Deep in the vast rivers and flooded forests of the Amazon Basin, there lives a fish that appears to be prehistoric in both size and appearance. The arapaima, also called the “pirarucu,” is one of the ...
For riverside communities along the Amazon, fish is not a menu choice—it is a lifeline. Millions of people in the Brazilian ...
The pirarucu, the giant fish of the Amazon, was an endangered species. Due to conservation efforts, it's making a comeback. Now a big fish story - seriously. In the Amazon jungle, there is a species ...