As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...

Recent research by Bowling Green State University scientists has sent shockwaves through the bird-watching world after ...

For years, scientists believed hummingbirds were fiercely territorial, living and feeding alone to avoid competition. But a ...

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He has now set another world first after making it to the top of the 6961 metre Mount Aconcagua, in the Andes mountain range in the Mendoza region of Argentina on Saturday. Mr Budha Magar, who is ...

These animals are native to the Andes in South America ... which helped inspire the name. The Mountain Chicken is also critically endangered. It was once widespread across the Caribbean, however ...

Panoramic view of the Virgin of El Panecillo statue with Quito city and the Andes mountains in the background in Ecuador Capital. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and ...

Image of a Vicuna with a mountain view back ground. Image by Dabit100 / David Torres Costales Riobamba, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ...

Just two per cent of the original Choco forest remains, and it’s a bucket list location for many nature-lovers. Constructed in 2012 on the site of an old sawmill, Mashpi Lodge was built to protect the ...

The balcony overlooking the restaurant, the outdoor viewing platform or in the dragonfly (everywhere you look is a stunning photo). Address: Reserva Privada Mashpi, Mashpi 150150, Ecuador.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, running for re-election, waves after accompanying his running mate ...