World Animal Protection recently released a report that shows the abuse Amazon animals undergo for tourist photos Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

It’s a happy ending for 22 wild Amazonian animals who were rescued last week from illegal captivity in Puerto Alegría, Peru, a tiny jungle town on the Amazon river. Peruvian law enforcement ...

A masterpiece of prehistoric rock art from the Amazon, hailed by some as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients,” may depict extinct Ice Age mammals, offering a fascinating snapshot of doomed species and ...

Oropouche circulates between primates, sloths, and birds - EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images The three-toed sloth, native to the Amazon basin, is not known for its speed. The animals move almost ...