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The Inca Tern… The Bird with a Mustache

6 July, 2020
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Best known for their impressive white mustaches, the Inca tern is a beautiful sea bird to behold. These terns can be found from sla Lobos de Tierra in Peru to Coquimbo in Chile. They are a gregarious (social) species of bird that nests in colonies of several thousands of birds. […]

The Slow and Steady Three-Toed Sloth

30 June, 2020
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There, in the treetops, lives the world’s slowest mammal; the three-toed sloth. They spend nearly their entire lives in the trees, as their long claws make it difficult to walk on the ground. These critters are so slow that algae literally grows on their fur. Their fur coat is also […]

The Peculiar Looking Patagonian Mara

22 June, 2020
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It’s a deer, it’s a rabbit, it’s a… what the heck is that? Why it’s a patagonian mara, of course. They can only be found in Patagonia, Argentina. Patagonian maras like dry, airy, and open scenery. Maras are typically found in deserts, shrublands, brushlands, and grasslands

The Terrific Tapir

2 June, 2020
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Their name is pronounced either like “appear” or “paper”, the tapir or “P’som-sett,” which means “mixture is finished” is a prehistoric mammal that has lineages dating back millions of years to the Eocene period of North America. There are currently 4 subspecies of tapirs in the

The Groovy Glass Frog

25 May, 2020
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The glass frog or see-through frog is unique in that the skin on their abdomens is literally transparent. You can see their organs, including their beating heart and food moving through their digestive tract! There are 120 known species of glass frogs living in montane cloud

The Greater Grison

21 May, 2020
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The greater grison kind of looks like a slender honey badger and it can have about the same temperament as one, when threatened. Greater Grisons reside in a wide range of habitats such as rainforests, grasslands, savannas, and evergreen forests of southern Mexico, Central, and South America. They prefer locations […]

Meet the Diminutive Pygmy Marmoset

18 May, 2020
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Holding the title for world’s smallest monkey, it’s the pygmy marmoset. To date, this is the smallest known primate in the world. They live in northern Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. Pygmy marmosets like lowland forests, tropical rainforests, and areas that are flooded for at least 3 months out […]

The Social and Agile Spider Monkey

5 May, 2020
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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 […]

The Unusual and Stinky Hoatzin

4 May, 2020
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The hoatzin is a bird native to South America. They go by several names: skunk bird, reptile bird, stinkbird, and Canje pheasant. They’re renown for their unpleasant smell, their method of digestion, clumsy mannerisms, and noise levels. These unique birds can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, […]

The Stunning Quetzal

16 April, 2020
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The quetzal is a stunning looking bird that most consider to be one of the world’s most beautiful. Male quetzals grow 2 tail feathers that form an amazing train up to 3 feet long, during mating season! Females lack these feathers, but they do have the same beautiful green, blue, […]