Mapping the wild Orinoco
Creatures of the deep clay
The pulse of the flooded forests
People of the water
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the winding Orinoco
schopenhauer Orinoco Annual Killifish
We leave our eggs deep in the river clay, To sleep until the dry months fade away.
schopenhauer The Orinoco crocodile is a massive predator native to South America.
schopenhauer Colorful graphics display Orinoco River locations, otter size charts, and pack hunting trivia.
schopenhauer A pink river dolphin navigates the flooded tree roots of the Orinoco River
schopenhauer Sort clay critters by their traits to master trivia about the Orinoco River ecosystem.
Pink dolphin yoga: Orinoco pink dolphins can turn their necks 90 degrees, allowing them to swim backward and navigate through flooded tree branches.
Any of various freshwater catfishes of the family Loricariidae, characterized by bony plates covering the body. In the Orinoco River, male armored catfishes excavate deep clay burrows to protect eggs during breeding seasons.
What is the local Venezuelan name for the pink river dolphins found in the Orinoco?
schopenhauer The electric eel hunts in murky waters using powerful bioelectricity.
Approximately how many volts of electricity can an electric eel in the Orinoco basin produce to stun its prey?
Why do electric eels in the Orinoco River need to emit low-voltage electric pulses even when not hunting?
What physical adaptation allows the Orinoco pink river dolphin to easily navigate through flooded forest trees?
Which of these reptiles is the largest predator native strictly to the Orinoco River basin?
What is the primary hunting strategy of the highly social giant river otters of the Orinoco?
How long can the giant river otter, often called the 'river wolf' of the Orinoco, grow?