Capybaras are the world’s largest rodent at one and a half to two feet tall at the shoulder, four feet in length, and up to 150 pounds. They were once thought to be related to beavers but it has been discovered that they are more closely related to the rat. They are simi-aquatic animals and use water to escape from predators. They can stay submerged for up to 5 minutes and can press their ears to their heads in order to keep water out. They eat grasses and aquatic plants and have special digestive adaptations that allow them to retain nutrients from their highly fibrous diet. They also eat their own feces which allows them to ingest a higher percentage of proteins and other nutrients. Capybaras live in small family groups of 10-20 individuals
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They sleep in a hanging position or curled up in a ball in a fork in the trees. Sloths reside in the trees almost exclusively. They venture out of their trees only to use the bathroom or to swim. They are solitary animals who socialize only by sharing a tree to sleep. Mating for sloths is initialized by a mating scream uttered by the female sloth alerting all of the males in the area that she is ready to mate. The males duke it out by hanging from a tree and swatting at each other until one of them gives up. Females have one baby at a time and gestation is anywhere from 5 months for one species of sloth to 11.5 months for another. (livescience.com)
Scarlet macaws are the largest parrots in the world measuring almost a yard from beak to tail. Macaws live in large, noisy groups and are monogamous. They nest from January through April and mated adults will lay up to two eggs per year. They eat nuts, leaves, berries and seeds. They also eat fruits toxic enough to kill other animals and large amounts of clay which is thought to be a poison neutralizer. The main threats to the scarlet macaw are habitat loss and exploitation for the pet trade.
They sleep in a hanging position or curled up in a ball in a fork in the trees. Sloths reside in the trees almost exclusively. They venture out of their trees only to use the bathroom or to swim. They are solitary animals who socialize only by sharing a tree to sleep. Mating for sloths is initialized by a mating scream uttered by the female sloth alerting all of the males in the area that she is ready to mate. The males duke it out by hanging from a tree and swatting at each other until one of them gives up. Females have one baby at a time and gestation is anywhere from 5 months for one species of sloth to 11.5 months for another. (livescience.com)
Scarlet macaws are the largest parrots in the world measuring almost a yard from beak to tail. Macaws live in large, noisy groups and are monogamous. They nest from January through April and mated adults will lay up to two eggs per year. They eat nuts, leaves, berries and seeds. They also eat fruits toxic enough to kill other animals and large amounts of clay which is thought to be a poison neutralizer. The main threats to the scarlet macaw are habitat loss and exploitation for the pet trade.