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The black guan is a bird species from the Cracidae family, like the chachalaca, curassow, and guan. These birds can be found in Costa Rica and Panama in Central America. They face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, fires, and fire suppression efforts; hunting; […]

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The oilbird, aka guácharo, hails from Central and South America. These birds are cave dwelling critters who’s feet are small and only used for hanging onto vertical surfaces. Oilbirds are related to the nightjar. With approximately 50,000- wild birds in existence, these birds are listed as Least Concern by the […]

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The bald uakari (pronounced “wakari”), aka bald-headed uakari, scarlet fever uakari, or red uakari, hails from the Amazonian region of western Brazil, southern Colombia, and eastern Peru. They prefer tropical forests near small lakes and rivers. Their red face is indicative of a healthy monkey. Pale faces indicate that the […]

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The black lemur is, like all lemurs, endemic to Madagascar. They occur nowhere else in the world, sans in zoos. These critters can be found in the riverine forests of northern Madagascar and in the rainforests, coffee, cashew nut, and timber plantations of Nosy Be and Nosy Komba. There are […]

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The spider monkey is a member of the new world monkeys (those with tails that live in the Americas). There are currently 7 known species of spider monkeys in Mexico, Central, and South America. They inhabit rainforests and tropical dry forests environments. These playful and social monkeys are in steady […]

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