Top Ten Animals that Live in South and Central America
This list is to show animals that live in south and central America
The ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively within South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. It has been reported as far north as Texas. great list! It's true that ocelots are quite the interesting animal. I saw most of these on my trip to Costa rica. Only problem is WHERE ARE THE SLOTHS
A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. How the hell does one mistake a Tapir for a Hippo?
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. Its distinctively ...read more.
Spider monkey, spider monkey, Spider monkey is very chunky.
Anacondas are group of large snakes of the genus Eunectes. They are large snakes found in tropical South America.
Sloths are mammals classified in the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, including six extant species. Noted for their slowness of movement, they spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America. Sloths are wonderful, unique, elegant, intelligent, and adorable animals who live in central and some of south america, most notably Costa Rica. There are six different species of this awesome animal, some of which are three-toed and others which are two-toed. What's funny is that two-toed sloths actually have three toes, but only two fingers. No idea how the mix up happened. They're stupidly considered to be lazy, but it isn't their fault at all (see my first sloth explains it for more info), and they usually spend their day high in a tree, eating leaves.
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus, of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara.