Saturday, June 04, 2016

Garden Zoo: Central & South America

With fewer species than the North American offerings, I do look forward to finding more compatible species from their region.  Let's begin with birds.  I have two species of Flamingo and 3 of Macaw.
Chilean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis (the paler pink) & American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus  ruber 
Lt to Rt: Blue & Yellow Macaw, Ara ararauna, Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao, and Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

The only members of the Amphibian Class are in this region of animals.  The green frog is actually found in the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius "aureus" and Squirrel Treefrog, Hyla squirella

The rest of the animals from this region are mammals.
 Jaguar, Panthera onca
Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyl
Llama, Llama glama
Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri oerstedii 
Southern Tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyl


Among the animals that I would like to see are the Sloth, the Capybara, Andean Bear, the Maned Wolf, the Brazilian Tapir, The Ocelot, the Bandicoot, and the Golden-maned Tamarind.

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