Field Notes: January 26 Location: Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, Brazil ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: We spent three days tracking the rumor of a "walking totem pole" before we finally caught up with him. My colleagues, Anna and Sarah, were leading the way when the vegetation ahead of us simply stood up and walked. We were trailing a massive specimen of Tapirus heliconia, known to the indigenous guides as the "Forest Crown." At rest, the creature's back resembles a chaotic cluster of green b

Field Notes: January 21 Location: Jotunheimen National Park, Norway ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: The old Norse legends say that trolls turn to stone when touched by sunlight, doomed to stand frozen forever. But my guide, Arne, has always claimed they don't die—they just hibernate. Today, on the ridge overlooking the fog, we proved him right. We were trekking toward the peak when the "summit" decided to look at us. We were observing a specimen of Titanus vigilans, or the "Waking Jotunn." What