South America

Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)

Family: The orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt) is a member of the Megapode family Megapodiidae in the genus Megapodius. Distribution: Orange-footed scrubfowl is found in the coastal vine, rain, and monsoon...

Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)

The beautiful Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) lives in Eucalypt woodlands alongside very noisy and Silver-crowned Friarbirds around much...

The Green Frog (True Frog Family)

The Green Frog (Rana clamitans) is usually found near shallow fresh water throughout much of eastern North America. Order...

Why Drunken Trees Behave in Mysterious Way

What are Drunken Trees? Drunken trees are a stand of trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment. This most...

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

The Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is about 15 cm in length. It is closely related to the house...

The Strange Red Lagoon of Chile

The South American country of Chile holds many attractions for travelers, from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valparaiso to the islands of Chiloe....

Kingsley Lake: Mesmerizing Circular Lake of Florida

Kingsley Lake is a circular lake, that pilots call the Silver Dollar Lake. The lake is almost perfectly round as well as nearly precisely...

Mount Roraima: The Oldest Geological Formations on Earth

Mount Roraima is also known as "Tepuy Roraima" and "Cerro Roraima.". This mountain is the highest of South America's Pakaraima chain of Tepui plateaus....

Halemaumau Crater Kilauea in Hawaii

Halemaumau Crater (Halemaʻumaʻu Crater) is a pit crater located close to the caldera of Kīlauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The approximately circular crater...

Qenko – An Archaeological Site in the Sacred Valley of Peru

Qenko, or Kenko, is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The site is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco...

Mysterious Stone Structure of Amazon Rainforest

Mysterious Stone Structure of Amazon Rainforest: Researchers have found hundreds of mysterious structures built into the earth more than two thousand years ago. The...

The Historical Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia has been designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historical Landmark, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley at...

The Mystical Marble Caves of Patagonia, Chile

South American Patagonia is one of the most magical places in the world, and it's marked by its melodramatic landscapes. The Marble Caves of...

Enchanted Mesa – A Breathtaking Sandstone Butte in New Mexico

Enchanted Mesa or Mesa Encantada is a sandstone butte in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States, about 2.5 miles northeast of the pueblo of...

The Facts of Amazon River Dolphins

The Amazon is classified as a “whitewater” river, i.e., it is turbid, yellowish-brown, and very limited in transparency because of the large load of...