Today we visited three tributaries of the Amazon River. Before breakfast, we boarded skiffs to explore the area of Supay, where the highlights included the rare and recently re-named from white-browed titi monkey (formerly known as the dusky titi monkey) and a southern tamandua anteater. Both animals are rarely seen, and this was our first sighting so far on our expedition. After breakfast, we traveled to Iricahua for a treat – sightings of both scarlet macaws as well as blue-and-yellow macaws. After a nice lunch at the Yarapa River, we saw even more monkeys and macaws.
5/29/2025
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Delfin II
Belluda Creek and Dorado River, Peru
Tamandua! The cry went out from our naturalist Jorge early this morning on our skiff ride on Belluda Creek. We craned our necks and adjusted our viewpoints to see this arboreal anteater as it quietly went about the business of gathering its breakfast. Finally, it stepped into a clearing on a branch right over our heads! He seemed to be posing for our cameras, so we quickly took many images for posterity. Tamandua paparazzi! After being delayed for a short time due to a torrential downpour, we set out in our skiffs once again to explore the Dorado River — this time into the darkness of night! Our intended quarries were the wily caimans on the river; their positions in the complete darkness were revealed by the shining of their eyes under our strong spotlights. These youngsters allowed us to get right next to them as they floated on vegetation, just waiting to strike at a fish or other prey!