Amazonia Encounters

These 'jungle gardeners' are thought to be the only mammal that can open a Brazil nut due to their exceptionally sharp teeth!

Small and agile, squirrel monkeys can live in groups of up to a hundred, communicating with chirps, squeaks, calls, and sniffs.

Males have a distinctive yellow "knob" on their beak which they use to attract mates and regulate their temperature.

One of the largest macaws (rivalled only by the hyacinth macaw), known for their loud calls and their ability to mimic human speech.

Social birds that weave long bag-shaped nests that dangle from tree branches, sometimes following red-throated caracaras to feed.

These large, ground-dwelling birds, with distinctive bluish-grey casques on their forehead, grow up to 3.6kg in weight – like turkeys!

Also called the green-winged macaw, it is second in length only to the hyacinth macaw. Bonded pairs stay together for life.

Characterised by its distinctive bright red/orange feet and head, it’s most active during the day and immediately after rain.

Besides being the national bird of Honduras and having the ability to mimic human speech, these macaws also live up to 50 years in the wild!

Despite having long thick tails, they are not prehensile - they can’t use it to grip branches like some other monkeys.

Highly gregarious, these birds can live in flocks and nest in large colonies that number in the tens of thousands!

Mating year-round, males tell females apart by watching for head movements - no response usually means it's a female.