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List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...
Wildlife of Brazil. The toco toucan is an animal typical of the Brazilian savannas. Many varieties of poison dart frogs such as this yellow-banded poison dart frog can be found in the jungles of Brazil. The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring animals, plants, and fungi in the South American country.
List of mammals of Brazil. Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 66 of these species are endangered, and 40% of the threatened taxa belong to the primate group. 658 species are listed.
Male (background) and young female (foreground) near the Cuiabá River, Porto Jofre, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The jaguar is generally solitary except for females with cubs. In 1977, groups consisting of a male, female and cubs, and two females with two males were sighted several times in a study area in the Paraguay River valley. [84]
The top recorded weights are 91 kg (201 lb) for a wild female from Brazil and 73.5 kg (162 lb) for a wild male from Uruguay. [7] [16] Also, an 81 kg individual was reported in São Paulo in 2001 or 2002. [17] The dental formula is 1.0.1.3 1.0.1.3. Capybaras have slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails. [7]
The majority of toucans do not show any sexual dimorphism in their coloration, the genus Selenidera being the most notable exception to this rule (hence their common name, "dichromatic toucanets"). However, the bills of female toucans are usually shorter, deeper and sometimes straighter, giving more of a "blocky" impression compared to male bills.
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Geoffroy, 1806. Spider monkeys are New World monkeys belonging to the genus Ateles, part of the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The genus consists of seven species, all of which are under threat; the brown spider monkey is ...