12 Nov 2013
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
One of the great opportunities to encounter wildlife is at night, and on the Fazenda San Fransico they arrange night safaris on their extensive road network,…
12 Nov 2013
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
I was busy photographing butterflies on the river bank when I heard some sounds from the other side of the river. It was the otters! Finally I had the chance…
12 Nov 2013
Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
The many canals feeding water to the rice fields at Fazenda San Fransico hold a diverse flora and fauna, and in a blink of an eye you may see a lowland tapir…
11 Nov 2013
Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous)
The nocturnal activities are as amazing and diverse as the diurnal, and this my first and sighting of a crab-eating fox during my stay at Fazenda San……
11 Nov 2013
Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
The walk on the "marsh pier" - a long wooden trail raised more than 2 metres to provide dry footing during the wet season - came to an end way too soon. This…
11 Nov 2013
Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
Fazenda San Fransico is around 150 square kilometres large, and around 50% of it is left wild! Basically all the higher areas are used for farming, and the…
11 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
In Pantanal some groups of capybaras are almost tame, and this one was no exception, as it seemingly regarded my passing as the river itself. This is not the…
11 Nov 2013
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
During the dry season the water level is low and thus all remaining pools of water and rivers are packed with fish and other life forms. The river flowing…
11 Nov 2013
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
The Giant Anteater is threatened and thus not common to see - even in Pantanal. I was really grateful to see it the very first morning of my stay, and hoped to…