![Monkey and infant in Peruvian rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/6axXGEpnJKwuvOqVI8388s/36c807c3d6a5cacd612c5e51c7984c6f/Monkey_and_infant_in_Peruvian_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
Picture gallery: The astonishing wildlife of Peru's Amazon rainforest
A picture speaks a thousand words! This is especially helpful when it comes to the rare animals of the Amazon that most of us have never encountered or imagined! Here's a tantalising glimpse of some of the creatures living in Peru's southern rainforest.
Animals that are endangered or vulnerable
![Spider monkey mother and infant seated in a tree in Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5qi7KA4FPMquqdjdtylPJ3/94326c1e4df4e59cc0626f7fe8cd8242/Spider_monkey_-_Paul_Bertner__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Giant otters in river in Peruvian rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/1moZzCsPwqTUEOhl9kvkPr/e651dc1e3895162c30c04d1f11c23647/Otters_in_river_in_Peruvian_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Ocelot portrait, Peru rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5Goc47SUcRADj7yZ6UAZBj/afbc9fca44a5fe40a77072e6291f59ca/Ocelot_portrait__Peru_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
![Pink Amazon river dolphin](https://images.followalice.com/2X1bQEvSL8EG8HVPHMOUEH/514b1a74e7ec001ff6b954457734f428/Pink_Amazon_river_dolphin.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Jaguar facing camera while seated on ground in Tambopata Reserve, Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/3Zefll9arnsRvBqiTObCRP/b6c0f0fac101fd855076b0407a7bba74/Jaguar_facing_camera_while_seated_on_ground_in_Tambopata_Reserve__Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=532)
![Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle Podocnemis unifilis Tambopata rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/29w711qUxyZCXpZSfIAinc/29d18dc61f894dc9a6efae279ed1b5ac/Yellow-spotted_Amazon_river_turtle_Podocnemis_unifilis_Tambopata_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Mammals that hang out in trees
![Duski Titi Monkey photographed in Tambopata, Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/55w9O8pJvJzu4ksz1oUOrl/0c0a7f1cb3a3b441af991504e8281f71/Duski_Titi_Monkey_photographed_in_Tambopata__Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=497)
![White capuchin monkey - a shock-headed capuchin on a branch](https://images.followalice.com/23vvA1eBWGshjg3Nsbbv4i/cc8f44e70946076aa2434c58c901ca97/White_capuchin_monkey_-_Paul_Bertner__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Red howler monkey in a tree in Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/6AAeuhMt1v6BHFseljHTpQ/3f25a89ea978fa065bdd8278c7102d9a/Red_howler_monkey_-_paul_Bertner__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=471)
![Squirrel-monkey on a branch in Tambopata REserve, Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/1HasIh8bbjQXOBJTlbRBKm/f8fed9cfa6800c6883590f00c857d67f/Squirrel-monkey_on_a_branch_in_Tambopata_REserve__Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=532)
![Saddle-backed tamarin (monkey) seated in a tree with bright yellow berries around it on Tambopata Amazon rainforest in Peru (1)](https://images.followalice.com/6iPKqZtmmwyRjjeULgOlJW/bb975fcbf997c5a17166a6bf6f7447fb/Mamiferos_seated_in_a_tree_with_bright_yellow_berries_around_it_on_Tambopata_Amazon_rainforest_in_Peru__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![two-toed sloth, or Choloepus hoffmanni, clinging to a branch, asleep, in the Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5aKA3n68Lz2sopfcG0vMyX/e49010ee3c86fca3dfaaf784b538aa88/Specimen_of_Hoffmann-s_two-toed_sloth__or_Choloepus_hoffmanni__clinging_to_a_branch__asleep__in_the_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Anteater walking up a fallen tree trunk in Tambopata, Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5UsfZKLJuQM8EPoCtOCsUC/7ef20d844fe9861f9c2ca18711347060/Anteater_walking_up_a_fallen_tree_trunk_in_Tambopata__Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=512)
Mammals that walk the land
![Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), a large canine of South America](https://images.followalice.com/4J5XyBwRvK8ElHjEUkYBTh/4a73b3a176e5903591bd169972e6877c/Maned_Wolf__Chrysocyon_brachyurus___a_large_canine_of_South_America__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Juvenile White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari), Tambopata rain forest, Peru](https://images.followalice.com/1asrOfPmOBNfcqVnTouKGB/ae0914df87b64cadac70f115c74678ed/Juvenile_White-lipped_Peccary__Tayassu_pecari___Tambopata_rain_forest__Peru.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=531)
![A marsh deer standing in marsh grasses with trees behind](https://images.followalice.com/2lWAIJIYUNpElwlwYiHCdh/241f2511524f4fcdaccd1539946ea45a/Deer_marsh_deer_Blastocerus_dichotomus_animal_nature.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=536)
![South American tapir seen from the side behind vegetation in Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/291UJH1mayAS50qFrFoVfB/0907ebd81eef5da590cf6bf9d89a97a8/Tapir_seen_from_the_side_behind_vegetation_in_Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=530)
![Mother and baby capybaras walking along riverbank in Tambopata Reserve in Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/7cuj9xo6p64nbJ7gbmxlkW/ff59ce1ab632da7ba824fe6dc2a70f47/Mother_and_baby_capybaras_walking_along_riverbank_in_Tambopata_Reserve_in_Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Animals that are active at night
![Puma as captured by night cam in Tambopata Reserve, Peruvian Amazon rainforest (1)](https://images.followalice.com/6RRvuSMlm5ZJsCO3l6gPu8/672e8972b31a3a3684292d18802d2efd/Puma_as_captured_by_night_cam_in_Tambopata_Reserve__Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=468)
Guided night-time nature walks are great for trying to spot nocturnal animals as well as appreciating the loud chorus created by the wildlife that embraces the dark.
![Woolly opossum on a branch as seen at night](https://images.followalice.com/7k1qFRr9U1Ov0S3vePpsNk/b600dc62344fae0efc005ce1eaa6149c/Woolly_opossum_by_Paul_Bertner_2.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=550)
![Red brocket Deer as seen behind vegetation with sunlight on its back](https://images.followalice.com/72S0UbakS9GrNMhuhtFxQT/3671922438c6fee44bf95d6fd3178d4b/Red_brocket_Deer_by_Liz_Paipay.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=532)
Tiny animals
Nearly one-third the size of Costa Rica, Tambopata has more species of birds (595) and butterflies (more than 1,200) than any place of similar size on earth.
![Two beautiful butterflies (Heliconius erato) in Peruvian rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/3NMJ9fKCvndzZlZBRbNyFl/daec41c093b63879fc4f51e72f54f9ce/Two_beautiful_butterflies__Heliconius_erato__in_Peruvian_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![blue morpho menelaus butterfly](https://images.followalice.com/3iwrJAbqyylteNm9lg0G8k/313f32e4b0bdf17d52c6c047506c13af/Ours._blue_morphos_menelaus_butterfly.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=564)
There's a butterfly farm in Tambopata Reserve that you can visit – it's home to hundreds of Amazonian butterflies and a real first in the country!
![Agouti (Dasyprocta Punctata) rodent licking paw in Tambopata Reserve, Amazon rainforest, Peru](https://images.followalice.com/4qVnqxfV8Aj2af6uyVPkgm/d1ec243795b0c2c0a3c224166afe75ad/Rodent_licking_paw_in_Peruvian_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Around 75% of visitors to Tambopata spot an agouti during their stay, as these little creatures of no more than 3 kg aren't shy!
Animals that have wings (aka birds)
![Tambopata Research Centre Colpa macaws Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/brVYVB5LeMdNxTrsKOZZ7/19ff7954526c5f4f09746211cbd3fa41/Tambopata_Research_Center_Colpa_Mealy_Parrots_Amazon_rainforest__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Parakeets and macaws at clay lick in Tambopata, Peru's Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5Q5JMuxSK5a6AoATMwQIJK/ac6f4f0a65d31de2a8e9a61416545c65/Parakeets_and_nacaws_at_clay_lick_in_Tambopata__Peru-s_Amaon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=532)
![Passion fruit flower by Carlos Gonzales](https://images.followalice.com/7IzGoJMYUeveFj1f8IhajD/12df0fc9f02c887b44f5fa5eee5e7acd/Macaw_perched_on_a_thick_branch_facing_camera_in_Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![a razor-billed curassow by river's edge in Tambopata, Amazon rainforest, Peru](https://images.followalice.com/7tWROjdFkftiSdczYwC9p2/f4820bc2649f20acf2b7308f57ae536e/Ours._Razor-billed_curassows_in_Tambopata__Amazon_rainforest__Peru.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=531)
![White Necked Jacobin bird sitting on a broken branch in Peruvian rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/6jfitVaqydao5ILzmvgAhu/440be8873d3b38f01fefe4ba573b3b5a/_White_Necked_Jacobin_bird_sitting_on_a_broken_branch_in_Peruvian_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Hoatzin bird (fowl:turkey) photographed on a branch twig in Peruvian Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/5L6LXynrga6RcKGUvm8jjg/efa68d3abbd65f31ba0e9ba9fe05b226/Hoatzin_bird__fowl_turkey__photographed_on_a_branch_twig_in_Peruvian_Amazon_rainforest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=536)
![Roseate spoonbill, wet, standing on one leg on a tree stump](https://images.followalice.com/5gVSnKhWxihZL1X51x0JQN/c4c62b54970a2a59eb172e76bcce7328/Roseate_spoonbill__wet__standing_on_one_leg_on_a_tree_stump_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Heron (striated heron) hunting over the Sandoval lake. Tambopata, Peru](https://images.followalice.com/5tvazR3mz7xkYRn45ftOrc/a95de8f03b78904aacb6b300da04c5fb/Heron__striated_heron__hunting_over_the_Sandoval_lake._Tambopata__Peru.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![white throated toucan on branch with blue sky behind in Peru's Amazon rainforest, Tambopata](https://images.followalice.com/1DQMnOAeTPhwOT3b0fIQwW/5dad30dd4540bb098ece7c614d39dc49/white_throated_toucan_-_fernando_ccoa1.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=571)
![round tailed manakin bird Peruvain Amazon rainforest](https://images.followalice.com/JM91iVXzqNZuHEjYuFGLb/cfa45834b1c398e7583a87fa7da5c03d/round_tailed_manakin.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=587)