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SURICATE Suricata suricatta There is always one who stands sentry in a group.   WEIGHT : 600 g to 1 kg FOOD : Lizards, spiders, mice, roots ECO-GESTURE : Save water by closing the tap while brushing your teeth. Take  [...]

COTTON-TOP TAMARIN Saguinus oedipus     The tamarin’s tail is twice or three times longer than its body. Therefore, it has a great balance.   WEIGHT : 400 g FOOD : Fruits, beetles … and gum from trees. THREATS : Deforestation [...]

LOWLAND TAPIR Tapirus terrestris     It is the biggest mammal in South America !   WEIGHT : 225 to 300 kg FOOD : Leaves and fruits THREATS : Deforestation, poaching (meat). ECO-GESTURE : Let’s verify the origin and certification of [...]

SOUTHERN THREE BANDED ARMADILLO Tolypeutes matacus Its shell is made up of articulated bony plates covered with horns. In case of danger, it is the only armadillo that can fold completely in a ball. WEIGHT : 1 to 2 [...]

RED RUFFED LEMUR Varecia rubra     LLemurs are not monkeys ! They’re effectively primates but their evolution stopped before. Look closely at their muzzle, it’s longer ! WEIGHT : 3 to 4 kg FOOD : Fruits THREATS : [...]

AMUR LEOPARD Panthera pardus orientalis     It is the most endangered species of leopard of the wolrd. Only 50 individuals are still surviving in the wild. WEIGHT : 25 to 48 kg FOOD : Deer, wild pigs, hares, badgers. [...]

VICUNA Vicugna vicugna It can run on rocks at a speed of 40km/h. It uses its long neck for balance.   WEIGHT : 40 to 60 kg It is the smallest member of the camel family. FOOD : Plants THREATS : Poaching (wool), habitat destruction [...]

BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR Varecia variegata variegata     Contrarily to other primates, lemurs breed their babies in nests.   WEIGHT : 3 to 4 kg FOOD : Fruits THREATS : Poaching (meat), deforestation (slash-and-burn agriculture). ECO-GESTURE : [...]

SCARLET IBIS Eudocimus ruber / CITES : Appendix IIB WEIGHT : 700 g to 1 kg FOOD : Fish, snakes, snails, frogs, crabs THREATS : Draining of its environment, pollution and poaching (medicine). ECO-GESTURE : Instead of pesticides, use [...]

STRAW-NECKED IBIS Threskionis spinicollis WEIGHT : 1 to 1.5 kg FOOD : Locusts, frogs… THREATS : Drying out, increasing of salinity MORE INFO : Family : Threskiornithidae Habits : groups Egg-laying : 2 to 5 eggs Incubation : 25 days Longevity : 15 years [...]