The third episode of Seven Worlds, One Planet focuses on the most species-rich continent on Earth - South America. The episode shows how some of the continent’s wildlife have developed unique ...

Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

South America is in both the Northern and Southern ... Their teeth are designed to tear through plants and animals. Piranhas lose their teeth regularly, with new, sharp teeth growing in their ...

Converting forests into agricultural land threatens spectacled bears in South America. Animals who survive the habitat destruction, such as radiated tortoises in Madagascar, are collected and smuggled ...

Denver Animal Protection is on patrol for animals that need help during an arctic blast that will create sub-zero temperatures. Kasia Kerridge road along to assist some in need puppies.

An endangered South American blue finch was spotted flying above the New Forest in what is thought to be the first 'wild' spotting of the species ...

The South America animals sleep for about 15 hours a day and move so slowly that algae grows on their fur. They move as little as 40m (130ft) a day and can spend up to a month digesting a meal.

Great horned owls are adaptable birds and live from the Arctic to South America. They are at home ... and use their powerful talons to kill and carry animals several times heavier than themselves.