Owlet Lodge, Abra Patricia, Amazonas dept., Peru. We saw several Tayras in our travels, the first ones in the Amazon, and then several at Owlet Lodge in northern Peru, at a much higher altitude in the Andes. It is a member of the Weasel family (Mustelidae), and can become quite tame around human habitation. They are generally diurnal, and den in tree hollows or burrows, and will eat just about anything from fruit to birds' eggs, and will raid beehives. This one was feeding on banana put out at Owlet Lodge to attract tanagers and other fruit-eating birds.
This Tayra, Eira barbara, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177553876
This Tayra, Eira barbara, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177044652
