Animals

Spider Monkey Spider monkeys are large New World monkeys that live in tropical rainforests from central Mexico in the north to Bolivia in the south. There are seven…

Yucatán black howler These South American monkeys are the loudest terrestrial animal in the Western Hemisphere, and are usually the largest and most abundant primate wherever they live.…

Coati White-nosed coatis are small mammals native to North, Central and South America, from Arizona to Argentina. They have strong claws and long, highly mobile snouts well adapted for…

Cougar The mountain lion—also known as the cougar, puma, panther, or catamount—is a large cat species native to the Americas. Mountain lions are large, tan cats. Their bodies…

American Black Bear The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also known as the black bear or sometimes baribal, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America.…

Coyote coyote, (Canis latrans), also called prairie wolfor brush wolf, New World member of the dog family (Canidae) that is smaller and more lightly built than the wolf…

Military Macaw The military macaw (Ara militaris ) is a large parrot and a medium-sized macaw that gets its name from its predominantly green plumage resembling a military…

Crested Caracaras The Northern caracara or Crested caracara, previously called Audubon's caracara, is a bird of prey that belongs to the family Falconidae. Though in the same family…

Yellow Bellied Slider The Yellow-Bellied Slider is a subspecies of the pond turtle and is native to parts of the US. It is the most common turtle in…

Harris hawk Also called the bay-winged hawk, the Harris hawk is one of only two species of raptors that go hunting in “packs.” This behavior is thought to…