Patagonian Mara. Dolichotis patagonum. Animal â„–7
The rodent squad
The pig family
Dolichotis patagonum
Patagonian Mara
It is widespread in South America - Argentina.
It inhabits various landscapes from lowland
forests, shrubby thickets to semi-deserts.
Burrows with long tunnels
and many exits serve as a shelter. Active during the day.
They keep in large groups. It is leafed
by various parts of plants. Monogamy.
Pregnancy is about 90 days. Born from 1 to
3 cubs.
Due to its appearance, it is often called
the Patagonian hare. A large rodent.
it reaches a mass of up to 18 kg .
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Prevost's squirrel. Callosciurus prevosti. Animal â„– 6
It is distributed in the southern part of Thailand, in Malaysia, on
the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It lives in forests of various types.
gardens. It uses tree hollows for shelters, and also builds
nests of twigs and leaves. Arboreal species. rarely descends to the
ground. It feeds on nuts and fruits. seeds of trees.
shoots and buds of trees, insects. Pregnancy is about
40 days." 2-3 cubs are born.
The Prevost squirrel (tricolor) has soft fur. but not very
fluffy.
They live in pairs or singly, sometimes
they gather in groups during feeding.
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Gibbon. Hylobates pileatus. Pileated gibbon. Animal â„–4
Squad: Primates
Family: Great apes
It is distributed in the south-east of Thailand, the south-west
Laos, western Cambodia. It lives in dense tropical
forests at an altitude of up to 1500 meters. Lives in small
family groups. Leads an arboreal lifestyle.
It feeds on tree fruits, young leaves and
shoots, seeds, insects, as well
as bird eggs and chicks. Pregnancy is 7-7.5 months.
1 cub is born.
Males are black, females are light gray. The Tibbon
is the only primate species capable
of making melodious sounds.
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Serval. Felis serval. Animal â„–5
Order: Predatory
is common in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding central and
southeastern Africa). It lives in steppes and semi-deserts.
shrubby thickets near water, in forests. The lair is arranged in an old
porcupine burrow or among thick grass. It feeds mainly on rodents, and
also hunts antelopes and birds. Pregnancy is about 70 days. Born
2-4 cubs.
* Serval is the longest-legged cat among small felines,
jumping from a place to a height of up to 3 m. They easily catch birds. It can reach speeds of up to 80
km / h in pursuit of small antelopes, gazelles.
Servals have the largest ears among all cats, relative
to the size of the head.
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Javan langur. Trachypithecus auratus. Zoo. Animal â„– 3.
Squad: Primates
Family: Marmosets
are common on the islands of Java. Bali and other small
islands of Indonesia. It lives in moist forests along the banks
of rivers and swamps, in mountain forests at an altitude of up to 3500 meters. Leads
an arboreal lifestyle. It is kept by family groups.
It feeds mainly on leaves and flowers,
eats seeds and fruits of fruit trees in small quantities.
Pregnancy is about 180 days. 1 cub is born.
* The most important thing in the pack is considered to be a young male. he
notifies his pack of danger with his voice. Sonorous
langur's voice is due to the throat bag. which, when
the vocal cords are strained, produces sounds.
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Сolobus eastern.Colobus guereza. Eastern black-and-white colobus. Zoo. Animal №2
Squad: Primates
Family: Marmosets
are common in Central and Eastern Africa from
Eastern Nigeria to Ethiopia. Kenya and Northern
Tanzania. It lives in lowland and mountainous tropical
forests. Leads an arboreal lifestyle. It is kept
in small family groups. It feeds mainly
on buds and leaves. Pregnancy 180-220 days.
1 cub is born. Newborn gwerets have
a white coat.
* The stomach of colobuses has a unique structure: it
is divided into upper and lower parts, the lower contains
gastric juice, and in the upper there are symbiotic
bacteria. During digestion, many toxic
substances present in the leaves of plants are also
decomposed and neutralized. Stomach contents
it can be more than a quarter of the weight of an adult
animal.
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Green monkey. Chlorocebus sabaeus. Zoo. Animal â„– 1.
Squad: Primates
Family: Marmosets
are common in eastern Africa, in Eastern Sudan.
Eritrea. Ethiopia. It lives in savannah, open forest
spaces, near rivers. Leads mainly an arboreal
lifestyle. It keeps large groups of up to 100 or more
individuals. It feeds on fruits and seeds of trees, leaves, as
well as insects, small birds and their eggs.
Pregnancy 180 - 213 days. 1 cub is born.
* Cheek bags allow you to carry food over a long
distance.
They are excellent swimmers.
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