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...]
Kinkajou
The Kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the 'Honey Bear', 'Sugar Bear', or 'Cat Monkey' is a small rainforest mammal related to the olingo, cacomistle and raccoon and is native to Latin and South America.The Kinkajou is the only member of the genus 'Potos'Native to … [Read more...]
Aardvark
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) ('Digging foot'), sometimes called 'antbear' is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for 'earth pig', because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig. However, the aardvark is not related to … [Read more...]
White Bengal Tiger
White Bengal tigers or tigers of mixed Bengal/Amur ancestry have pink noses, white-to-creme colored fur and black, grey or chocolate-colored stripes. White Bengal tigers eyes are usually blue, but may be green or amber.There are several hundred captive White Bengal tigers … [Read more...]
African Forest Elephant
The African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) was until recently considered a subspecies of the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana). However, recent reserach involving DNA has produced the results that there are actually three main species of elephant: the two African … [Read more...]
Jaguar
The Jaguar (Panthera onca), is a New World mammal of the 'Felidae family'. It is one of four 'big cats' in the 'Panthera' genus, along with the tiger, lion and leopard of the Old World. The jaguar is the third largest feline after the tiger and the lion. The jaguar is the largest … [Read more...]
Lemur
Rainforest LemurThe Lemur or Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) is a large prosimian (representing forms that were ancestral to monkeys, apes and humans), belonging to the family Lemuridae'.Like all other lemurs, it is found only on the island of Madagascar and the Comoros … [Read more...]