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The most common type of cat in the Amazon is

ocelot. They may be the most common type of cat, but it is very unusual for someone to come across one in the wild.

A giant agrippa is a

moth. A giant agrippa is the biggest type of moth in the world. It is sometimes mistaken for a bird.

Up to how many birds help with a hoatzin nest?

7. Only one female lays the eggs, but up to seven other birds help incubate the eggs and feed the young birds

A boto is a

dolphin. Botos are pink river dolphins. When they are young they're grey, but the older they get the pinker they get.

Goliath bird-eating spiders mostly eat

insects. The birds it catches are usually babies in the nest.

A matamata is a

turtle. You might not recognize this turtle unless it bit you.

Scarlet macaws usually travel in group sizes of

2 - 20+. Yup two to twenty or more

A fork-tailed woodnymph is a type of

hummingbird. They have to eat more than their body weight a day.

What do spearnosed bats eat?

nectar. There are even flowers that open at night just for nectar drinking bats.

What is the biggest lizard in South America?

tegu lizard. They are as long as a human is tall and are big enough to eat chickens.