Южная Америка является четвертым по площади the continent of planet earth. Among the huge number of beautiful and amazing places on the globe, South America in its beauty occupies a worthy place. In its nature there is something fascinating, unique and inimitable. Animals of South America are striking and varied, like herself.
This continent can be called a land of contradictions.The Tierra del Fuego, divided by Chile and Argentina, lies in the stormy and cold Atlantic Ocean, and the dusty and hot Pampas flow through all of Argentina and Uruguay. In the west lie cool valleys and towering insurmountable Andes. In the fertile valleys, coffee grows, and the Chilean Atacama Desert is the driest place on the planet. The Amazon River basin is covered with impenetrable jungle thickets.
До конца неизученный животный мир Южной Америки – These are amazing inhabitants of woodlands and savannas, inimitable beasts of moist tropical forests and the Andes. It is not superfluous to mention that the Andes are the longest mountains on our planet. They stretch for 9 thousand kilometers and, very interestingly, occupy six climatic zones. This can not but affect the animals living in this mountain massif.
If we talk about a continent like the SouthAmerica, animals here are represented by more than 600 species of mammals and amphibians (over 900 species). Also about 1700 species of birds live here. For mammals, living in large concentrations is not typical. This is due to the dense vegetation of natural plants.
Animals of South America are as unusual asbirds of this region. A large number of different species of parrots, numerous species of hummingbirds live here. The condor, who lived earlier in this area, decorated the emblem of Colombia. Today it is found only in two areas of this region and is considered an endangered species.
The wildlife of South America has suffered greatlyfrom the hands of man. Andean condor, a huge proud bird with a wingspan of 3.5 meters - one of the centenarians of the feathered world, and can live to 50 years of age. In connection with the decrease in the population, it is listed in the Red Book, and some countries are conducting programs to increase the number of this rare bird.
Animals living on this continentso unique that they do not cease to attract the attention of zoologists. For example, in the area of the Titicaca Islands, the world's only Titicacus whistler and wingless Chomga inhabit the area. Also the only representative is the pood deer. His height barely reaches 40 cm, and the weight is only 10 kg. In cold weather, he comes to human settlements, where his dogs mercilessly eat up. It is also listed in the Red Book.
Animals of South America are represented by largeendemic families of predators, rodents and herbivores. Of no less interest are the wide-nosed monkeys, whose habitat is tropical forests. They are subdivided into two families - cebids and toy ones. A large number of spider monkeys are also found here, which, because of their structure, can live on tree branches.
The incomplete teeth are represented by a squad of sloths. These sedentary animals hang on trees all the time. It is very rare to see a sloth on the ground. Perfectly climb trees and some species of anteaters.
Animals of South America - this is the cat family: jaguars, ocelots, small jaguarundi. There is also a predatory bush dog, which is little studied.
Animals that hunt in trees are kinkazhu and nose.
The few species of ungulates living in impassable forests are tapir, spider-deer, and peccary pigs.
Представители грызунов, проживающие в этих places are also unique. You will not find a capybara, a large representative of rodents, anywhere else, a coedtail porcupine and an agouti, a condu that causes significant damage to tropical crops.
Opossums and marsupials live in the wet forests of South America. There are also large flocks of bats, some of which feed on warm-blooded blood.
