Three-toed sloth"
Bradypus variegatus
Photo courtesy/copyright Michael L. Smith
| Name: | Three-Toad Sloth |
| Description: | They can live up to 12 years in the wild. The sloth is on e of the slowest animal. It travels about 13 feet an hour. A sloths tail is about 1-3 inches in length.It's hard for the sloth to travel because of the way it's feet and fingers are shaped. |
| Habitat: | Canopy lawer of the Amazon Rainforest. Central America, Hondaras, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil |
| Diet: | Fruits, Leaves, Buds. The three-toad sloth loves leaves of the Cecropia tree |
| Predators: | Cats(jaguar, Ocelot), snakes(anaconda),and harpy eagle |
| Name: | Red-Lord Amazon |
| Description: | Ther are four subspeciesof this amazon. Female birds lay 2-8 eggs . There size is about 8-21 inches depending on the species. green is the color with slight markings, and geographic differences amongst the speices |
| Habitat: | A veriety of habitats including rainforests in parts of Central Americaand South America. |
| Diet: | |
"Red-lored Amazon (lilacine)"
Amazona autumnalis lilacina
Photo courtesy © R.A. Hill
| Name: | Capybara | ||||
| Description: | Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world. They are about the size of a full grown dog. They are about 3-4 feet long and weigh about 60-70 pounds.they can live up to 10 years in the wild. Capybaras don't have tails. | ||||
| Habitat: | Amazon Rainforest. Panama and parts of the Andes Moutains, Colombia, Uruguay, and Argentina. Near water | ||||
| Diet: | Waterplant, grass, and tree bark. | ||||
| Predators: | Puma, Jaguar, and Caiman | ||||
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Photo copyright Bill Chambers, Courtesy Sedgwick
County Zoo