#argentina wildlife

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

This animal was requested!

[coffeenuts]

[pangeen]

" El Chaltén " // © Ramiro Torrents

[fatbirdpics]

Southern lapwing, Ushuaia. I saw one en route to the Tierra del Fuego park, and was like 'noooo what if I never see one again" 😂 turns out they're quite common.

Anyway, last one from there! Now I just have a few from Iguazú left.

Btw I didn’t say this before but I loved all the commentary being like “teru teru, they will mess you up!!” I had no idea they were so aggressive, this one was very chill 🥲

[denwenai]

FAUNARGTOBER DÍA 1: BALLENA FRANCA AUSTRAL

Esta especie de cetáceo habita exclusivamente el sector más austral de los océanos Atlántico, Pacífico e Índico; y está declarada en peligro de extinción debido a la caza indiscriminada y a la contaminación de su hábitat.

fun fact! las callosidades que presentan en la cabeza funcionan como huellas dactilares, son únicas en cada ballena y no cambian a lo largo de su vida

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The giant anteater is listed as vulnerable to extinct across South America and faces several threats to its survival, including habitat loss, conflicts with domestic dogs, and collisions with vehicles.

Image courtesy of Rewilding Argentina.

[midwestaesthetics]

Patagonia Region in Argentina and Chile...

[spinus-pinus]

Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata

8/11/2024 Santa Fe, Argentina

Gustavo Fernando Durán via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC-SA

[eopederson]

Puesto de observación, entrada a la reserva natural Península Valdés, Chubut, 2022.

The nature reserve is an amazing place for wildlife viewing. It protects several endangered land species and offers stunning shoreline vistas with whales in winter and penguins, sea lions and seals all year. I am not a wildlife person but have been stunned on several visits by the close-up views of wildlife.

[renmoldovan]

Patagonia, Argentina

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[have-you-seen-this-animal]

how about an Andean Condor?

Photos thanks to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo & Eduardo Quintanilla respectively.

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[fatbirdpics]

Chimango caracara, Ushuaia

[denwenai]

FAUNARGTOBER DÍA 3: GATO ANDINO

Una de las especies de felino más amenazada del mundo. Su pelaje se caracteriza por la presencia de manchas rojizas dispuestas en forma vertical, generando el efecto de ser franjas continuas. Su cola es tan larga como el 70% de su cuerpo.

fun fact! en cada una de las lenguas locales recibe diferentes nombres, incluyendo titi o titimisi (lengua aymara), achamichi (lengua atacameña) y oskhollo (lengua quechua)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Patagonian mara: The monogamous rodents that mate only a few times a year but pee on each other constantly

Male Patagonian maras follow females wherever they go and rub poop on the ground around them to deter rival males.

Patagonian maras (Dolichotis patagonum) are monogamous rodents that live in central and southern Argentina.

(Image credit: imageBROKER/Christopher Tamcke via Getty Images)

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A cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) sitting on the head of a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Argentina

by JJ SCIALFA