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  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3315_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3285_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3237_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3207_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3174_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3173_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals. <br />
HABITAT: Mostly in secondary tributaries of main rivers. Only to main rivers during nesting season when sand banks exposed.RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.
    OR3069_Yellow-spotted_River_Turtle.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3041_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3005_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2986_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2984_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2968_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus, feeding on Catfish in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2940_Brown_Caiman_Feeding.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus, feeding on Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2920_Brown_Caiman_Caiman_Feeding.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus, feeding on Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2919_Brown_Caiman_Feeding.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2980_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus, feeding on Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2918_Brown_Caiman_Feeding.tif
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3278_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3232_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus & Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3097_Spectacled_Caiman.jpg
  • Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) - subspecies of Caiman crocodilus in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Distribution map Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico*, Mexico (south), Venezuela<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2993_Brown_Caiman_Caiman.jpg
  • Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)<br />
(mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. Wide distribution in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Argentina.
    OR3300_Saffron_Finch.jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2802_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks & Ibis. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) & Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2666_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Guard (Guardia Civil) watching as local research team re-bury Giant River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis expansa)<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Pararuma Island. Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. <br />
<br />
Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation.  <br />
All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2485_Guard_watching_Researches.jpg
  • Guard (Guardia Civil) watching as local research team re-bury Giant River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis expansa)<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Pararuma Island. Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. <br />
<br />
Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation.  <br />
All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2513_Guard_watching_Researches.jpg
  • Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrigenis)<br />
mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
RANGE: Orinoco Basin, Venezuela and Colombia
    OR798_Red-capped_Cardinal.jpg
  • Jose Belmejo weighing Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) and Hector Tovar looking on.  Part of CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America. <br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_45.jpg
  • Guard (Guardia Civil) watching as local research team re-bury Giant River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis expansa)<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Pararuma Island. Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. <br />
<br />
Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation.  <br />
All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2511_Guard_watching_Researches.jpg
  • Jose Belmejo weighing Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa)  Part of CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America. <br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_39.jpg
  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis)<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Northern and central South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama.
    Rusty-margined_Flycatcher_MO95.jpg
  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis)<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Northern and central South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama.
    Rusty-margined_Flycatcher_MO93.jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2789_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks & Ibis. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) & Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2664_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks & Ibis. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) & Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2635_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Mixed flock of whistling ducks. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) & Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2605_Mixed_flock_of_whistling_duck...jpg
  • Guard (Guardia Civil) watching as local research team re-bury Giant River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis expansa)<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Pararuma Island. Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. <br />
<br />
Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation.  <br />
All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2434_Guard_watching_Researches.jpg
  • Guard (Guardia Civil) watching as local research team re-bury Giant River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis expansa)<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Pararuma Island. Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. <br />
<br />
Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation.  <br />
All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2458_Guard_watching_Researches.jpg
  • Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrigenis)<br />
mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
RANGE: Orinoco Basin, Venezuela and Colombia
    OR822_Red-capped_Cardinal.jpg
  • Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrigenis)<br />
mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
RANGE: Orinoco Basin, Venezuela and Colombia
    OR818_Red-capped_Cardinal.jpg
  • Masked Cardinal (Paroaria nigrigenis)<br />
mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
RANGE: Orinoco Basin, Venezuela and Colombia
    OR801_Red-capped_Cardinal.jpg
  • Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated.<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT: Mostly in secondary tributaries of main rivers. Only to main rivers during nesting season when sand banks exposed.RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
<br />
During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR703_Yellow-spotted_River_Turtle_Ne...jpg
  • Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated.<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT: Mostly in secondary tributaries of main rivers. Only to main rivers during nesting season when sand banks exposed.RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
<br />
During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR683_Yellow-spotted_River_Turtle_Ne...jpg
  • Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated.<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT: Mostly in secondary tributaries of main rivers. Only to main rivers during nesting season when sand banks exposed.RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
<br />
During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR687_Yellow-spotted_River_Turtle_Ne...jpg
  • Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated.<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
HABITAT: Mostly in secondary tributaries of main rivers. Only to main rivers during nesting season when sand banks exposed.RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
<br />
During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR680_Yellow-spotted_River_Turtle_Ne...jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Jose Belmejo weighing   CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Franklin Tobar looking on
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_81.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Jose Belmejo weighing   CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Franklin Tobar looking on
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_70.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Franklin Tovar weighing & Eneida Marin (Project Coordinator) taking Biometric Data. CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Jose Belmejo looking on
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_53.jpg
  • Jose Belmejo weighing Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) and Hector Tovar looking on.  Part of CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America. <br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_1.jpg
  • Jose Belmejo weighing Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) and Hector Tovar looking on.  Part of CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America. <br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_8.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Jose Belmejo Turning over to keep til daylight.<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_88.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Jose Belmejo Turning over to keep til daylight.<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)
    OR_Giant_River_Turtle_86.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2104_Collecting_Giant_River_Turtle...jpg
  • Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)<br />
Orinoco River, Puerto Ayacucho, VENEZUELA, South America
    OR1985_Yellow_Oriole.jpg
  • Catfish<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1956_Catfish.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) & Yellow-spotted River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis unifilis) being re-buried to safer, higher ground.<br />
CAPTIVE -REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1509_Turtle_Eggs_being_re-buried.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) & Yellow-spotted River Turtle eggs (Podocnemis unifilis) being re-buried to safer, higher ground.<br />
CAPTIVE -REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II VULNERABLE.<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1492_Turtle_Eggs_being_re-buried.jpg
  • Zerophytic Vegetation, Orinoco River Basin, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1350_Orinoco_River_Basin.jpg
  • Cactus in Orinoco River Basin, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1344_Cactus.jpg
  • Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1329_Orinoco_River.jpg
  • Zerophytic Vegetation, Orinoco River Basin, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1341_Orinoco_River_Basin.jpg
  • Zerophytic Vegetation, Orinoco River Basin, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1317_Orinoco_River_Basin.jpg
  • Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1309_Orinoco_River.jpg
  • Zerophytic Vegetation, Orinoco River Basin, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1299_Orinoco_River_Basin.jpg
  • Catfish<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1260_Catfish.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR886_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR887_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR850_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR406_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Smooth-sided Toad (Rhaebo guttatus)<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR100_Smooth-sided_Toad.jpg
  • Common Mango or Indian Mango (Mangifera indica) – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions, and its fruit is distributed essentially world-wide.<br />
NATIVE TO INDIAN SUBCONTINENT<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR89_Common_Mango.jpg
  • Smooth-sided Toad (Rhaebo guttatus)<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR99_Smooth-sided_Toad.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR2107_Collecting_Giant_River_Turtle...jpg
  • Catfish<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR1667_Catfish.jpg
  • Egret Tracks on Sand bank<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR676_Egret_Tracks.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR266_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) nests being dug up for relocation to safer, higher ground.<br />
 CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
<br />
During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR202_Giant_River_Turtle_Nests.jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing.<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2958_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtle.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3420_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3422_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkeys (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3402_Red_Howler_Monkeys.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3411_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3399_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3397_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3392_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Machete Savane or Lora Snake (Chironius Carinatus) Non-venemous, colubrid snake that feeds on frogs, rodents and birds. Up to 3 meters. They are well known for their agressive behaviour.<br />
RANGE: Guianas, n Brazil, e Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3382_Machete_Savane_or_Lora_Snake.jpg
  • Machete Savane or Lora Snake (Chironius Carinatus) Non-venemous, colubrid snake that feeds on frogs, rodents and birds. Up to 3 meters. They are well known for their agressive behaviour.<br />
RANGE: Guianas, n Brazil, e Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3389_Machete_Savane_or_Lora_Snake.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3256_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3248_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3250_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Venezuela, e Colombia, Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, the Guianas and ne Brazil.<br />
They are noisy birds often found on the ground. Travel in small groups and at night gather in flocks to fly to roosting areas.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3101_Carib_Grackle.jpg
  • Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelius ruficollis)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
RANGE: Venezuela & Colombia.<br />
Found in most kinds of habitats. They nest in arboreal termite nests.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3093_Russet-throated_Puffbird.jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtles (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing.<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3066_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtles.jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing & Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3062_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtles_...jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing.<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3049_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtle.jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing & Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2924_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtles_...jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE Male for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2815_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2786_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Savannah Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) sunbathing.<br />
CITES II  due to habitat loss mainly near urban areas and over hunting especially in the Llanos.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
L average 23-36cm, Wgt 2kg. Females larger than males. They dig shallow nests in sandy soil, often far from nearest water source.  7-13 eliptical eggs 40x25mm in size.<br />
They are diurnal spending sunny morning out on logs and nights in the water semi submerged in mud. They are omnivorous, consuming seeds, leaves, aquatic plants, fish, insects & suspended material in water.<br />
HABITAT: Lagoons, swamps, Moriche palm swamps, generally not preferring larger rivers.<br />
RANGE: Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2774_Savannah_Side-necked_Turtle.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2784_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
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