My Favorite South American Animals:

 

     Scarlet macaws eat apples,nuts,bananas,seeds and fruit. The American macaws live in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

Click to see a Macaw video

 

 

 

   The jaguars are one of the big cats.  Leopards, tigers, and lions are also big cats, but just forget about them for now.  Jaguars live in Paraguay and Argentina.  In many Central and South American countries they are called “El Tigre". 

Click here to hear a jaguar roar 

The Jaguars have a very powerful bite.  So watch out!  Don’t sneak up on them. 

 

Tapirs are nocturnal.  Their lifespan is between twenty-five and thirty years.  Most of their habitat has been lost.  They are endangered and they need conservation and zoo support.

 They have very poor eyesight.  Their predators are anacondas, jaguars, and humans.

 

Howler monkeys eat nuts, fruit, leaves, buds, and flowers.  A Howler monkey’s call can be heard 5 miles away .

Humans are the primary predators of the Howler monkey.