The main area of \u200b\u200bthe extensive territory of the mainland of South America extends in equatorially tropical latitudes, therefore does not feel a shortage of sunlight, although the climate of this part of the world is not so hot as African.
This is the most wet mainland on the planet, and there are many natural reasons. The difference in the pressure of warm sushi with the ocean environment, flows off the coast of the mainland; The Mountain Range of Andes, extending through a huge part of its territory, blocking the way to Western winds and contributing to strengthening moisture and losing a significant amount of precipitation.
The climate of South America is extremely diverse, because this continent stretches after six climatic zones: from subequatorial to moderate. Along with the areas of fertile nature, there are zones known for soft in winter and cool summer, but those famous for frequent rains and winds.
In the center of the mainland of precipitation is significantly less. And the highlands is distinguished by clean dry air, but by a harsh climate, where the bulk of the heavenly moisture falls, even in summer months, in the form of snow, and the weather is capricious, constantly changing during the day.
A person does not survive in such places. Naturally, the transformation of the weather affects other organisms, there are inhabited.
It is not surprising that in these natural features, the world of fauna is incredibly multiple and rich. List of animals of South America It is very extensive and impresses with its individual bright features of organic life that has arrived in this territory. It includes many beautiful and rare species creatures affecting their fantastic originality.
What animals B. South America dwell? Most perfectly adapted to existence in harsh environments, because some of them have to carry discomfort of tropical rains and survive in the highlands, to cool with the peculiarities of savan and sub-screen forests.
The fauna of this continent is amazing. Here are just some of its representatives in the diversity of which you can make sure photo of animals of South America.
Lenivity
Interesting mammals - inhabitants of forests are, known to the whole world, as quite slow creatures. Peculous animals are closely related to armadiors and ants, but purely externally have little similarity with them.
The number of types of sloths included in the number animals of Endemics of South America, just about five. They combine in two families: bobby and three-blind slides, quite similar among themselves. They are half meter growth and weighing about 5 kg.
They resemble an external feature of the appearance of a supreme monkey, and their thick busty wool looks like a sane sane. It is curious that the internal organs of these animals differ in the structure from other mammals. They have no hearing acuity and vision, underdeveloped teeth, and the brain is quite primitive.
In the photo Animal Leniv
Battleship
Animal World of South America It would be greatly impoverished without mammals. These are the most unusual animals from the incomplete - the detachment, to which the sloths are counted.
Beasts are dressed in nature into something similar to the mail, as if challenged in armor, conceded by hoops consisting of bone plates. They have teeth, but very small size.
Their vision is not sufficiently developed, but the smell and hearing are quite sharp. When nutrition, such animals are captured by a fodder with an adhesive language, and are able to dig in the loose ground in the blink.
In the photo of the battleship
Ant-eater
Scroll names of animals of South America It will not be complete without such an amazing creature, like. This is an ancient color mammal, which existed in the Epoch of the early Miocene.
These representatives of the fauna inhabit the territories of Savan and wet forests, also live in swampy locations. They are divided into three kinds of scientists that differ in weight and sizes.
Representatives of the genus giants have a mass of up to 40 kg. They, as well as members of the kind of large musicals, are spent on Earth and cannot climb trees. Unlike relatives, dwarf amusements, masterfully moving on trolns and branches using clawed paws and chain tail.
The amusements do not have teeth, and life is carried out in search of fracthers and anthills, absorbing their inhabitants with the help of a sticky language, putting their long nose in the insect insect. On the day of the game is able to eat several tens of thousands of termites.
In the photo Animal Amer
Jaguar
Among animal forests of South America, dangerous predator killing one jump, is. It is in his clever, lightning ability to kill his victims and consists meaning of the name of this beast in translation from the language of indigenous inhabitants of the continent.
The predator is also found in the Savanov and belongs to the genus Panther, it reaches a slightly less than 100 kg, has a spotted color, like a leopard, and has a long tail.
Such animals live in the north and in the central part of America, but are found in Argentina and Brazil. And in Salvador and Uruguay, some time ago were completely exterminated.
In the photo of Jaguar
Mirikina Monkey
American monkeys - endemics, and differ from relatives living on other continents with a wide partition, separating the nostrils of these animals, for which they are called many cogs wide.
To such a type of creatures, surviving mountain forests, is Mirikina, in a different one called Durukuli. These creatures, which have a height of about 30 cm, are notable for not as an example, the owl lifestyle leads: at night they hunt, seeing perfectly and focusing in the dark, and the day will be swept away.
They jump like acrobats, eat small birds, insects, frogs, fruits and drink nectar. Able to publish a huge number of interesting sounds: Dog naughty, meow; roar like jaguars; Twist and tweet, as feathered, filling the darkness of the night with devilish concerts.
Monkey Mirikina
Titi Monkey
How many species of such monkeys exist in South America is definitely unknown, since they were accustomed in impassable forests, whose debursions cannot be explored completely.
The appearance of titi is reminiscent of Mirikin, but have long claws. During the hunt, they guard their booty on the bitch of the tree, pick up the hands and legs together, lowering the long tail. But at the right moment, in the blink of an eye, deftly grabs their victims, whether it is a bird flying in the air or running along the ground, a living being.
In the photo monkey titi
Saki.
These monkeys dwell in the forests of the continent's internal regions. They spend their lives on the tops of trees, especially in the Amazon areas poured by water on for a long timeSince they cannot tolerate dampness.
They jump around the branches, they are very deft and far away, but they walk on the ground on their hind legs, helping themselves to observe the balance. Employees of zoos, watching these, noticed their habit of lemon slices rub their own wool. And they drink, licking with the hands of water.
Belolic Saki.
Uakari Monkey
Close relatives of Saki, inhabitants in the Amazon and Orinoco River basin, famous for the shortest tail among the monkeys of the continent. These peculiar creatures attributable to endangered species and rare animal south america, have red faces and bald forehead, and their lost and sad expressions are made like an aged, confused in the life of a person.
However, the visibility of deceptive, because the nature of these creatures is cheerful and fun. But when they are nervous, noisily smoke with lips and shake from all the power of the bitches on which there are.
Monkey Wakari
Howler
South American Garpia Bird
Titica whistle frog
Otherwise, this creature is called the scrotum due to the degros of its skin hanging. It uses its bizarre skin for breathing, as the lungs of her small volume.
This is the biggest frog in the world, meets in the Andes and on Lake Titicaca. Separate specimens grow up to half a meter and weigh near a kilogram. The color of the back of such creatures is dark-brown or olive, often with blond stains, belly larger, cream-gray shade.
Titica whistle frog
American Laman
Large mammal, inhabiting the shallow water of the coast of the Atlantic. Can also dwell in fresh reservoirs. The average length is three or more meters, weight in some cases reaches 600 kg.
These creatures are painted in rough gray, and their foreheads resemble flippers. They feed on plant food. Possess weak vision, and communicate, touching the muzzle.
American Laman
Amazonian investments Dolphin
The largest of it. The mass of his body can be calculated 200 kg. These creatures are painted in dark tones, and sometimes have a reddish skin shade.
They have small eyes and curved beaks covered with tin bristles. In captivity live no more than three years and is poorly leaving for training. Possess weak vision, but a developed echolocation system.
River Dolphin Inanya
Piranha Fish
This water being glorified by his lightning attacks, received the title of the most voracious fish of the continent. Having an increase of no more than 30 cm, it ruthlessly and brazenly attacks animals and does not disappear to be palm.
The body shape has the form of a rhombus compressed from the sides. Usually coloring is silver-gray. There are I. herbivores These fish feed on vegetation, seeds and nuts.
In the photo Fish Piranha
Giant Arapaima Fish
According to scientists, the appearance of this ancient fish, live fossil, remained unchanged millions of centuries. Separate individuals, as the local residents of the continent assure, reach a four-meter length, and the weight is calculated 200 kg. True, ordinary copies have dimensional size, but is a valuable field.
Giant Arapaima Fish
Electric eel
The most dangerous large fish having a mass of up to 40 kg, found in shallow rivers of the continent and having enough human victims in its account.
It is able to emit electrical charge of high power, but feeds only with small fish. It has the body of an extended shape and has a smooth, covered scales, skin. Color fish orange or brown.
Fish Electric eel
Agrias Claudine Butterfly
Beautiful tropical forests With a scope saturated with paints, bright wings in 8 cm. The shape and combination of shades depends on the subspecies of the insects described, which are about ten. See the butterfly is not easy, as they are rarely found. Even more difficult to catch such beauty.
Agrias Claudine Butterfly
Butterfly nymphalida
With wide wings of medium sizes, bright and pesting color. The lower part of it is usually merged with the environment against the background of dry leaves. These insects actively pollinating flowering plants. Their caterpillars feed on herbs and leaves.
Butterfly nymphalida
As you guess, and in South America there are many fatally dangerous creatures for the man. For the most part, this is due to the fact that the northeastern region of the continent is in the power of large and impassable jungle Amazon. Honestly, if there were no Amazon, it would be difficult to compile a list of deadly animals. The only threat would probably have come from the fact that you could flood to the death of Lama or to carry Condor. Amazon is a truly the only real territory, stuffed with dangerous animals, rich by the mighty river and tropical forests.
Many of the animals in this list are unique for this part of the world, although some of them have their own equivalents in other places. Some have already entered various lists "in the jaws of animals", but most of them are specific for this corner of the globe.
10. Giant Anaconda
Photo. Giant Anaconda (Lat. Eneces Murinus)
If there was a competition among the most dangerous animals of South America, from which the least of all people died, the championship would be shared and anaconda, or perhaps even notorious! In fact, there is little doubt that these animals are incredibly dangerous, but statistically speaking, they actually, maybe they did not kill anyone.
There is little doubt that Anaconda can kill a person. With a weight of over 250 kg (500 pounds), a giant (green), Anaconda is the most severe snake in the world. It is also one of the longest snakes, some copies reached in length more than 7 meters (20 feet).
Anaconda hunts his prey in water from the ambush. Like crocodiles, they will wait mainly under water so that their booties come so close so that they can realize their lightning attack. Unlike powerful crocodile jaws at Anacond, the main weapon is their body, which they use to pay around the production and literally squeezing life from it. They are not poisonous, but they have sharply curved teeth, intended for the initial seizure of production. With each surveillance of the victim, Anaconda is stronger squeezing its deadly hugs.
IN wildlife Anaconda feed on almost any animal, which they can catch, including pigs, deer, and even Caymans. It was documented that they had eaten deer as large as a small adult, which once again confirms their potential to kill a person.
One of the often caused reasons why they do not kill people, is that they cannot miss their shoulders through their mouth. In fact, this is a myth, they have incredibly flexible ties of the mouth along with force, thanks to which they are capable of squeezing shoulders if necessary.
As far as we know, according to one study (the book "The History of the Life of Green Anaconda (Eneces Murinus) with an emphasis on reproductive biology") there are reports only about two registered predatory and both of them were committed on people studying them in field conditions. It is very likely that these figures are so small, since the habitats of a person and snake are very little overlap, but it is also likely that it may change with an increase in environmental impact on the anacond habitat.
9. Ordinary Piranha
Photo. Normal Piranha
Piranha is one of the most famous cannibals. Equipped with sharp as a razor with teeth and inclined to food intimacy when hitting the first drop of blood into the water, these fish have a frightening reputation, they are able to blame the person to the bones in a matter of seconds.
However, the truth does not quite correspond to rumors and legends. Yes, indeed over the years, there were several fatal piral attacks there, but they are unlikely that they are so scary in Amazon. And they certainly can cause some unpleasant injuries, but how did they become such fearless?
The legendary status of Piranhas as a murderers in many ways relates us to the 1900s, when Theodore Roosevelt (former President of America) visited the Amazon. Local fishermen arranged a show for Roosevelt fierce behavior of pirands. They blocked the water in the river and for several days they morn a pirande hunger. After they, one cow dragged into the water and Piranhas in accordance with their reputation quickly separated it to the bones. Not knowing that this episode was created specifically for Roosevelt, he later wrote about the fish-killer, and the rest has already become a story.
8. Black Cayman
Photo. Black Cayman (Lat. Melanosuchus Niger)
South America is home to several species of crocodiles, at least three of which can be considered dangerous for a person. This is american crocodile, orinoc crocodile and black kiman. All of them can grow up to 6 meters (20 feet) in length, which makes them dangerous predators of South America, at least they are commensurate with.
Of the three types, Black Cayman is most common and often occurs on the continent. The American crocodile is more common in Central America, while the Orinok crocodile is under threat of disappearance. Thus, if you still be lucky enough to see a huge crocodile in South America, it is likely that it will be black Cayman.
Do not doubt that these Caymans are able to kill people. People saw how larger individuals hunted almost everything that dwells in their environment. These were other Caimans, deer, tapir, anaconds, giant otters and various agricultural animals. There are several reports on Cayman attacked on jaguars, although often happens on the contrary.
With this in mind, it is not surprising that every year in the Amazon area there are several fatal attacks per person.
7. Horrible leisure
Photo. Terrible leisure (lat. Phylobates Terribilis)
The bright yellow color of the terrible leisure is not strongly promoted by the disguise of the jungle Colombia. Quite the opposite, in reality, this little frog informs everyone about the fact that it is the most poisonous vertebral on Earth.
The frog is toxic, but not, it does not have any mechanism like a fang or sting to introduce your poison victim. Instead, the skin of terrible leisure contains a powerful alkaloid toxin, known as Batrahotoxin. This poison blocks the victim nerve impulsesWhat leads to paralysis and possible heart failure. It is estimated that the poison of one frog is enough to kill from 10 to 100 people or 20,000 mice. As you know only one animal possesses immunity to this toxin - this is the frog itself!
It is quite interesting that the eldrases, which are bred in captivity are not toxic. This indicates that they receive their deadly poison from ants and beetles they eat.
Video. Terrible leisurelazes
6. Giant otter
Photo. Giant Oter (Lat. Pteronura Brasiliensis)
Giant (Brazilian) otter is the largest member of the Kunih family. This is a family of predatory mammals with a formidable reputation. They are able to kill animals much more of their own weight. In this family, there are such species as the ermine, these animals are well known in that they often attack the extraction much more than they themselves.
The gigantic otter reaches a length of up to 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) and weighs up to 32 kg (70 pounds), it covered with solid muscles, armed with powerful jaws and sharp teeth. Moreover, they hunt in family groups up to ten individuals, because of this, their locals are often called "river wolves." Fast aggressive and smart giant otter has several natural predators.
Most of the diet of the otter consists of fish, although they can sometimes hunt a small Cayman and even anaconda. In groups of rations are able to kill almost everything that is found in rivers and jungle, they can challenge to everyone, including large Caimans.
Thus, it is possible to virtually no doubt to say that gigantic omens can even deal with a person who will encroacitate their habitat. But were there such cases?
It is known about two cases serious. The first case occurred at the Brazil Zoo on August 27, 1977, when a 13-year-old boy fell into an aviary with the widers. Passing by Sergeant of the Army, Silvio Delmar Hollenbach jumped to save the child, but could not get out. Despite the fact that the boy ran away, the sergeant was attacked 6 outers, as a result he received more than a hundred bite. Two days later, he died in a hospital from Sepsis, he received infection from bites.
This is not the only case when the gigantic otters contained in captivity caused serious harm to the person. In 2012, the gigantic otter escaped from the corps in the Zoo of Hamburg and attacked the cleaner. The bites on her hands and legs were so serious that she was hospitalized and found out in an artificial coma. If it were not for the intervention of two employees of the zoo, it may be much worse than the intervention.
5. Brazilian wandering spider
Photo. Brazilian wandering spider (Lat. Phoneutria Sp.)
The scientific name of the Brazilian wandering spider - Phoneutria, which speaks about the killer. This is a hint that this notorious spider-shaped is often assessed as. In the Guinness Book of Records He is recorded as the most poisonous spider On the ground, the bite of the wandering spider looks more like a snake bite. Powerful neurotoxin is about 20 times more powerful than that of the black widow spider and can lead to loss of muscle control, which in turn leads to difficulties with breathing, and in some cases, respiratory paralysis ends with a fatal outcome.
In addition to the potentially lethal neurotoxic effect of the bite, it is also considered very painful. But that's not all. One unsuccessful by-effect The bite of the Brazilian wandering spider is a painful erection that can last for several hours.
You should not throw away the risk of being branched one of these spiders and for many years a lot of people have died from the bite of this spider. But what makes them especially dangerous, this is the fact that they often come into contact with people and very aggressive. As the very name of this spider tells, they love to wander, climb into all inaccessible places, like lower shoes lying dirty underwear, folded logs of trees, cars and bonds of bananas, which is why they are sometimes called "banana spiders". There were cases when these spiders were in packages with bananas.
4. Jaguar
Photo. Jaguar (lat. Panthera ONCA)
Jaguar is the dominant predator of the South American jungle and forests, he firmly occupies a vertex the food chain. This is the third size of all big cats, ahead of the jaguar only tigers and lions. Jaguar weighs up to 150 kg (300 pounds) and reaches more than 1.85 meters (6 feet) from the nose to the base of the tail. Jaguar is a rather native and compact animal compared to other large cats, which in practical terms means that this is a strong animal for its size.
This force can be estimated at the strength of the bite of an animal, he has the strongest bite among any big cat, which he often uses in his hunting strategy. While other members of the Feline family go to the grip of the throat and the subsequent stroke, the murder method of the jaguar is to use powerful jaws to contact the skull of its prey and penetrate the brain. The powerful bite also allows it to penetrate the armored mining, such as armadors and turtles, in addition, it quickly copes with thick skin of Caymans.
Apparently, nothing eludes from the Jaguar menu, even black bears, whom one person in the United States. This suggests that it looks like Jaguar has some unwillingness to attack people. Per last years A few attacks of the jaguars ended in the death of people were committed, but for a year there is less than one death.
Apparently, we have no problems with jaguars, they do not really want to hunt us. Currently, they prefer to stay away from contact with people.
3. Speed-headed snakes
Photo. Skill snake
These snakes in South America lead to the greatest amount of fatal outcomes as a result of snake bite. In addition to their speed and "excitable nature," they are also often found in the densely populated areas, which makes this group of jam-leopard violets particularly dangerous.
Perhaps the most famous from the spear-headed snakes are: Kaisaka (Lat. Bothrops Atrox), an iaphrous snake (lat. Bothrops Asper) and an ordinary Zharaca (Lat. Bothrops Jararaca). These are large snakes that in length reach about 2 meters (6.5 feet) are equipped with the same hemotoxic poison.
Many have a neurotoxic poison that blocks nervous signals and causes paralysis. On the other hand, the hemotoxic poison destroys the tissues of organs and blood cells. How can you imagine it much painful and can lead to serious damage to the body. In fact, many victims require an amputation of the limbs even after effective treatment.
The chances of die from the bite of a speckless snake is about 1%, if the treatment is not in a timely manner, then chances may increase to 10%. Considering that every year about a thousand bites take place with these snakes, then an approximate number of deaths can be submitted. The bite itself causes local edema, vomiting and pain, often accompanied by a tumor at the bite and bruise. Systemic symptoms are usually: internal hemorrhage, hemorrhage of gums, eyes, etc. In turn, it can lead to shock and subsequent death, death may also come due to renal failure.
2. Akula
Photo. Stupid Shark (Lat. Carchahinus Leucas)
When they ask where the most infamous waters on the planet squealing sharks, people often remember Australia, South Africa or even Florida. You can also remember the big white shark as the main culprit of attacks on people. But it's not right. Brazil has one of the highest rates of sharks all over the world and the most a large number of Attacks ending fatal.
In general, in the frequency of attacks of sharks in Brazilian beaches there is nothing unusual. Nevertheless, if you are traveling in the northeastern part of the city of Recife, then everything can turn around for the worse. Here, over the past 20 years, the coast is raised by mortal sharks attacks. There were more than 60 attacks and 22 of them became fatal. If you calculate, it turns out that the likelihood of a deadly outcome as a result of the attack is about 37%, on average around the world, this indicator seeks to 16% (two times). On these days, surfing on the beaches of Recife is prohibited and no one swims beyond the limits of urban beaches.
There is no convincing data to blame one or another type of sharks in each attack, but more often blame two types. First, which live close to the coast and in the mouths of rivers, as well as tiger sharks, which can be seen in deeper waters.
Until 1992, in this region, Brazil had no shark attacks, as well as throughout the country. So what changed?
Many people blame the development of the port in the south of Recife, which led to large-scale changes in the local marine flora and fauna. Local estones disappeared and in recent years, the level of cargo shipment has increased. Damage caused by local environmentIt is considered as one of the main reasons for the attack of bovine sharks, at the same time garbage emitted overboard ships, attracted tiger sharks that began to follow the ships.
Bad news is that there are plans for the construction of the port in the north of Recife, so that in this regard can be much worse than it was before.
1. Kiss Klop
Photo. Kiss Klop (Lat. Rhodnius Prolixus)
So we got to the most dangerous animal in South America, which does not terrorize the Amazon pool. This is an insect with a rather attractive name, the kiss bug, which was given due to the fact that he likes to be squeezed in the lips, eyelids. In fact, this insect has several other names that make it a little less attractive: Klop-predan and bug-vampire, two of them and should give some idea of \u200b\u200bwhat they do.
The cause of Sagas's illness is the simplest animal responsible for African sleepy disease (African Tripanosomoz), Trypanosoma Cruzi. Infection has two stages: an acute stage, which begins immediately and chronic stage, which can be maintained throughout life and cause serious health problems for decades.
Most of the most infected people do not manifest any symptoms and they can be completely intact. However, about 30% will have medical problems at a later age with a large percentage of subsequent development in potentially mortal heart and neurological diseases.
There is no treatment from Chagas's disease, although early treatment can stop its development.
From South to the northern point, the continent extends 7,500 kilometers. Here and the world's largest Amazon River from one and a half thousand tributaries, and high mountains of Andes, and a barren desert of Atakama, and tropical forests. The variety of nature implies as many-sided animal world.
The most dangerous animals of South America
Most deadly poisonous creatures of the planet gave exactly animal World of South America. Here, for example, a frog is inhabited that can kill 20 adults. From her and start a list.
Leispolazes
It dwells in the rain tropics. It is here that amphibian is dangerous. The individuals contained in captivity are not poisonous, since they feed on the forge and drosophylas. In the natural environment, leisure is eating aboriginal ants. It is from them the frog produces poison.
Only Leopis Epikhaelus can harm leisure. This is a snake, resistant to poison amphibian. However, if the eaten frog managed to accumulate maximum amount Toxins, poor and leop. Sometimes, by shooting bright yellow amphibia, snakes die.
Lespolaze poisonous in the wild environment, because eats poisonous ants
Brazilian wandering spider
It is the most poisonous on Earth, which confirms the entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Animal neurotoxin is 20 times stronger than the secret of black.
The poison of the wandering spider makes it difficult to breathe. Men additionally arises long-term, painful erection. The bite himself is painful. You can be wounded by spider, taking dirty underwear from the basket, bought a packaging of bananas, taking firewood from the lunite. In the name of the animal, its addiction is constantly moving, it is possible to climb everywhere.
For your strong poison wandering spider listed in the book of records
Spear warca
Like a wandering spider, enters animals of South Americaseeking people in settlements. Spear violent quickly and excumbed, so often sins through the streets of cities.
With timely treatment, 1% of busting people die. Distributing visits to doctors die in 10% of cases. Neurotoxins of viper blocked respiratory system and destroy cells, in particular, red blood cells. The process is so painful that bruoked to feet and hands require an amputation of them even after successfully introducing an antidote.
Shark
Instead of poison, she is the power of the fangs. Cases of attack on people are recorded worldwide, but in the waters of South America most often. The coast of Brazil is not famous. Here, dozens of people died from the bites of sharks.
In the waters of South America, bovine and tiger sharks can operate. Interestingly, until 1992, there were no attacks on people. The situation, as scientists consider, changed after the construction of the port in the south of Recife. Water pollution reduced the number of the forage base of the shark. They began to eat garbage dropped from ships, floating the ships to the coast.
Tiger shark has a strip resembling a tiger
In the photo of the bull shark
Triatomic Corn
Otherwise, it is called a vampire or a kiss, because it is embarrassed in the area of \u200b\u200blips, faces. The insect is powered by blood, parallel to the owner. Calves in the wreck penetrates the impact, causing a chagas disease.
In 70% of busting, it does not appear, but in 30% of the remaining neurological pathology and ailments of the cardiovascular system with age.
The length of the kiss bug is 2.5 centimeters. Insect lives only in South America. Accordingly, Chagas disease is endemic. Every year about 7 thousand people die on the continent.
The kiss tick is very dangerous, most often it is embarrassed to the body in the lip area
Ants Marikopa
Meet in Argentina. Adult man dies after 300 dudes. One puncture is enough for 4-hour acute pain.
Multiple bites of Maricopa are rare, because the housing of the ants can be seen. In the height of the structure reaches 9 meters, and the diameter reach the 2nd.
MARIKOP anthills are very high, they can be easily seen even from afar
Syncole octopus
There is no antidote from his bites. The toxins of one individual is sufficient for the lightning death of an adult. First, the body is paralyzed.
In the waters of southern America, the animal reaches only 20 centimeters in length. The brightly painted animal seems cute, and the bite is painless. Impressions are deceptive.
Piranha
They instead of poison - sharp teeth. Fish wipe them deftly, attack flocks. At the beginning of the last century, in the eyes of the continent of Theodore Roosevelt in the Amazon dragged the cow. In the eyes of the American president of fish for the moments left only bones from the animal.
By distributing rumors about the killer fish at home, Roosevelt did not take into account that the river was blocked by a couple of days, the sea of \u200b\u200bpiranius hunger. Under normal conditions, the inhabitants of the Amazon rarely attack. This usually happens if a person expires blood. Her taste and smell attract piras.
Anaconda
what animals in South AmericadANGER, but to human deaths are involved only in unconfirmed stories and films. Anaconda attacks water, from the ambush. Perhaps some missing and won in the sips of snake giants. However, there is no confirmation.
The length of Anacond is drawn by 7 meters. The mass of the animal can reach up to 260 kilograms.
Seven meters - Standard snake length. However, sometimes there are 9 meter anaconds. By the way, they belong to the subfamily of the boys.
Anacond has a sexual dimorphism. The females are not only more and harder, but also stronger males. It is a females that are usually hunting for large prey. The male individuals are content with other snakes, birds, lizards and fish.
Black Cayman
Among the 6 inhabiting southern America crocodiles are most dangerous for a person. The predator reaches 600-centimeters long, that is, commensurate with the American Alligator.
In the Amazon area, about 5 fatal attacks of black on people are recorded annually.
The biggest and small animals of the continent
Animals of tropical locations are standardly licensed with gigantism. The warm climate gives rich feed base. There is something to eat.
Orinoksky crocodile
He is a little larger than black Cayman. In theory, it was the Orinok crocodile that should be in the list of dangerous. However, view on the verge of extinction. Small number eliminates mass attacks on people.
The males of the Orinok crocodile are gaining 380-kilogamm. The length of some individuals reaches almost 7 meters.
Orinoksky, one of the biggest types of crocodiles
Guanaco
The biggest mammal continent. You can argue because Jaguar is more. However, the wild cat is found outside of South America. Guanaco is only here here.
Guanaco is the ancestor of Lama. Animal gains weight up to 75 kilograms, lives in the mountains.
Nobrel
This is an animal from the list of miniature. Nobrel is a high-mountain frog, lives in Andes. Adults are in length equal to centimeter.
The female nobrels lay out only 2 eggs, each third-of-aged animal. Stage of tasty is absent. Immediately hang out frogs.
Beetle Liliput
The smallest of the beetles of the continent. An animal length does not exceed 2.3 millimeters. Typically, the indicator is 1.5.
Liliput's beetle - recently open look. Externally brown bug with hairy paws and three-bladed horns.
Kholib
Represents miniature birds. The body length along with the tail and the beak does not exceed 6 centimeters. Bird weight is 2-5 grams. Half the volume takes the heart. It is in Ptahi developed than anyone on Earth.
Hummingbird's heart gives 500 beats per minute. If the animal is actively moving, the pulse grows up to thousands of beats.
South American animals listed in the Red Book
Most of the red inhabitants of the continent are residents of forests. Jungle extends along the Amazon, actively cut down the sake of agricultural needs, wood. Under threat of extinction of 269 species of birds, 161-mammals, 32 names of reptiles, 14 amphibians and 17 fish.
Playful Oposatum
Inhabits the northeast coast of the continent. In particular, the animal lives in Suriname. The view is secretive and small, refers to a small mammal.
Playful opossum walks little on earth and climbs a lot of trees. There, the animal is looking for insects and fruits, koim feeds.
Titica whistle
Endemic type of titica. This is a lake in Andes. Bente it, the frog is not found. The second name of the animal is the scrotum. So the frog is nickname because of the deryabula, hanging skin folds.
Skin folds whistle increase the surface of the body, allowing more oxygen through the covers. Light redfight animal small. Additional "feedback" is required.
Vikuni
Like Guanaco refers to wild lamas, but less often lives only in the highland Andes. From the cold, here the representative of the family of camels protects thick wool. Spilled air is also not a problem. Vicuni adapted to the deficiency of oxygen.
At the Vicinous Long Neck, as elongated, thin legs. You can meet Lam on the heights more than 3.5 thousand meters.
Hyacinth Ara
Pig baker
Inhabits Mexico, Arizona and Texas. In the photo animals of South Americamay differ nuances. Bakers have 11 subspecies. All small, long do not exceed 100, and in the height of 50 centimeters. Weigh bakes up to 25 kilos.
On the neck of the bakers there is a necklace of elongated hair. For this type is given the second name - the collator. Representatives of the population are careful, but the hunters often turn out to be cunning. South American pigs have delicious meat. Actually, getting it, hunters and reduced the number of bakeries.
Animals South America Symbols
The symbol from the world of animals has each country and terrain. States on the continent 12. They are added to the overseas owners of Great Britain and France.
Andean Condor
It is clear from the name that the bird lives in Andes, at an altitude of 5 thousand meters. The animal is large, in length reaches 130 centimeters, and weigh 15 kilograms.
Condor's head is deprived of feathers. It gives the Padaleshka in the bird. However, sometimes, Condor hunts on small birds and stealing other eggs.
Jaguar
Recognized as a national symbol of Argentina, where there is alternative titles. Animals of South America They are referred to as cugaras. Sometimes a predator is called the puma, or a mountain cat.
Most jaguars weigh 100-120 kilograms. The record is considered 158 kilos. Such a beast is able to kill one blow. By the way, this is how the cat's name is translated from Guarani.
Alpaca
Associate with Peru. Upgraded in the mountains, hoofed has a heart, which is 50% more "motor" of other animals similar size. Otherwise, Alpacam does not survive in a sparse air.
Cutters Alpak are constantly growing, as if rats. The process is due to rigid and scant herbs that feed animals in the mountains. The teeth are stepping up, and without them, food does not get.
The teeth Alpak grows throughout life
Pampas Lisitsa
It is recognized as a national symbol of Paraguay. Their names are clear that the beast in pampas, that is, the steppes of South America.
Pampass lisks are monogamous, but lead a single lifestyle. Scientists are perplexed how animals every year during the reproduction period are chosen once a partner. After mating, the beasts again break up to meet in a year.
Pampasski Lisers lead a ascetic lifestyle
Southand deer
This is a chile symbol. The view on a par with a deer, PUD is ranked fading. An animal has a thick body and short legs. In the summer, Southand deer grazed in the mountains, and in the winter descends to the footsteps.
In length, deer reaches 1.5 meters. The height of the animal does not exceed the 90s centimeters. An animal is an endemic of the Andes, without meeting beyond their limits.
Redhead Drozd.
Symbolizes Brazil. From the name of the feathery, it is clear that it has an orange pusico. The back of the bird is gray. In length, the animal is 25 centimeters.
Redhead rods forest animals of South America. Among the trees and their roots of birds are looking for insects, worms and fruits such as Guava, oranges. Bones of fruit Drozd can not digest. As a result, slightly softened grains overlook feces. The latter serve fertilizer. Seeds germinate faster. So contribute to the increase in green arrays.
Goacin
This is a National Bird Guyana. Looks like an animal with a spectacular, shining a hokholk on the head and a bright plumage. But the gastrointestinal smells in terms of most disgusting. The reason for the rotten "aroma" lies in the Pernoya goiter. There Goacin digested food. Therefore, a particularly sharp smell goes from the mouth of an animal.
Most of the ornithologists refer to Goacin to chicken detachment. The minority of scientists allocate the symbol of Guyana to a separate family.
Hologulous Slavar.
It is considered a symbol of Paraguay. The area around the eyes and the poultry throat is naked. Hence the name of the species. Skin throat blue. Bird's plumage is light, males snow-white.
Peel the bird for the published sounds. They generate their males like. The voices of females are less ringing.
Red Food
Associate with Uruguay and Argentina. Bird is large, with a rusty plumage and square tail. The liver Animal is nicknamed thanks to the manner of building the nests. Their complicated design resembles chimney.
The keys of the liver reminds tweezers. They are missing insects. Looks like their live shop on Earth, where he spends most time.
The bird nicknamed the bird with the ability to build nests resembling the chimney of the furnace
Unusual animals of South America
Many continent animals are not only endemic, but also exotic, amazed with their appearance.
A vampire
it bat. She has a smoking face. From under the ridden lip sticks sharp fangs. They pierce the skin of the victims, drinking their blood. However, attacks the mouse only on cattle. People of the bloodstone does not touch.
Vampires as if care about the victims. Mice saliva serves as natural painkillers and contains substances that accelerate blood clotting. Due to this, animals do not feel bites, and the wounds on the bodies of livestock quickly heal.
Tapir
Mentioned in conversations on the topic, what animals live in South Americaand are the most timid. Tapira are indecisive, bugles, externally resemble something average between an elephant and a boar.
Tapiirs make a kind of whistle. What he denotes, the scientists are not led. Animals are poorly studied, because the bugles and are active at night, and not during the day. Of all mammals tapir for the scientific community - the most "dark horses".
Howler
it magno-wild primacy, refers to the Kapuchin family. Black animal. On the sides hanging reddish "mantle" from long hair. The same grows on the face. But the tip of the tail of the blind is bald. So it's easier to grab the fruits that the monkey feeds.
The length of the tunnels reach 60 centimeters, and about 10 kilograms weigh. The name of the animals is caused by loudly. Drug call signs are audible for several kilometers.
Batonenosets
It is a descendant of gliptodones. They almost looked almost, but 2 tons weighed, and the length was reached 3-meters. Gliptodones lived during dinosaurs. Therefore, armadapors often refer to their peer.
Modern giant battleship reaches 1.5 meters long. Other animal animal, everything except one, inhabit South America. The remaining is found in North.
Common animals of South America
If the frog-scrotum is found only in one of the Lakes of the Continent, and the Vicuni only in the highland of the Andes, then these animals are found in almost every corner of South America. Despite the destruction of rainforest and pollution of ocean waters, some species in them continue to health.
Koat.
Otherwise, it is called the row. An animal refers to the family of raccoon. Caificities meet everywhere, even in the mountains are closed to heights of 2.5-3 thousand meters. Roughs can live in shrub thickets, in the steppes, in the rain forests. In addition to the animal mountains, it is suitable for lowlands, which causes the numerous population.
The noodle animal is nicknamed due to a narrow head with a welded urine. Another animal has powerful, long fingers with claws and an elongated tail. These are fixtures for climbing on trees.
Caificities or nosecha
Capibara
Otherwise, it is called a water-changing. From rodents is the largest on the planet. The animal mass reaches 60 kilos. In length, some individuals are equal to meter. Appearance looks like guinea Ginger.
Water capible is called, as they live rodents in the water. There are many juicy vegetation, which pigs feed. Also, the capibars love to swim, coolant in rivers, swamps, lakes of South America.
Katoy
Otherwise, called a spider monkey. Black animal is slim, with elongated limbs and tail. The paws have a coat of hooks, and the head is tiny. In the movement of the monkey resembles a chain spider.
The length of the coat does not exceed 60 centimeters. The average is 40-ka. The length of the tail is added to them. It is about 10% more than the length of the body.
Fool
This is the smallest on the planet monkey. A dwarf subspecies is equal to 16 centimeters in length. Another 20 centimeters occupies the tail of the animal. It weighs 150 grams.
Despite the dwarfship, the toilets are cleverly jumping between the trees. In the tropics of South America mini monkeys feed on honey, insects, fruit.
Toys the smallest and very cute monkeys
Skat Manta
Reaches 8-meter length and 2-ton weight. Despite the impressive dimensions of the skate, it is not poisonous and not aggressive.
Considering the size of the Manta Shot's brain towards the mass of his body, scientists proclaimed the animal as smartest fish on Earth. The nature of South America is recognized as the richest on the planet. One birds on the continent are 1.5 thousand species. In the rivers of the mainland 2.5 thousand names of fish. More than 160 types of mammals are also a record for one continent.
Endemics of South America Pampa (steppe) Saberva Patagonia Savannah and Park Strolle (Campos)
Endemics -
(from Greek. éndemos - local), species, childbirth, families
plants and animals limited in their
distribution relatively small area
Vegetable world
Animal world
Victoria Amazonian
Paraguay tea tea
Orchids ...
Hummingbird ...
Anaconda
Capibara
Barny - Giant
- The sheet is withstanding the cargo to 50 kg.
- The flower diameter is 40 cm.
- Petal coloring varies from white to purple-dark.
Victoria Amazonian
- Evergreen tree height 6-16 m..
- Forms thickets, which are now significantly exterminated.
- From the leaves and young shoots prepare a tonic drink - Mate.
Paraguayan tea (MEE)
Masdevalia Weich
Masdevalia Bagry
Dracula Vampire
Hinny Tree Tree GEVEY Monkey-toy weight - 50-70g and up to 30 cm long.
- The most slow mammal
- Sleep, hanging down his back on the branch.
- On the limbs - crucible claws.
- Can do for a long time without food
Lives in more often Amazon forests
- Lives in more often Amazon forests
- Up to two meters long.
- It has a barbecue from horny flaps.
- Food is powered.
Barny-Giant
Most large rodent on the ground
Capibara
Distribution area
Water boa, the greatest snake on the ground. Reaches a length of 10-11 m
ANACONDA
Black Cayman
Distribution area
Morphide Elena
Endemic Verkhovi R. Amazon (Peru).
Sailboat Oreliana
Endemic Verkhovi R. Amazon (Peru). The view is called the English naturalist Hebveson in honor of the Spanish conquistador of Orelian.
Sardanapalus
Rare Middle Amazon Endemic. Named by the famous English naturalist Henry Bates in honor of the last Assyrian king Sardanapal.
Amazon butterflies
Kholib
- The smallest bird on the ground, the size of a little more bumblebee.
- Makes 500 crawling per minute (as an insect).
- The flower does not sit down.
- Almost does not fly, most of the time holds on the trees.
- chicks have two fingers at the ends of the wings.
- It is powered by leaves and fruits like a ruminant animal.
- National Bird Guyana
Distribution area
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Endemics of South America.
2. Like Australia, South America is distinguished among the mainland uniqueness of the organic world. Long-term isolation from other continents contributed to the formation of rich and largely endemic organic world in South America.
The vegetation world of South America is represented by a large variety of endemic plants. Get acquainted with some of them.
3. Victoria Amazonian is common in the r. Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia, also meets in the Guyana rivers flowing into the Caribbean Sea.
Locals ordered this aquatic plant "Aponoy", which in their language means "piano for birds". Yeah, this flower is really something like this kitchen utensils.
The diameter of its sheet can reach 2 meters, while it can withstand the cargo, weighing up to 50 kilograms. Thanks to these achievements, Waterlink Victoria - Regia was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest flowering plant on Earth."
The lower side of the sheet is completely covered with sharp and long spikes that protect the sheet from herbivores and other aquatic animals. The lower side of the Victoria Amazonian dark purple or brownish-red.
The plant has small holes, through which all excess moisture leaves the surface of the sheet. Victoria itself has long cords-shaped roots.
Its flower is placed under water and appears on the surface only once a year - during flowering, which lasts only 2-3 days. At this time, a large flower of the pita appears in all its glory. Flower blooms only at night, and at dawn, he collects all his petals and goes under the water. On the first day of flowering, the flower dismisses the petals of gentle white. The next day, they already have a gentle pink shade, and in the last evening the flower becomes dark raspberry or purple. After that, it goes down under water and no longer appears. Underwater begins to form a large fruit containing small black seeds. Local Indians use them for the preparation of a very unusual dish, to taste resembling fried corn.
4. Paraguayan tea is an evergreen tree 6-16 m. In the wild state, it is common in South America between 12 and 33 ° of southern latitude at an altitude of 500-900 m above sea level, forms thickets that are now significantly exterminated. From the leaves and young shoots of Paraguayevsky tea, a tonic drink is prepared - Mate, for which it is cultivated.
For the preparation of beverage, the grumbling leaves of the MEE are poured with hot water. Mate's drink turns into a very solemn ritual.
Paraguayan tea as follows: In a special round cup, made of a small thin-walled pumpkin, beautifully painted, pouring the yerba powder, poured steep boiling water and insert a silver tube (bombing) with a shovel by the grade (extended ending with fine holes through which powder does not penetrate) . Drink is ready, it does not mix the tube, Yerba floats in boiling water in the form of a thick green casher. Mate do not drink sips, but with pleasure we suck him. There is a custom drinking a drink in turn. A cup of pumpkin walks in a circle until someone thanks the owner. Drink recommend slowly, but no more than a minute (to pass 2-3 throats of hot drink, so politeness).
The action of Paraguayan tea on the body is much more useful than Chinese. About half of the caffeine in Yerbe is in the associated state, as a result of which its action is soft; The use of Paraguayan tea improves the work of the heart and stomach, expands blood vessels, strengthens memory and nervous system.
According to some, drinking MEE contributes to the normal digestion and the correct metabolism and serves as a source of mental balance and vital energy. According to others, this is the greatest evil, bad habit, meaningless spending time, seating with diseases (we will pay attention that the drinking tube is recommended silver).
5. For forests in the river valleys, a significant amount of lian and epiphylet plants are also characterized by a significant amount of lian and epiphytic plants, among which the most beautiful orchids with their bizarre, diverse and brightly colored flowers.
2. Very rich and peculiar fauna of South America is distinguished by a large number of endemics: sloths, musicals, armadors, wide monkeys, Puma, Jaguar, Bakers, Nutria, Water-resistant - Capybara, Chinchilla, "Taggy Bear", etc.
6. Perhaps the most striking example of the environmental impact on the animal are the sloths - representatives of one of the three families of the endemic and characteristic of South America the detachment of incomplete. Like many monkeys, the sloths are very rarely descending to the ground and constantly hang, clinging to all four paws per branch of a tree, belly up and back down. In their coarse long dirty-ash wool directed from the belly to the back, in wet air Gillets settle algae, giving animals with greenish color. The sloths feed on the leaves and fruits, extremely slowly moving from the branch of the branch and for a long time, going around completely without food.
7. The terrestrial lifestyle also leads another representative of the incomplete - armadiors-giant, reaching a length with a tail of almost two meters. Usually, these only ones on Earth owners of the bone shell prefer open spaces, but the armadiole-giant lives in more often by Amazonian guilles.
8. Capybara is the largest rodent on earth. Length of body 1 - 1.8 m, weighing up to 70 kg. Always keeps nearby water; It dwells on the swamps, on the shores of flowing reservoirs. At the first signs of danger, the animal immediately dives under the water. There it can stay for about a minute. It is found in the northern regions of South America, mainly in the Amazon Basin and in Andes.
9. A living creature, intending to escape from the persecution of predators in the water, expect unpleasant meetings with Anaconda.
10. Among the trunks that are raised by the Amazon Rivers, you can not always quickly distinguish the back of Caymans, characteristic of only South America, or alligators.
11. Perhaps the more dangerous crocodiles is small (up to 30-40 cm) fish - Piranha (or Piranha). A flock of these voracious toothfish is capable of not worse than Anatoma in a very fast period to prepare to a skeleton any body (including a person).
12. Diluted fauna of reptiles, fish and insects.
And the birds here are a great set. No wonder South America is called the "bird continent." Here lives approximately a quarter of all bird species known to us. Half of the species of local birds belongs to endemics. This is Nanda, Goacin, Tukanans, Hummingbirds, parrots, etc.
13. Hummingbirds - "live self-auction stones" (or "flying jewels") Weight in 2-3 g - Hummingbirds are just some representatives of exclusively a variety of amazon birds. Hummingbirds only live in a new light, and the overwhelming majority of species - 233 - dwells in the tropical parts of South and Central America.
Buffon so characterizes these birds: "Of all living beings - the hummingbird is the most beautiful in shape, the most magnificent color. Gems and metals that are artificially attached to their shine cannot be equal to these alive jewels. These little birds are an exemplary work of nature. She trembled him with all the gifts, which was given to other birds separately. Ease, speed, dexterity, grace - everything became the lot of these small lovers. Smaragda, Ruby, Topazy sparkle on their clothes, which never dumps and not dust, because in all their air life they do not touch the earth for a moment. They are always in the air, fluttering from a flower on a flower, glitter and the freshness of which they are endowed with and whose nectar they drink.
Hummingbirds live only in those belts of the Earth, where flowers are always resumed, and those types of this family who penetrate in the summer in temperate zone, only a short time remain there. It seems as if they follow the sun in his progressive and reverse movement and on the wings of the marshmallow in the retinue of eternal spring. "
Hummingbird is the smallest of birds. The largest species are not more sparrow, the smallest - from the bumblebee. The beak in all species is thin, sometimes curved. With its help, the birds get nectar from flowers and catch small insects. Brightly painted only males, females and young have a more dull greenish or brownish plumage. Make the nest and feed chicks only females, the males do not participate in this. The nest is a dense, deep cup of vegetable fibers, vegetable fluff, wool, moss, braided cobwebs. In masonry 2 or, in small species, 1 egg.
Flight Hummingbirds is fast, maneuverable, they can flourish in place near the flower like a brand name, while heard a kind of buzz.
Most of the species live in open light places among the forest, by edges, thickets of shrubs and in the meadows, up to Alpine, are less common in the steppes and semi-deserts.
A number of species are associated with certain plants, on the flowers of which they feed, and their distribution is limited. There are species that find only one grief (for example, Chimborassian hummingbirds, living only on Mount Chimborace at an altitude of 4500 - 5000 m).
14. Rare Goacins are of particular interest; Their deprived plumages of chicks are cleverly climb on the trunks, recreating the image of Archeopterix. The Goacin is almost not flying, most of the time is held on the trees and rarely descend on the ground.
Food vegetable: Eats leaves and fruits that digest with fermentation, like a ruminant. From this, Goacin has an unusually opposite, unpleasant, on-cutting smell. Goacin meat has a sharp shaggy smell, inconsiderable and never emanated in food even with natives. The European settlers were called, therefore the Goacin of "Skyulyu Bird". The word "Goacin" is borrowed from the Aztec language. Goacin - National Bird Guyana.
Endemics of South America
Alpaca
Amazonian dolphin
Amazonian Lamin
Anda Cat
Giant Anaconda
Giant Murach
Mountain Viskash
Mountain Tapir
Bobbing slots
Degu
Dinoponer giant
Imperial Tamarin
Capibara
Dwarf Pink
Brown-thumping Mirumera
Feline otter
Cat Joffwru
Bald Wakari
Mary (rodents)
Mirikina
Ant-leafes
Ordinary nosecha
Pampas Cat
Striped dense-cooled opossum
Single Fox.
Crowded
Chilean cat
Chiloe opossum
Chinchilla
EXTOXICON
South American sea cat
Animal world of Andes.
Animals of South America are striking with their diversity, like her landscapes.
The most extended mountains on the planet are Andes, in length they make up about 9 thousand kilometers. These mountains are in different belts: in moderate, two subeequatorial, equatorial, subtropical and tropical, therefore, there are more plants in Andachs and a variety of animals occur.
In the lower yarus of equatorial forests, deciduous and evergreen trees grow, and at an altitude of 2500 meters there are chinful trees and Coca shrubs. In subtropical zones, cacti and lianas are growing. There are many valuable plants in Andes such as potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, coca, chinny trees.
There are more than 900 species of amphibians, 1,700 species of birds and 600 mammals, which are not found in big flocks, as they are separated by thick growing trees. Bright large butterflies and large ants live in the forests. In dense forests, a large number of birds nest are nearing, the most common are parrots, in addition there are many hummingbirds here.
On the animal world and the activity of people had a negative impact. There were a lot of Condors earlier here, but today they have been preserved only in two places: Sierra Nevada de Santa-Martha and Nude de Pasto.
Condor is the largest of flying birds on the west coast. It has a black brilliant plumage, and there is a collar of white feathers around the neck. On the wings there is a white border.
Condor females are significantly larger than males. Sexual maturity of these birds occurs in 5-6 months. They build nests on rocky cliffs, at an altitude of 3-5 thousand meters. In the masonry most often there is 1-2 eggs. Among the feathers, Condors are long-livers, as they can live about 50 years.
Andean Condor became simultaneously a symbol of several Latin America states: Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador. In the culture of the nations of the Andes, an important role is assigned to these birds.
But, despite this, in the twentieth century the number of these large birds has declined significantly, so they hit the international red book. Today, Condors are in the group of threatened species.
It is believed that anthropological factors have become the main cause of degradation of the Condor degradation, that is, the landscapes have changed in which these birds lived. They are also poisoned by the carcasses of animals, which people shoot. Among other things, until recently, Condor was specifically shot, as it was the error that they pose a pet threat.
To date, consideration programs in captivity are organized in several countries, followed by their release to wildlife.
Unusual Islands Lake Titicaca
Unique animals live not only in Andes, but also areas of Lake Titicaca. Only here you can meet the Titika whistle and overlooking Chomgu.
Titica whistle - Frog-endemic Titicaca Lake. Lake Titicaca unusually by its floating islands. According to the legends, the small tribes of the Indians, a few millennia ago settled on floating islands to separate from the rest of the peoples. These Indians themselves learned to build a straw of the island.
Each island of urose is formed from several layers of dry cane, while the lower layers are washed away with the time, but the upper layers are updated all the time. The islands of spring and soft, and through the reed in some places water seeps. Indians build their huts and make Balz de Tootor boats too from the cane.
Outless Chomga - Bird, from time to time to lake Titicaca. To date, on the lake Titicaca there are about 40 floating islands of Uros. Moreover, on some islands there are observation towers and even solar batteries for energy generation. Excursions to these islands enjoy great popularity among tourists.
Animals endemics of South America
Deer Pudi is found exclusively in South America. The growth of these deer is small - only 30-40 centimeters, the body length comes to 95 centimeters, and the mass does not exceed 10 kg. These deers have little in common with their relatives: they have short straight horns, small ears of oval shape with wool, and the color of the body is gray-brown with fuzzy white spots.
Deer Pudi live in impassable thickets, and outdoor outdoors come out at night to eat. Basically, they graze on the seashore, where there is a large amount of algae fuchsis, which make up the basis of the ration of deer.
In the summer, these deer are extremely careful, but in the snowy winter they are approaching villages, where dogs are often attacked. Previously, the deer Pudi met in abundance in Chile, Argentina and Andes. But today there are only small populations in the seaside districts of Chile and on Chosel Island. Pudi is in the Red Book.
The animal world of South America has learned to survive in conditions of tropical rainfall, in proximity to people, and in high Andes. Due to the variety of climatic zones of South America, the unique fauna has been formed here, which people are obliged to preserve and multiply.
House of hundreds of thousands of types of fauna and the largest rainforest in the world, South America is the continent with various natural climatic zones - from glaciers to the desert. An animal and consists of a huge variety of unique animals, some of which were evolved in relative isolation. Only a few million years ago, Panaman stakes were formed, providing a small migration corridor for South and North American animals. Below is a list and a brief description of bright representatives The fauna of South America, sorted by the following groups: mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects and fish.
These animals have a shell that consists of strips. The number of stripes depends on the type of animal. Although the strips are hard, like nails, the shell is flexible, with softer skin, which expands and shrinks between stripes. Bremenities also have long claws for digging and searching for food. Their favorite food are termites and ants.
Overlap
Otters are the only serious swimmers in the family of Kunih. They spend most of their lives in water, so excellent for this adapted. Their smooth, streamlined bodies are ideal for immersion under water and swimming. Otters also have long, slightly smoothed tails, which move from side to the side and help them sail. Rear legs are used as a steering wheel to control the body in water.
Giant Murach
The name is connected with the beloved food of this animal - ants. He has an elongated face that resembles a pipe. This unique animal of South America is the largest of the unfailed detachment. Giant Much like a similar size with a golden retriever, but thick and thick hair make it appearance more massive.
Gray anthole hairs to the touch as straw and especially long on the tail (up to 40 centimeters). It has a strip of white, red or gray, which begins on the chest and extends to the middle of the back. Under this strip is a dark collar. Hairy and fluffy tail is often used as a blanket or umbrella. The elongated head and nose of the Giant Murachda are well adapted for catching ants and termites.
Mountain lion
This wild cat from the Feline family (Felidae), has several names: mountain lion, Puma, Cougar. But no matter how you call it, this is all the same animal, the largest subfamily small cats (Felinae). So why is the bottom of so many names? The fact is that they have a wide habitat, and people from different countries They gave them different names.
Early Spanish researchers North and South America called him Leon. (lion) and gato Monte. (Mountain Cat), from where and the name "Mountain Lion" went. "Puma" - this name went from the Incas. The word "Cougar" came from the old South American word cuguacuarana.which was reduced to the name of Cougar. All these names are considered correct, but scientists tend to prefer the couch. In Southern California, they are usually called mountain lions.
Guanaco
Pelicans
Pelicans determine fairly easy, because they are the only birds that have a bag under the beak used for fishing. Pelicans are big birds with short legs, and on land behave quite awkward. Due to the webbed paws, they are excellent swimmers. Birds use their beak to cover the feathers with waterproof oil from the gland at the base of the tail.
Pelicans fly perfectly, but in the absence of wind, the flight can be a challenging task for these birds. To get enough speed for take-off, the pelican must run on the water, waving the big wings and turning over the legs.
On the territory of South America there is a view Pelecanus Thagus,which until 2007 was considered the subspecies of the American Brown Pelican. He prefers the rocky coast, unlike trees. The population number has about 500 thousand individuals.
Parrots
Currently there are up to 350 species of parrots. Despite the fact that species are very different from each other in many ways, all parrots have curved beaks, a special structure of the fingers, feed on nuts, seeds, fruits and insects. Parrots have thick, strong beaks that are ideal for crushing hard nuts and seeds.
In South America, there are parrots from the subfamily of real parrots (Psittacinae).
South American Garpia
South American Garpia is a legendary bird, although few people saw her in the wild. This dark gray predatory bird has a very characteristic view. When the bird feels a threat, feathers on the top of the head climbs up, forming a collar in the form of "Rozhkin". Small gray feathers form a disc around the head that improves the bird's rumor as owls.
Like most types of hawk, the female "Garpia" is almost twice as much as the male. The legs of the South American Garpius can be as thick as the wrist of a small child, and the curved rear claws are more than that of the Grizzly bear, and make up about 13 centimeters in length. Garpia is not the biggest bird of prey on the continent (this title belongs to the Andean Condor), but still it is quite heavy and powerful creatures.
Insects
Butterfly
There are about 165,000 known types of butterflies found on all continents, except Antarctica, as well as these insects have a wide variety of colors and sizes. The largest species can reach 30 centimeters in diameter, while the smallest - no more match head.
The most famous South America butterflies are daytime butterflies from Morpho ( Morpho.), butterflies from the genus Greta (Greta).
Hercules beetle
This species is one of the largest beetles on the planet. The length of the body of an adult individual varies from 80 to 170 mm. The body is covered with short hairs. Overcrowders beetle yellow-olive color. The head and conntion are the horns.
Ants
The ants are among the most common insects on Earth, and their contribution to the ecosystem is important.
One of the bright inhabitants of the mainland is a major tropical ant Paraponera Clavata,which is very posted strong poison, surpassing the power of the poison of any OS and bees. Body Length 18-25 mm, Buro-black color.
Spider-shaped
Spiders
Spiders have bad fame and inspire fear to many people. But only a few species are dangerous for a person, and bite in the event that you feel danger. Spiders do not belong to insect due to certain anatomical differences. For example, spiders have two main parts of the body: the transmitted part is called the headband, and the rear - undecided belly; Insects have three parts of the body: head, chest and belly. Spiders have eight paws, while insects are six.
Poultry spiders from the family Theraphosidae. are among the most large spiders in the world. They are found not only in South America, but also for other continents, with the exception of Antarctica. Their diet is quite diverse and contrary to its name, they do not always feed on the meat of birds. All species have poison, but in different numbers. The poison is not fatal for an adult and a healthy person, which cannot be said about small children and people sensitive to it.
Scorpions
Scorpions belong to the detachment of arthropods. They prefer hot climatic conditions And lead ground-based Life. There are about 1750 types of scorpions, but only 50 are dangerous for people because of poison. Six extremities are attached to the heads, four of which are designed for movement.
These are vivyny animals, they pass life cycle without metamorphosis. Scorpions lead a nightlife and are able to run quickly. The diet consists of insects and spider-shaped. The poison of most species is harmless, but some individuals are dangerous and can cause a fatal outcome, especially for children.
South America there are scorpions from the following families: Buthidae, Chantidae, Scorpionidae, Euscorpidae, Hemiscorpiidae, Bothriuridae.
Fish
Arapaima
Arapaim is considered one of the largest freshwater fish of the planet, with a body length of about 2 meters. The body of the fish is long and a little flattened, covered with scales. It is common in the Amazon River. The diet makes fish, small animals and birds.
Ordinary Piranha
Ordinary Piranha is a kind of fish, which received a reputation as a dangerous predator for people and animals. The body length varies from 10 to 15 cm, and the weight is within 1 kg. This fish is characterized by flat and sharp teeth, which they dug into their victim. They have a very subtle smell, thanks to which, Piranhas can recognize blood from a long distance. Their diet consists of fish and birds.
Som-Plateholders
Som-Platelaith is another type of leather fish that live only in freshwater rivers in South America. It can reach the length of the body of about 1.8 m and mass 80 kg. These bright SomSs have a brown back, as well as orange-red spinal and tail fins. There is a mustache on the upper and lower jaw. These fish are capable of making sounds that extend to a distance of up to 100 meters.