Ghost Dogs Of The Amazon Rainforest Caught On Camera

Deep in the Amazon rainforest lurks one of the world's most mysterious animals: the short-eared dog. Also known as the "ghost dog" due to its elusive nature, this cryptic canid has avoided scientists for decades. But after nearly 25 years of camera trap research across Bolivia and Peru, researchers have finally begun to pull back the curtain on this mythical predator. Read more - https://www.iflscience.com/ghost-dogs-of-the-amazon-594-new-photos-reveal-the-extremely-elusive-lives-of-short-eared-dogs-83810 Credit: Wallace et al., 2026