Spectacled Bear
Everything about the spectacled bear: size, Andean habitat, herbivorous diet, tree platforms, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Tremarctos ornatus South America's only bear and the last surviving short-faced bear.
February 2025
January 2025
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Everything about the sword-billed hummingbird: size, Andean cloud forest habitat, Passiflora co-evolution, hovering flight, strange perching posture, and the facts that make Ensifera ensifera the only bird with a bill longer than its body.