Strangest Animals In South America

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Strangest animals in south america. An odd extinct mammal that lived in South America during the last ice age had a long neck like a llamas three-toed feet like a rhinos and what may have been a tapir-like trunk. To quote the 1997 Encyclopedia of Mammals the sloths top speed is a dismal 12 mph Aside from a lack of speed these animals also have faces that seem to be permanently contorted into a silly grin. From giant killer dolphins to the largest cat in the Americas this vast continent is a lethal predator battleground.

They are nocturnal so during the day they are either digging burrows near river banks in forests or sleeping in their burrows. All South American monkeys are believed to be descended from ancestors that rafted over from Africa about 25 million years ago in a single dispersal event. Photos of some interesting animals you might not of ever noticed before.

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These stops included various South American locales including Argentina Uruguay and of course the Galápagos Islands. South Americas 20 genera of nonhuman primates compares with 6 in Central America 15 in Madagascar 23 in Africa and 19 in Asia. Anacondas can stay underwater for up to ten minutes.

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South americas largest tropical rainforest is the amazon here you can find golden lion tamarins amazon horned frogs capuchin monkeys emerald tree boas and many many more. Pacas can be found in northern South America in countries like Suriname all the way down Paraguay. A cousin of the famous piranha the pacu also sports a serious set of teeth.