Darkness stretched across the mountains of northern Peru, coaxing a golden-eyed creature out of its hiding place. It perched on a leaf and made a "peep-like" sound. Suddenly, a beam of light cut ...

High in the cloud-wrapped peaks of the Cordillera de Huancabamba, where the Andes dip and twist into isolated ridges, a team of Peruvian scientists has brought three secretive frogs out of obscurity ...

After walking out of shot along a trail, they both returned 2 minutes later in the same order but heading in the opposite ...

High in northern Peru, three frogs no bigger than a thumbprint have stepped out of anonymity and into the scientific spotlight. Their world is a maze of wet cliffs, dripping bromeliads, and ...

An Italian researcher may have discovered a huge network of earthworks representing birds, snakes and other animals in Peru, according to a study published on the Cornell University physics ...

LIMA, Peru — The dozens of howler monkeys, macaws and sloths in a zoo called the Amazon Shelter in the jungles of Peru have enough animal feed to last for about two more weeks. After that, their ...

Scientists in Peru have announced a new contender for the heaviest animal in Earth’s history. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, researchers said on Wednesday that fossils of a ...

Exports of these animals' fleecy coats have nearly doubled to more than $43 million in the past four years, going into pricey ponchos, ... In Peru, animal fleeces can be golden.