Toucan
Toucans are members of the family Ramphastidae of near
passerine birds from the Neotropics. The Ramphastidae family is most
closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and about forty different species. The name of this bird group is derived
from the Tupi word tukana, via Portuguese.[1] The
family includes toucans, aracaris and toucanets; more distant relatives
include various families of barbets and woodpeckers in the suborder Pici.
passerine birds from the Neotropics. The Ramphastidae family is most
closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and about forty different species. The name of this bird group is derived
from the Tupi word tukana, via Portuguese.[1] The
family includes toucans, aracaris and toucanets; more distant relatives
include various families of barbets and woodpeckers in the suborder Pici.
Scarlet Macaw
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, red, yellow and blue
South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical
parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests
of tropical South America. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at
least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly
common. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island
of Coiba.
It is the national bird of Honduras.
South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical
parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests
of tropical South America. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at
least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly
common. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island
of Coiba.
It is the national bird of Honduras.
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, red, yellow and blue
South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical
parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests
of tropical South America. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at
least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly
common. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island
of Coiba.
It is the national bird of Honduras.
South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical
parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests
of tropical South America. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at
least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly
common. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island
of Coiba.
It is the national bird of Honduras.
Spider Monkey
Spider monkeys are large in size. Adult monkeys grow to be almost two feet tall
excluding the tail. They have a powerful tail that they use as an extra limb.
Spider monkeys like to hang upside-down with all four limbs and the tail holding
on to branches which makes them look like a spider and thus their name. They
also have the ability to swing from branch to branch at a high speed. Their fur
color can be black, brown, golden, red, or tan.
excluding the tail. They have a powerful tail that they use as an extra limb.
Spider monkeys like to hang upside-down with all four limbs and the tail holding
on to branches which makes them look like a spider and thus their name. They
also have the ability to swing from branch to branch at a high speed. Their fur
color can be black, brown, golden, red, or tan.
Sloths
Sloths are medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed sloth) and Bradypodidae (three-toed sloth), classified into
six species. They are part of the order Pilosa and are therefore related to anteaters, which sport a similar set of
specialized claws. Extant sloths are arboreal (tree-dwelling) residents of the jungles of Central and South America, and are known for being
slow-moving, and hence named "sloths". Extinct sloth species include many ground sloths, some of which attained the size of
elephants.
six species. They are part of the order Pilosa and are therefore related to anteaters, which sport a similar set of
specialized claws. Extant sloths are arboreal (tree-dwelling) residents of the jungles of Central and South America, and are known for being
slow-moving, and hence named "sloths". Extinct sloth species include many ground sloths, some of which attained the size of
elephants.
Piranhas
Piranhas are indigenous to the Amazon basin, in the Orinoco, in rivers of the Guianas,
in the Paraguay-Paraná, and the São
Francisco River systems.
Aquarium piranhas have been unsuccessfully introduced into parts of the United States.[5] In
many cases, however, reported captures of piranhas are misidentifications of
pacu (e.g., red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus is frequently
misidentified as red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus
nattereri).[6]
in the Paraguay-Paraná, and the São
Francisco River systems.
Aquarium piranhas have been unsuccessfully introduced into parts of the United States.[5] In
many cases, however, reported captures of piranhas are misidentifications of
pacu (e.g., red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus is frequently
misidentified as red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus
nattereri).[6]
Leopard
It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built.
Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the
leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have
central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black
panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability
to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36
mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and
its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal
that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.
Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the
leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have
central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black
panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability
to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36
mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and
its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal
that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.
Cobra
Range: From India eastward to
Vietnam, southern China, and the Philippines, and southeast through Malaysia
and Indonesia. The largest are found in peninsular Malaysia and in Singapore.
It is rare throughout its range and uncommon in Singapore.
Habitat: Bamboo thickets and
grasslands. Favors tea plantations where rodents are abundant. The King Cobra
is not there to hunt the rodents; it is the other species of snakes that are
attracted to the rodents that the King is after!
Vietnam, southern China, and the Philippines, and southeast through Malaysia
and Indonesia. The largest are found in peninsular Malaysia and in Singapore.
It is rare throughout its range and uncommon in Singapore.
Habitat: Bamboo thickets and
grasslands. Favors tea plantations where rodents are abundant. The King Cobra
is not there to hunt the rodents; it is the other species of snakes that are
attracted to the rodents that the King is after!