After installing a camera trap near a dead armadillo, a biologist unexpectedly recorded video of the elusive short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) scavenging on the carcass, and subsequently published ...

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting one of the most elusive mammals of the Amazon basin: the ...

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there are mysterious canines with short ears, pointy noses, and bushy tails that roam the undergrowth. The creatures, which are one of the least studied variety of dogs ...

One of the Amazon rain forest's most elusive inhabitants, the short-eared dog, has been caught on video. About the size of a fox, these jungle canines are incredibly difficult to spot. In fact, a ...

Tambopata, Peru — A dark, medium-size dog walks straight toward the camera as we flip through photographs, plopped in a small clearing carved into a jungle in southeastern Peru. “Short-eared dog!” ...

SAN DIEGO — Pinpointing the golden retriever’s look-alike owner was a cinch. He had a goofy look and an easy-going smile, although his dog showed a little more tongue. The woman with the spaniel had ...

In the Amazon rainforest, a bounty of biodiversity is under threat because of deforestation and climate change. To many, the animals endangered may appear exotic — creatures like jaguars and spider ...