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The secret lives of fairy wrens
Its an interesting life the beautifully coloured birds of the forest lead, and the more we find out about them, the more curious they...

April
Jan 14, 20213 min read


Critter-spotting itinerary for the Wet Tropics and Cape York Peninsula
The bar was set high when my brother announced that he was taking my Dad on a diving trip to Timor-Leste for his 60th birthday. How was I...

April
Dec 21, 201910 min read


Shaggy carpets of the Pantanal
All our Brazil adventure plans were thrown out the window while we focussed our efforts on finding a cure for Beloved’s leishmaniasis,...

April
Dec 10, 20186 min read


Caiman census and a parasitic maggot named ScoMo
We borrowed some kayaks to head out on the Cocha to do a caiman census. In the fading light we watched masked crimson tanagers flitting...

April
Oct 9, 20185 min read


Grudge match of the century
Chatter began around the lunch tables about the upcoming trip to the local indigenous community of Maizal up the river from Estacion...

April
Sep 26, 20184 min read


The return of the Lobos de rio (Giant river otters)
Wandering back to camp one afternoon, Beloved muses “Wanna go for a paddle on the cocha [oxbow lake]?” Damn fine idea, I thought. We...

April
Sep 21, 20185 min read


Monkey toilet and the world’s cutest frog
Cocha Cashu Biological Station (EBCC) is full of monkeys. We’ve been watching Peruvian spider monkeys, black-capped capuchins,...

April
Sep 12, 20183 min read
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