Many bromeliads have stiff, overlapping leaves which hold rainfall like buckets. The bromeliad is like a small ecosystem in itself—animals such as tree frogs, snails, flatworms, tiny crabs and salamanders might spend their entire lives inside them.
The Yucatan white-tailed deer is reddish-tan in color, with gray along its chest and white on its throat, inner thighs, abdomen, and underside of its tail. When threatened, they flip their white tail straight up to signal danger to others. Their range extends from northern South America all the way up to southern Canada.
The spectacled bear, also called the Andean bear, is the only bear species that lives in Latin America. They can be found in Andean grasslands, forests, and deserts from Panama to Argentina, feeding on fruits and bromeliads.
The body of the peccary is very similar to that of a pig with a long snout, large head and very small fragile legs. Usually black or brown on adults and red or brown on infants, their coat is extremely thick and coarse and acts as a key defense characteristic. White-lipped peccaries can be found […]
Measuring up to four feet long, ocelots are about twice the size and weight of ordinary house cats. Ocelots populate an area from southern Texas through Central and South America. To survive, ocelots need the protection of dense forest cover.
Dressed in a suit of armor, the head, body, legs and tail of the nine-banded armadillo are protected by bony plates. Found from South and Central America to Oklahoma, armadillos spend most of their time in burrows under the ground.