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| Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) - Circumpolar across the artic in North
America, Greenland, Norway and Russia. The Polar Bear's nostrils
close underwater, allowing the polar bear to hold it's breath. It
has an advanced sense of smell. The soles of the paws have hair on
them to help them walk on snow and ice. The front legs are shorter
than the back legs, causing the back to slope forward.
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| Snow Monkey (Macaca fuscata) - Kyushu, Skikoku and Islands of Japan.
Interaction with other members of the group, called a troop, is very
important to the Snow Monkey. There is a ranking order, the alpha
male and female leading the troop. |
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| Victoria Crowned-Pigeon (Goura victoria) - New Guinea. The
beautiful lacy crest is permanently raised over the head This Pigeon
is large, measuring about 30 inches. At the end of the tail is a
lighter blue section and on the side is a lighter blue wing bar.
When threatened they will hold out their wings and wag their tail in
defense. The male and female look alike. |
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| Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) - Central and
South America. They like dry areas, especially cocoa trees because
of the large leaves that provide them places to hide. |
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| Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus varius zeteki) - Only in Panama,
especially in El Cope National Park. Like many colorful frogs, the
Panamanian Golden Frog is poisonous. The bright colors warn off
predators known as "aposomatic coloration". They have long, strong,
muscular hind legs used for leaping. |
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| Troupial (Icterus icterus) -
Central and South America. The Troupial or Turpial bird is the
National bird of Venezuela. They inhabit dry areas such as
woodlands and open savannahs. They have a long tail and a bulky
bill. The head and upper breast is black, while the lower breast
is a yellow-orange. The wings are black with a white streak that
runs down the length of the wing. The eyes are yellow and
surrounding each eye is a patch of bright blue naked skin.
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| Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) - From the Nicobar Islands (in
the Indian Ocean off Burma) through southeast Asia to Indonesia.
This Pigeon flies from Island to Island in search of food. They have
elongated feathers at the neck with colorful feathers on the back.
There is an upright wattle on the bill. You can see the short, white
tail sticking out. Their length is about 13 inches. |
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