The armadillo, a creature that seems to have walked straight out of a science fiction movie with its oddities and clumsy gait

Sloths and anteaters are truly strange beasts

The most common species, and one that can always be observed at Mashpi as it frequents the feeders to steal fruit, is the tayra.

In Ecuador there are nine families of rodent with 106 species. In the northwest at least 30 native species have been found.

Among the dense vegetation and mist, the kings of the forest move in silence, stealthy and majestic like invisible guardians of the mountains.

These are our closest relatives with whom we share the greatest number of genes, behaviours and appearance traits.