Jaguars in a waterhole in the southern Pantanal. As the heat of the morning began to build in Brazil’s southern Pantanal we spotted these two male jaguars on the side of a waterhole. These males were still cubs and brothers but were reaching the stage when they would...
A young male Jaguar explores the river at sunrise. As the sun rose over the Corixo Negro river in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal it generated the most spectacular sparkling and flashes on the surface of the river. It was most fortunate that at this very moment a young...
Female Puma near Torres del Paine. High up on a windy plateaux in Chile’s Patagonia this female Puma was enjoying feasting on a Guanaco. What made this special was having the snowy mountains of Torres del Paine in the background. A spectacular setting. The Puma, also...
Puma on a Guanaco carcass in Chile’s Patagonia. We had been following this female Puma in on a plateaux in Chile’s Patagonia for quite some time and it was windy and cold. We had seen her try and fail to take a Guanaco. Suddenly she set off and ended up on an old and...
Jaguar calling her cub in the southern Pantanal. At a waterhole in the Caiman Ecological Reserve in the southern Pantanal we found this three year old jaguar swimming along the edge of the waterhole. She was clearly lactating and had a four month old cub, although the...
Puma on a snowy hillside in Patagonia. It was a cold day in Chile’s Patagonia with light snow being blown by a stiff breeze when we found this Puma on a hillside. After a grooming session, a stretch and yawn this lovely big cat set off walking amidst the Mata Negra or...
Guanacos in Chile's Patagonia. During our visit to Chile’s Patagonia and Torres del Paine we often encountered large herds of Guanacos in beautiful locations. This was great to see but also very encouraging for us as the main target of this visit was to see Pumas....
Jaguar along the river bank in the northern Pantanal. We found this female jaguar walking along the bank of the Cuiabá River in the northern Pantanal. She was obviously lactating and was known to have three cubs but their whereabouts was unknown. She was in hunting...
A Puma explores her territory in a snow-covered Patagonia. It was a cold and windy day and there was still plenty of snow on the ground in Chile’s Patagonia when we found this gorgeous female Puma. As she wandered around she sniffed at many grassy tussocks and bushes...
Jaguar plays with stick in a waterhole. We found a jaguar and one of her 18 month old male cubs in a tree next to a waterhole at Caiman Ecological Refuge. The whereabouts of her second male cub was not known. As we tried to get into a position to see the mother and...
Male Jaguar. The Southern Pantanal in Brazil had been intensely hot. It was hard work as we drove around looking for the elusive Jaguar. We drove over a culvert and to our surprise, a very handsome male jaguar shot out. It had obviously been sheltering from the heat....
Giant Anteater with a baby on its back. After a long and very hot day in the field in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal, we were heading for the air-conditioned comfort of our lodge. The light was fading fast as we glimpsed something moving in the distance . A Giant...
Jaguar cub takes a refreshing dip. It had been another seriously hot day in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal. The mosquitoes were giving us and this Jaguar cub a torrid time. The cub began to head to a small waterhole and we followed. The Jaguar cub had a long drink and...
Hyacinth Macaws. As we drove around Caiman Lodge’s extensive grounds in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal, we had several nice encounters with Hyacinth Macaws. Sometimes they were on the ground, in trees or flying around making their characteristic calls. It is hard to miss...
Jaguar on the sand bank. As the sun was setting on a ferociously hot day in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal, we came across this beautiful male Jaguar walking slowly along the river bank. As he reached an exposed sand bank he settled down to a bit of grooming. Like us, he...
Jaguar cubs. It was intensely hot (55oC, in the full sun) as we sped along the Corixo Negro River in Brazil’s northern Pantanal. On the river bank in the shade of a tree we found two Jaguar cubs: brother and sister, both about two years old. The exposed root system of...
Jaguar along the river bank. It was a very hot and sultry day as we made our way along the river in Brazil’s northern Pantanal. A female Jaguar emerged from the undergrowth. She swam and walked through the water before heading back into the undergrowth and vanished...
Giant River Otters with an enormous Tiger Catfish. There was a commotion ahead of us as we cruised along the Paraguay River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal. A female Giant River Otter had caught a very large Tiger Catfish. Giant River Otters are fearsome predators very...
Yacaré Caiman portraits. This short film captures features of a commonly seen animal in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal: the Yacaré Caiman. Whilst these are now common, this was not always the case. They were hunted extensively to make crocodile shoes (during the 1980s, 1...
Giant River Otters on the river bank. Cruising along the Paraguay River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal we could see lots of activity on the river bank ahead. Giant River Otters! As we approached slowly, the otters ignored us and got on with their business. We were...