Vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are bats that feed on blood. This particular habit in certain animals is known as 'hematophagy'. There are only three bat species that actually feed on blood: The Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla … [Read more...]
Blue and Yellow Macaw
The Blue and Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the macaw group of parrots. The Blue and Yellow Macaws breed in the swampy tropical rainforests of South America from Panama south to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Although classed as … [Read more...]
Great Green Macaw
The Great Green Macaw, also called Buffon's Macaw (Ara ambiguus) is a Central American parrot found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.Great Green Macaw CharacteristicsGreat Green Macaws are green, with a reddish forehead and pale blue lower back … [Read more...]
Mealy Parrot
The Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa) is one of the largest Amazon Rainforest parrot species.The Mealy Parrot occurs in tropical Central American and South American rainforests. The Mealy Parrot frequents humid to semi-humid forest (only rarely in deciduous forest) and … [Read more...]
Military Macaw Parrot
The Military Macaw (Ara militaris), is a medium sized member of the macaw family. It is found in the rainforests of Mexico and South America.There are three subspecies of Military Macaw, namely 'Ara militaris militaris', 'Ara militaris. mexicana' and 'Ara militaris … [Read more...]
Scarlet Macaw
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, very colorful parrot that lives in the tropical humid environments of the Amazon Rainforest.The Scarlet Macaw is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from Central America and South America, including eastern … [Read more...]
Piranha Fish
The Piranha Fish (also known as the 'caribe' in Venezuela) is a ferocious, schooling, fresh-water fish. It is native to warm rainforest lowland streams and lakes in South America - the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela, in the Orinoco River and east of the Andes Mountains, up to … [Read more...]
Serval
Rainforest Serval The Serval (Leptailurus serval) is a medium-sized African wild cat. It is closely related to the African Golden Cat and the Caracal. The Serval is generally found in most parts of Africa excluding the arid desert regions to the north around the Sahara, parts of … [Read more...]
Silvery Gibbon
The Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch), is a primate in the family 'Hylobatidae' or gibbon family. The Silvery Gibbon is only found on the island of Java in Indonesia. Because of their isolated location, it is estimated that there are less than 2000 of these animals currently … [Read more...]
Sloth
Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in the Central and South American rainforests.The sloth got its name from its slow movement, it is not lazy, just slow-moving. The sloth is the slowest mammal on Earth. In total, there are six species of sloth.Sloths belong to the … [Read more...]