Observations by oliviatandadjaja

Common Name: Guereza

Scientific Name: Colobus guereza

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Family: Cercopithecidae
• Genus: Colobus
• Species: Guereza

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Dry and moist forests in mostly Central Africa.

Behavior: Lives in a group of around 15 led by an adult male; interactions between male guerezas can be aggressive; not considered territorial but somehow defensive; male guerezas perform to attract potential partners by mouth clicking and tonuge smacking; baby guerezas have white hair and pink skin.

Diet: Leaves and fruits.

Common Name: Llama

Scientific Name: Lama glama

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Camelidae
• Genus: Lama
• Species: Glama

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Cold and dry Andes Mountains of South America.

Behavior: Full of curiosity; highly social and can't live in solitary; humming is its way of communicating with one another; not aggressive unless provoked; dislikes to be confined in a small pasture.

Diet: Mostly grass

Common Name: Alligator

Scientific Name: Alligator Mississippiensis

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Crocodilia
• Family: Alligatoridae
• Genus: Alligator
• Species: Mississippiensis

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Freshwater environments such as swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes generally in the southern states of the United States.

Behavior: Doesn't usually live in a group; territorial; alligators are most friendly to alligators of the same size; short bursts of speed; extremely powerful and aggressive

Diet: Fish, turtles, and birds.

Common Name: Macaw

Scientific Name: Ara ararauna

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Psittaciformes
• Family: Psittacidae
• Genus: Ara
• Species: Ararauna

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Rainforests and tropical jungles most prominent in South and Central Americas.

Behavior: Either has a partner or a small group to live together; can be extremely aggressive when its eggs are in danger; only raises the strongest baby and leaves the rest to die out of starvation; can live up to 60 years old.

Diet: Fruits and seeds

Common Name: Keel-billed Toucan

Scientific Name: Ramphastos sulfuratus

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Piciformes
• Family: Ramphastidae
• Genus: Ramphastos
• Species: Sulfuratus

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Lowland forests and tropical rainforests in North, Central, and South Americas.

Behavior: Its bill is light since it is made out of keratin; extremely social; lives and travels in groups of up to 15 toucans; not very good at flying but good at hopping from one tree to another; both the male and female parents incubate the eggs.

Diet: Fruits and insects.

Common Name: Wild Turkey

Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Galliformes
• Family: Meleagridinae
• Genus: Meleagris
• Species: Gallopavo

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Mostly found in hardwood-conifer forests in all the states of the United States except for Alaska.

Behavior: Has the ability to fly with speed; male turkeys put on a show for the hens by spreading their wings and showing of their feathers to attract them; the color of its head changes depending on the mood; male turkeys are polygamous.

Diet: Insects, lizards, snails, worms, and fruits.

Common Name: Domestic Sheep

Scientific Name: Ovis aries

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Bovidae
• Genus: Ovis
• Species: Aries

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Originally found in the mountains, tundras, and deserts but most of them are cultivated in farms around the world now.

Behavior: Extremely social; lives and travels together in a group; feeds from dawn to dusk; sheep fight with each other to gain social rank and dominance; less intelligent compared to pigs; vocal communication among sheep is important.

Diet: Grasses

Common Name: Domestic Goat

Scientific Name: Capra hircus

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Bovidae
• Genus: Capra
• Species: Hircus

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Originally from highlands in western Asia but now many are cultivated in places around the world.

Behavior: Strong sense of curiosity; independent; adapts easily; spends most of the day grazing; intelligent and can be easily trained; butt one another to gain dominance.

Diet: Leaves, twigs, shrubs, hay, alfalfa, wheat, corn, and soybean.

Common Name: Common Warthog

Scientific Name: Phacochoerus africanus

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Suidae
• Genus: Phacochoerus
• Species: Africanus

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, but mostly savannas in sub-Saharan Africa.

Behavior: Enjoys playing in the mud; male warthogs are usually in solitary unlike the females; males are aggressive to one another, their fights can even get bloody; sleeps in holes; females only have 4 teats so the number of babies they can have is limited.

Diet: Grasses and roots.

Common Name: Red Kangaroo

Scientific Name: Macropus rufus

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Diprotodontia
• Family: Macropodidae
• Genus: Macropus
• Species: Rufus

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Mostly found in the scrublands and grasslands throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Behavior: Lives and travels in a group of several kangaroos usually led by a male kangaroo; constantly traveling to find areas with abundant supply of food; usually flees from danger but can also defends itself with its powerful kick; gets aggressive in a fight with another kangaroo called the boxing.

Diet: Grasses and leaves.

Common Name: Tortoise

Scientific Name: Geochelone sulcata

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Testudines
• Family: Testudinidae
• Genus: Geochelone
• Species: Sulcata

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Dry savannas and desert fringes in Africa.

Behavior: Has the ability to live in places with extreme weathers because it digs and buries itself inside the ground; catching rainwater by digging basins; keep itself inside the shell when unhappy.

Diet: Grasses and fruits.

Common Name: American Flamingo

Scientific Name: Phoenicopterus ruber

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
  
• Order: Phoenicopteriformes
• Family: Phoenicopteridae
• Genus: Phoenicopterus
• Species: Ruber

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Mudflats, saline lagoons, inland lakes mostly in South America, however some can be found in the North even Central.

Behavior: Highly social; spends a considerable amount of time preening; enjoys bathing.

Diet: Algae, crustaceans, and shrimps.

Common Name: Guenon

Scientific Name: Cercopithecus petaurista

Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Family: Cercopithecidae
• Genus: Cercopithecus
• Species: petaurista

Captive/Wild: Captive

Habitat: Wetlands and rainforests of the Old World (Africa, Asia, Europe).

Behavior: Territorial; tree-dwelling; active in the daytime; highly social; store foods in cheek pouches.

Diet: Insects, small reptiles, seeds, fruits, and leaves.