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The Tuiuiuí (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is the symbol of Pantanal, Brazil. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from a Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck".

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The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is common and widespread throughout most of South America including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.







It is a large heron which can measure 95–127 cm (37–50 in) in length, stand up to 100–130 cm (39–51 in) in height and weigh 1.5–2.5 kg (3.3–5.5 lb).







From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoi_heron

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The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger.

The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats. This allows it to pierce the shells of armored reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.

Unfortunately, the jaguar is a near threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat.

This one is a wild female and she was resting in a shore at Rio Cuibá. Very difficult light conditions, handheld and taken from a little boat.

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May be a "cliche" but I love the tones and the silhouettes, specially the hawk's.

Happy Thursday!

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