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Animal with their eyes, nose and mouth located near the top of their head. They can see and breathe while the rest of their body is under water. Like beavers, they are strong swimmers.
What is a Capybara?
The acute hearing & large frequency range of this animal is about twice as sensitive as humans. They most often hear humans before we see them and will move away before they are noticed.
They also hibernate for up to seven months.
What is a Black Bear?
Animal with lots of layers of shaggy fur that can be blue-gray or blue-black, brown and even sometimes white. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers.
What is a Black Bear?
Animal with fewer nerves in their feet so they can perch without feeling too hot or too cold. They have zygodactylous feet (2 toes that point forward and 2 toes that point backward).
What is a Blue and Gold Macaw?
In the Sourthernmost regions, this animal may not hibernate at all. They are omnivores and plants make up the majority of their diet ~85%.
Females are called 'sows' and males are called 'boars'.
What is the Black Bear?
Animal with eyesight and hearing that are both better than humans. Its sense of smell is thought to be around 7 times more sensitive than a dog. They eat a mix of fruit, nuts, acorns, insects, succulent greens and meat.
What is a Black Bear?
Animal that can hear prey more than a mile away. Their sound can be heard up to five miles away.
What is a Lion?
The golden colour of this animal provides camouflage when it is hunting. A thick band of darker hair grows around a male's neck and shoulders.
What is a Lion?
The webbed feet of this animal help them to swim & climb trees. Their webbed feet help for gripping surfaces to avoid slipping.
What is an Iguana?
Animal that is the world's largest rodent. They are semi-aquatic, and spend much of their time in or around water. They are closely related to the guinea pig and like other rodents, their teeth grow continuously.
What is the Capybara?
This mainly nocturnal animal can see 5-6 times better than humans & sleeps around 21 hours a day.
What is a Lion?
This animal uses their hearing for socializing and looking out for danger. They have funnel shaped ears that focus sound. Their loud sounds and destructive chewing are natural parts of their behavior.
What is the Blue & Gold Macaw?
This animal's tail is striped and they can shed their tail to escape predators.
What is an Iguana?
The slightly webbed feet with big claws of this animal help them not only to swim but also to walk on the slippery rainforest floor.
What is the Capybara?
This type of animal is the only one of it's species that will live in groups. They can only be found in the wild in Africa and in India's Gir Forest National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary.
What is a Lion?
The strategic positioning of the eyes of this animal, gives them the ability to view almost 360 degrees. This means that they can see most of what is in their front, back, above and below. Their diet consists of nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables.
What is the Blue & Gold Macaw?
Animal with no external ear, but have a clearly visible eardrum (typanic membrane).
They hear sounds in a different frequency range than humans, but can discern familiar voices and respond to their caretakers.
What is an Iguana?
Animal whose fur helps to retain heat and dries quickly after it leaves the water. Their reddish to dark brown fur is long and brittle—perfect for drying out quickly on land.
What is a Capybara?
Animal that sharpens their claws by scratching trees to keep them extra pointy. They have five toes on the front paws and four on the back. The fifth toe on the front paw has what is called a dewclaw, which acts like a thumb for holding down prey when eating.
What is a Lion?
This animal generally mates for life. They have a comparitively poor sense of taste. They have around 100 taste buds while we humans have more than 10,000.
What is a Blue & Gold Macaw?
Animal that can see ultraviolet wavelengths & have a special third eye on the top of their heads to detect predators. This eye, called a parietal eye, doesn’t see images like normal eyes, instead, it senses lightness / darkness, and movement.
What is an Iguana?
While diving, this animal can press their ears flat against their heads to prevent water getting in. They can stay underwater for up to five minutes. They are the largest living rodent & are native to South America.
What is a Capybara?
This animal has a dry, scaly tongue with a bone inside it that makes it an effective tool for tapping into fruits. They also have black around their chin and cheeks, and the naked skin of their cheeks is pinkish-white.
What is a Blue & Gold Macaw?
This skilled climber has an arboreal (tree-dwelling) lifestyle, particularly when it is a young animal. Their claws are shorter and sharper - an adaptation for climbing trees. They can run up to 35 mph.
What is a Black Bear?
Animal that is mainly herbivorous. It is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) species, but is also an excellent swimmer. If threatened, it will often dive into a nearby body of water. They are fast and agile. Their tails can be used as a defense against predators.
What is an Iguana?