AnimalsPix : Daily animals pictures ! - central america

Coati

elo — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:18:00 +0200

Three species of these insectivore and frugivore mammals can be found on the American continent from Arizona to Argentina. Those three species are characterized by their fur’s colour. Coatis have ringed tails often held up. They also are diurnal animals (unlike the Procyonidae (raccons) family to which they belong).

source : flickr (no.zomi) and wikipedia

Flamingo tongue

elo — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:41:00 +0200

These shellfish can be found in Caribbean Sea. They live inside corals and feed from those (Those are horned corals: Bright coloured and stuck to sandy grounds whereas regular corals are stuck to hard grounds). Their approximately 3 cm long shells is covered by orange spots on black, that they can retract when an animal approaches.
This shellfish used to be a currency, and be so called in French. It’s a quite common shellfish but unfortunately picked up too much by divers; that phenomena threatening this specie.

source : flickr (laszlo-photo), here, here and there

King Vulture

elo — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:09:00 +0200

King vultures are tropical vultures that can be found in South and Central America. As all the other vultures, they eat carcass using their little but resistant beak. They have a very developed smell.

source : flickr (True_Bavarian) and wikipedia

Boa

elo — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:24:00 +0200

Boas are constrictor snakes: they kill animals and birds by wrapping themselves around them and crushing them. They live in Central-America, South-America, Madagascar and Salomon’s Islands. They live well in captivity and therefore are appreciated pets.

source : flickr (Andre Boffin) and wikipedia

Anteater

elo — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:01:00 +0200

Living in the tropical areas of south and Central America, the anteater is so called because it eats ants and termites using its sticky tongue. Thanks to its long muzzle, its well-developed smell and its sharp-edged paw, it can look for ants deep inside the ground. The anteater is careful not destroy an anthill so as to be sure always to find some insects to eat some other days

source : flickr (MINI Wombat) and The online Anteater