (or black-tufted) marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) are native further north in Brazil, but they were i...
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Road ecology blog: The dirt road between São Roque de Minas and Serra da Canastra

November 13, 2014 - The road between São Roque de Minas and Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The road is in poor...
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Brazilian birds: Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Minas Gerais

November 12, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil....
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Road ecology blog: Lesser grison (Galictis cuja), near Furnas, MG-050, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 12, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Lesser grison (Galictis cuja), near Furnas, MG-050, Minas Gerais, Brazil. While I was photographing...
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An amazing wildlife adventure in Canastra National Park, Brazil

November 11, 2014 - Text by Bethanie Walder “I’m 81 years old, Marcel, I know my limitations…” Piet told Marcel Friday evening, as we desce...
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Road ecology blog: Lineated woodpecker roadkill, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 11, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) roadkill, about 3 km north west of Furnas, MG-050, Minas Ger...
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Brazilian wildlife: Pampas deer, Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais

November 10, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil (ne...
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Find all five differences

November 09, 2014 - Find all five differences between Marcel Huijser and a mounted maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).
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Road ecology blog: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) roadkill, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 09, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) roadkill, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The giant anteater is catego...
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Brazilian birds: Guira cuckoos (Guira guira), near São Roque de Minas , Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 08, 2014 - Brazilian birds: Guira cuckoos (Guira guira), near São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for more images...
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Brazilian birds: Southern crested caracara and yellow-headed caracara, Minas Gerais

November 08, 2014 - Image below: Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), near São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Minas Gerais...
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Brazilian wildlife: Tropical house gecko eating a termite, Minas Gerais

November 07, 2014 - Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) eating a termite, São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for...
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Brazilian landscapes: Coffee plantation near São Roque de Minas , Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 06, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Coffee plantation near São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Click here for more images of Se...
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Brazilian birds: White-eared puffbird with Lutz's poison frog, Canastra, Minas Gerais

November 05, 2014 - Brazilian birds: White-eared puffbird (Nystalus chacuru) with prey, Lutz's poison frog (Ameerega flavopicta, formerly Ep...
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Life in Brazil: Marcel Huijser's attempt at a telephone conference, Brazil

November 05, 2014 - Life in Brazil: Marcel Huijser's attempt at a telephone conference, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Mimicking "Malcom" f...
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Road ecology blog: Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

November 05, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) roadkill, near Monte Alegre, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Researchers: Jean Pierre Santos (Instituto Pró-carnívoros) and Marcello (Canastra 4x4)

November 05, 2014 - Researchers: Jean Pierre Santos from Instituto Pró-carnívoros (The Institute for the Conservation of Neotropical Carnivo...
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Brazilian wildlife: an encounter with a maned wolf

November 04, 2014 - Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil. I have been wanting to...
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Bethanie Walder, Piet Huijser and Marcel Huijser on the maned wolf expedition

November 02, 2014 - The making of the maned wolf images: Bethanie Walder, Piet Huijser and Marcel Huijser on the maned wolf expedition, Parq...
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