Keyword - central america
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Monday, August 28 2006
By elo on Monday, August 28 2006, 09:18
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
Thursday, August 24 2006
By elo on Thursday, August 24 2006, 09:41
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
Wednesday, August 23 2006
By elo on Wednesday, August 23 2006, 09:09
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
Wednesday, August 2 2006
By elo on Wednesday, August 2 2006, 07:24
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
Monday, July 24 2006
By elo on Monday, July 24 2006, 23:01
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