The páramo covers slopes above 10,000 feet in elevation all over the Andes Mountains, and acts like a giant sponge absorbing ...

These animals deposit nutrients and plant seeds from lower elevations ... In parts of the Andes and other mountain ranges, including the Rocky Mountains, many people depend on mountain snow ...

Heliconia plants are beloved for their ornamental ... particularly in the Andes mountain range, where the high-altitude species are most vulnerable. Some of the most at-risk species grow in ...

Torrent ducks have to survive freezing temperatures on land and extreme heat in the water. Learn all about it on The Americas.

As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and perched on some plants. Its “leather”-patterned eyes scanned its surroundings ...

Four-eyed frog is the common name given to Pleurodema, a genus of frogs with characteristic poison glands which resemble eyes ...

Their teeth are designed to tear through plants and animals. Piranhas lose their teeth regularly, with new, sharp teeth growing in their place. The Andes mountain range is the longest mountain ...

The Americas Season 1 Episode 7: "The Andes" – Earth's longest mountain range; baby bears make treacherous descents, rare hummingbirds compete for mates, frogs freeze and revive, and lizards ...

HABITAT: These flamingos prefer shallow wetlands at various elevations of the Andes Mountains. Most of these wetlands are endoreic, or “closed” bodies of water that do not drain into the sea, so they ...

Fragile highland ecosystems showed low resilience to fire, which renders them more vulnerable to long-term degradation.