3333 x 5000 px | 28,2 x 42,3 cm | 11,1 x 16,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
15 novembre 2014
Ubicazione:
Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
Altre informazioni:
The Pantanal wetlands in Brazil are the world's largest tropical wetlands and they occupy a vast area rich in environmental biodiversity, harboring many endangered and threatened species. The Pantanal ecosystem is reported to be home to over 300 mammalian species, 400 fish species, 480 reptile species, 1000 bird species, and over 9000 different subspecies of invertebrates. Jaguars (Panthera onca) are threatened throughout much of their range, but along the banks of the Rio Cuiaba and its tributaries is it still possible to catch site of these magnificent creatures as they come to the river to hunt for caimans and capybaras, some of their favorite food. The ones on the Rio Cuiaba river systems seem to be pretty well fed and spend a lot of time lying around on the river bank, either in the open or under the bushes, and in patrolling their territory. Along the Transpantanal Highway a pair of Jabiru storks had built their large messy nest and were raising a chick.
