The Peruvian Amazon rainforest is the perfect place to experience incredible and exotic animals. Staying at Treehouse Lodge you will have the opportunity to see them in their natural habitat, from your own tree house, learn about them during excursions and take pictures of the variety of animals in the Peruvian jungle.
While you are traveling to Peru you may need to keep communication or a translation app. That’s why you may need to use one of our mobile phone plans for tourists to have a tourist sim card. In order to make a nice trip here in PeruSIM. Here are 10 of the animals you will encounter on your trip to the Peruvian jungle:
1. Sloths
Although our neighbor Pablo, a domesticated sloth in the village of Puerto Miguel, is the most famous sloth in the Amazon jungle, you will see more of them hanging upside down in the trees during your jungle excursions. You can even hug them and take some pictures, although we prefer that you see them resting in the wild, their natural habitat.
2. Pink dolphins
The Amazon River is home to a great variety of species that you can meet during your trip to Iquitos. One of the most impressive is the pink dolphin. This is the largest species of river dolphin, adult males reach 185 kg in weight and 2.5 meters in length. During your stay in one of the tree houses, you will enjoy a sunrise or sunset with the dolphins and, if you consider yourself adventurous, you can jump and swim with them in the Amazon River.
3. Monkeys
You will often see and hear 5 species of monkeys at Treehouse Lodge. You will never forget the experience of 50 – 100 squirrel monkeys passing through the trees outside your treehouse, or crossing over one of our bridges. Many mornings you will be awakened by the mysterious sound of howler monkeys. You can also choose the river walk tour where some monkeys come to greet you, as it is one of the excursions included in the package. In that excursion, you will be able to see a great variety of species, such as Wooly and Coatis monkeys.
4. Piranhas
Piranhas are a fascinating and integral part of the ecosystems of the entire Amazon River. On your trip to Treehouse Lodge, you will have the opportunity not only to see them in their natural habitat, but also to learn how to fish for them the native Amazonian way: armed with a wooden pole, a rope, a hook and meat that will be used as bait.
5. Leaf-cutter ants
When you arrive at Treehouse Lodge Peru you will be surprised by the variety of insects, but one of the most striking is the leaf cutter ants. Depending on their size, the ants fulfill specific functions such as colony defenders, caretakers of the young, gardeners, foragers or leaf cutters, and they also practice advanced methods of sustainable agriculture.
6. Caimans
The Amazon is home to different types of Alligatoridae, also known as caimans. While some can be as large as crocodiles, there are details that distinguish them and allow the former to be seen in the Peruvian jungle. At Treehouse Lodge, we have an excursion that consists of navigating the river at night where you will be able to spot the white caiman and even grab it, without harming it, under the supervision of our guides.
7. Frogs
The Kambo Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) is one of the most special frog species you can find in the Peruvian jungle. We have seen it a few times in Treehouse Lodge, it looks small but it is a giant frog. It is difficult to see as it is usually in the treetops, but we know that they live in our area because of their noisy songs.
8. Toucans
This beautiful bird is usually seen throughout the Amazon, however, the Peruvian jungle is one of the places where it can be found in its natural state. At Treehouse Lodge, we are often visited by this species also known as the white-breasted toucan or red-billed toucan (Ramphastos tucanus), a South American member of the Ramphastidae family. It is one of the most popular birds in the jungle due to its beautiful colors, its dominant color is black, they have a white belly with a red band. Its showy beak combines several colors: black, yellow and blue.
9. Taricaya tortoises
Taricaya turtles can be recognized by a black or brown oval shell with low keels on the second and third shield. They are found in the jungle, specifically, in the tributaries and large lakes of the Amazon basin of South America. Their average life span is 60 to 70 years and they can grow up to 45 cm long and weigh up to 8 kg.
10. Parrots and other birds
The Amazon rainforest is one of the natural spaces where more bird species can be observed, even many people come to look for them. You will see colorful macaws flying and a flock of parakeets or parrots, one of the most common and easy to spot birds in the Peruvian jungle. At Treehouse Lodge, during the summer season, we visit the Pihuichos Island. A unique and magical place located at the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañon rivers, where the majestic Amazon River is born. In this wonderful place you can see the roundtrip flights of the Parakeets, locally called Pihuichos.
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