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BUFFON’S MACAW Ara ambiguus This parrot is the second largest parrot in the world. WEIGHT : 1,2 to 1,4 kg FOOD : Fruits and seeds THREATS : Deforestation, poaching (illegal pet trade, meat and feather). RED LIST [...]

COLOMBIAN BLACK-FACED SPIDER MONKEY Ateles fusciceps rufiventris     Its tail is prehensile, which makes it the best acrobat in the Tropical Forest. WEIGHT : 8 kg FOOD : Fruits THREATS : Poaching, deforestation ECO-GESTURE : Buy products such as [...]

CAPYBARA Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris The Capybara is an excellent swimmer. It’s the biggest rodent in the world ! WEIGHT : 30 to 80 kg FOOD : Plants THREATS : Poaching (meat and skin), habitat destruction (noticeably because of gold washing). ECO-GESTURE : [...]

BUSH DOG Speothos venaticus   This semi-aquatic canidae dives and swims easily.   WEIGHT : 5 to 7 kg FOOD : birds and rodents MENACES : Poaching. Destruction of its habitat for  livestock and human developpement humain. Diseases transmitted by domestic dogs. MORE INFO : Family : Canidae Habits : pairs [...]

KIRK’S DIK-DIK Madoqua kirkii The name of this small antelope comes from the alarm cry it emits in case of dangers. WEIGHT : 3 to 5 kg FOOD : Leaves and fruits THREATS : Poaching. Habitat destruction. MORE INFO : Family : Bovidae Habits : couples Gestation : 6 months [...]

CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus ruber ruber Its color comes from seaweed, plankton and small water invertebrate animals’ pigments. WEIGHT : 2 to 4 kg FOOD : Seaweed THREATS : Pollution ECO-GESTURE : Use eco-friendly products, such as : – sodium bicarbonate [...]

GIANT ANTEATER Myrmecophaga tridactyla     It uses very  powerful claws to rip ant-hills and defend itself against jaguars.   WEIGHT : 18 to 60 kg FOOD : It can eat 1000 insects a minute thanks to its 65 to [...]

WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON Nomascus leucogenys             The male gibbon is black and the female is beige.   WEIGHT : 5 to 7 kg FOOD : Fruits THREATS : Poaching (meats, illegal trade commerce and medicine), deforestation [...]

KORDOFAN GIRAFFE                                         RETICULATED GIRAFFE Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum                            [...]

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON Goura victoria     It is the biggest species of pigeon of the world.   WEIGHT: 2 to 2,5 kg FOOD :  fruits, berries , seeds ans occasionally some invertebrates. THREATS : poaching (for meet and feathers) and deforestation (for [...]