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 ...

In Peru, scientists discover new species with Indigenous help : Short Wave What happens when a team of scientists and local Awajún guides go on a 38-day trip into the Alto Mayo region of Peru?

Each year in the first weeks of June, Indigenous communities in the Andes form a human chain to corral the camelids and shear ...

High in northern Peru, three frogs no bigger than a thumbprint have stepped out of anonymity and into the scientific ...

High in the cloud-wrapped peaks of the Cordillera de Huancabamba, where the Andes dip and twist into isolated ridges, a team ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the ground dropped out underneath its hairy paws, and it fell into a ...

It was a veritable lost world. A scientific expedition to Peru has yielded a treasure trove of 27 new species, including an amphibious mouse, a “blob-headed” fish, and other zoological oddities.

Conservation International's expedition in Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape unearthed dozens of species new to science Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse.. The survey was conducted by ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse.. The survey was conducted by ...