Snake Fake
For a plump caterpillar with no defensive body parts, masquerading as a deadly viper is an effective adaptation for survival in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Enemy of My Enemy
An Amazonian frog finds refuge under the watchful compound gaze of a surprising guardian.
Can Wild Foods Save the Amazon?
Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope the answer is yes—and that the path to salvation will be sabroso.
Troubled Waters
The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.
By Foot into Peru’s Lost World
A team of herpetologists treks into one of South America’s most pristine and poorly understood mountain ranges and discovers animals found nowhere else on Earth.
Enemy of My Enemy
An Amazonian frog finds refuge under the watchful compound gaze of a surprising guardian.
Can Wild Foods Save the Amazon?
Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope the answer is yes—and that the path to salvation will be sabroso.
Troubled Waters
The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.
By Foot into Peru’s Lost World
A team of herpetologists treks into one of South America’s most pristine and poorly understood mountain ranges and discovers animals found nowhere else on Earth.