South American Animals List With Pictures & Interesting Facts

South American Animals

South America is a continent known for its high biodiversity. Its rainforests, grasslands, mountains and deserts are home to a vast number of species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.

South American animals include mammals such as anteaters, tapirs, jaguar, maned wolf, howler monkeys and spider monkeys; reptiles such as caimans, anacondas and iguanas; amphibians such as poison dart frogs and the red-eyed tree frog; and birds such as the harpy eagle, rheas and macaws.

On this page is a list containing these and many other animals that live in South America, with pictures, facts, and links to further information on each.

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Freshwater Animals List, Pictures & Facts, Examples Of Freshwater Species

Freshwater Animals

Freshwater animals include mammals such as otters, river dolphins and hippos; birds such as dippers, herons and kingfishers; insects such as mayflies, water striders and dragonflies; fish such as bass, lake trout and piranhas, and amphibians such as frogs, newts and the axolotl.

On this page is a list including these and many other examples of animals that live in freshwater habitats from all around the world.

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Tipping Point U.S. Birds Identified in “State of the Birds” 2022 Report

Tricolored Blackbird

A recently-published report has revealed widespread declines in U.S. birds in all habitats except one.

On this page, we examine the key findings of the report, and take a closer look at 10 US bird species identified as “tipping-point” birds – species that have suffered significant decline in their population in the last 50 years.

How many of these ten birds have you seen recently? Have you noticed a decline in their numbers – or in the numbers of any other species? Let us know in the comments section.

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Greater Protection Needed For Rice’s Whale – The World’s Most Endangered Whale

Rice's Whale

Rice’s whale, also known as the Gulf of Mexico whale, was only discovered a year ago, yet is already on the brink of extinction. Found in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, the cetacean is the only species of baleen whale to reside in the region all year round.

With a population of just 50 individuals, Rice’s whale is thought to be the world’s most endangered whale species.

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Megamouth Shark Sightings – Why This Large Shark Is Seldom Seen

With fewer than 300 sightings of the megamouth shark having been reported since the species’ discovery in the mid-seventies, the recent appearance of a pair of megamouth sharks just 30 miles off the coast of San Diego came as a surprise to the fishermen who spotted the rare fish.

Megamouth Shark
Photo: OpenCage, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped / resized by ActiveWild.com)

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Animals That Start With M: List With Pictures & Interesting Facts

Animals That Start With M

Animals that start with M include mammals such as the mandrill, manatee, maned wolf and moose; birds such as the macaroni penguin, macaw and martial eagle; fish such as the manta ray and monkfish; and invertebrates such as the millipede and monarch butterfly.

On this page is a list containing these and many other interesting animals beginning with M, together with pictures and facts on each species.

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Animals That Start With G: List With Pictures & Interesting Facts

Animals That Start With G

Animals that start with G include mammals such as the giant otter, giraffe, grey seal and gorilla; birds such as the galah and gyrfalcon; reptiles such as the Gaboon viper and Gila monster; and invertebrates such as the giant clam and goliath beetle.

On this page is a list containing these and many other interesting animals beginning with G, together with pictures and facts on each species.

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How Many Ants Are In The World? Around 20 Quadrillion

how many ants are in the world

Have you ever looked at the seething mass of life that is a typical ant nest and wondered how many ants live there?

Depending on the species, the answer could be in the millions.

Knowing that such a large number of ants are capable of living in just one colony, you might then be tempted to ask “how many ants are there in the world?”.

A team of scientists from Germany’s University of Würzburg has recently attempted to answer that very question…

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Save The North Atlantic Right Whale – Don’t Order Lobster!

North Atlantic Right Whale

How Removing American Lobster From The Menu Might Save A Critically Endangered Whale

The use of lobster nets and pots poses such a serious threat to the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that fisheries using these methods have been assigned red ratings by the sustainability guide Seafood Watch.

The population of these whales has declined by 28% over the last decade, and now fewer than 340 individuals remain. Of these, only 80 are breeding females. The two main threats to the species’ survival are entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes.

By removing American lobster (and other species caught using similar methods) from the menu, businesses can help save the North Atlantic right whale.

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Forest Animals – Pictures & Interesting Facts On Animals That Live In Forests

Forest Animals

Forest animals include mammals such as the African forest elephant, okapi, sugar glider, tiger quoll, wolf, black bear, moose, tapir and many types of monkeys; birds such as the great hornbill, southern cassowary and harpy eagle, as well as many types of toucans and woodpeckers.

On this page you’ll find pictures and interesting facts on these and many other animals that live in forests…

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