Besides birds, the Pantanal hosts many other animals. Following are photos of non-avian creatures from my June 2016, four day, three night Pantanal Trekking tour.

This porcupine in a tree was only the second one the guide had ever seen. The farm workers could not believe we saw a porcupine

A white-spotted orange, brown and black butterfly

Posing with one of the wild caimans near Pousada Arara Azul

Guide Anaconda (Ronaldo Da Silva Bruno) with one of the piranhas we caught when fishing

A close-up shot of a caiman’s face above the river surface

The darkest area is moisture a jaguar shook off its body after swimming across the river. The big cat moved through the river too fast for a photo

A capybara on the side of the road

Many caimans sunbathing next to a Pantanal swamp

A green-bodied South American ground lizard at the farm where I road a horse

A deer resting in the Pantanal undergrowth

This armadillo came very close to me (see video below)

Video of the same armadillo foraging for food

An endangered giant river otter swimming in a lake at sunset

A lesser anteater looking down from a tree

A green iguana in a bougainvillea bush next to the Pousada Arara Azul accommodation block