The animals in the upper left are baby capybaras. This giant guinea pig is commonly hunted by the locals. These poor children had probably just lost their mother, as we saw hunters with a dead Capybara just an hour before seeing these lone youngsters.

The fish in the upper right were caught for breakfast one morning. The two on the right with the bright orange bellies are the most dangerous type of piranha. Most piranha only attack when there is blood in the water - follow the same basic precautions you would for sharks and you are safe. However, this species, living in extremely undesturbed water, has adapted to be able to sense movement and will attack anything that enters their waters. While this makes it difficult to bathe it also makes them very easy to fish. We learned to be careful of the heads - as they will even bite after being decapitated. Alberto stuck a stick into one of the mouths and... sure enough, it clamped down and locked its jaw on the stick.

The animal lurking on the bottom is a Caiman. This species is fearful of humans and poses little threat, but their eyes peering above the water can be an eerie sight. I'm sure they thought the same of us.