Brazil's Amazing Animal Facts

Botos are very curious creatures. They enjoy grabbing boaters paddles and playing with swimmers.

Dynamiters found a creative way to save the lives of many Botos. A shipload of fish was slowly moved downriver (far enough away from the dynamite site to be safe). The dolphins followed the boat, and went unscathed when the blast occurred.

Female Mouse Opossums are intolerant of one another.
When bananas are shipped into a country, dockworkers often come in contact with stowaway Mouse Opossums.

The female white-lined bat may become pregnant while she is still lactating or nursing babies.

Researchers have trouble learning about the Spectacled Bear because of its remote homes and shyness.

The fur of the Spectacled Bear is thinner than North American Bears due to the warm climate they live in.

The Spanish name for the Spectacled Bear is Uumari, which means short-faced bear.

A sloth can swim quite well.

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