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AMPHIBIANS:
Pac Man Frog
BIRDS:
Chickens
Cockatoo, Sulfer Crested
Chinese Geese
Ducks
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Macaw, Blue & Yellow
Miniature Macaw
Parrot, Amazon
MAMMALS:
Black Bear
Bobcat
Capuchin, Black & White
Coati Mundis
Cougar
Deer, Fallow
Ferrets
Goat (Pygmy)
Hedgehog
Lemur, Ringtailed
Leopard, black
Liger
Lion (African)
Lion (Barbary)
Macaque, Java
Macaque, Snow
Marmoset
Pig
Sheep
Tiger (Bengal)
Tiger (Siberian)
Vervet
Wolves
Zebra
REPTILES:
Alligator
Anaconda
Bearded Dragon
Boa, Columbian
California King Snake
Corn Snake
Iguana
Lizard, African Plated
Python, Burmese
Python, Reticulated
Python, Royal
Skink, Blue Tongue
Tortoise, Spurred
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| Blue
& Yellow
Macaw |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Upper
parts blue, darker on flight feathers and tail; forehead green-blue;
underparts from side of neck are yellow but under-tail coverts are
dull turquoise; black throat border to white facial skin; legs are
grey-horn color; bill is black; eyes are yellowish-white; feet are
black. The white facial skin patches may blush to pink when excited.
About 25 inches long.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL
RANGE AND HABITAT: |
Panama
and South America to northern Argentina. Inhabits forests and tall
palms growing in swamps or along water courses.
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| DIET: |
| Seeds,
fruits, nuts and probably vegetable matter.
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| LIFE
CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE: |
Associate
in pairs even within large flocks. Fly close together, wings almost
touching. Generally seen flying above the forest canopy or feeding
among branches of tall trees. Have regular roosting sites. In early
morning, flocks leave to fly to feeding grounds (may be some distance
away). Return flights commence just before sunset. Numbers in evening
flights run into the hundreds. Breeds late spring. Nests in holes
of dead trees. 2 to 4 white eggs are incubated by the female for 24-26
days. The young remain in the nest for about 13 weeks, at which time
they resemble adults with shorter tails. Life span is 33 years.
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| SPECIAL
ADAPTATIONS: |
| Flight
is direct with slow shallow wingbeats. They are quite fast for such
a large bird.
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| STATUS
IN WILD: |
| Illegal
traffic in live birds has put the species in imminent danger of
extinction. Only in the extensive lowland swamps are they numerous.
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| Special
thanks to the Oakland Zoo website where most of this data was obtained.
Please visit them at http://www.oaklandzoo.org |
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