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Llama (Lama glama) - South America from Peru to Argentina.
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Rhea (Rhea americana) - South America: Northeastern Brazil to Argentina,
and Peru to Patagonia. The Rhea is the fourth largest bird.
They are about 4 feet tall and weigh about 50 pounds.
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Aldabra Tortoise
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Impala (Aepyceros melampus) - Southern Africa to Northern limits of East
Africa. The females do not have horns, but the males have long,
narrow horns that arch up and out, then back and up. They have black
on their ear tips.
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Gemsbok (Oryx gazella gazella) - Southwest Africa.
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Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) - Eastern Pakistan, India. These
Asian antelope are the largest antelope. Because of their slate-gray
coat, they are called "blue bulls". The Females are brown
and do not have horns.
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Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) - Southeast Asia.
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Africa south of the Sahara
desert.
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Eland (Taurotragus oryx) - Eastern Africa south to South
Africa.
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Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) - Eastern to Southern Africa in the
open grasslands.
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Addra Gazelle (Gazella dama ruficollis) - North Central Africa. The
males are the only ones with horns.
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Mouflon (Ovis musimon) - Mediterranean Islands of Corsica and
Sardinia. Only the males have the spiraling horns.
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Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) - Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
The males are the only ones with horns. Both male and female have a
"target-like" circle on their rump.
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The target-like rump can be seen here on these female
Waterbuck.
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African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) The elephant on the right is
named Stumpy and was born in 1965.
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Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) - Eastern and Southern Africa.
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This female Ostrich decided to peek in this car.
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Flamingo
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Grant's Zebra (Equus burchelli bohmi) - East African Plains.
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Grant's Zebra - A young Zebra grazes with it's mother by the rest of the
herd.
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Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simun) - Southern
Africa.
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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) - Southeast Africa. There were four
baby giraffes among this herd.
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These Giraffes were gathered around a branch with leaves - at least there
used to be leaves.
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Marabou Stork(Leptoptilos crumeniferus) - Africa south of the
Sahara.
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Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) - North Mexico to Paraguay. The Iguana
will use their tails to defend themselves along with their sharp teeth and
claws. When the males are breeding they have an orange color to
their skin.
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Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara Ararauna) and Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) - Mexico
to Brazil and Bolivia. In flight they are noisy, but when feeding
they are silent.
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Florida Cooter (Chrysemys floridana) - United States. The clutches
these turtles lay can range from 4 to 22 or more. The backbone of
the turtle is in the upper part of the shell. They seem to enjoy
sunning themselves.
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Aldabra Tortoise
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Red-Footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) - Panama through South
America. They are named for the red spots on their front legs.
Also the Iguana got in the picture.
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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) - Africa south of the Sahara
Desert. This Giraffe was being fed at the look-out. The
Giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. They have amazingly long
tongues to help them eat the leaves off of trees, even with
thorns. The giraffe usually give birth to one calf already 6
feet tall, as amazing as that seems. An adult male can reach 18 feet
tall.
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Blue-Streaked Lory (Eos reticulata) - Australia, Aru Islands and New
Guinea. The tip of their tongues soak up large quantities of
nectar. They only eat softer fruits, berries, pollen and nectar,
since their beak is not as strong as other parrots.
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Forsten's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus forsteni) - Australia, Aru
Islands and New Guinea.
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Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - United States and
parts of Canada. They are stocker than other herons, having short
legs and short necks. The black crown and the white plummage in the
back identifies this heron. As pictured here, they have gray
feathers along with the black ones, with a white front. The legs are
yellow.
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Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) - Central America, Caribbean
Islands and South America. Carotenoids which are found in the food
they eat gives them their pink color. These Caribbean Flamingos
were incubated and hatched out at
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Spider Monkey (Atelespaniscus) - Central and South America. The
Spider Monkey has extremely long arms and legs and is very agile and
acrobatic in trees. The rough portion of the end of their tail help
grip to branches. They can use their tail to aid them in gathering
food.
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