Meintest du panda?
True to its name, the long-tailed salamander’s tail takes up more than half of its body length. These salamanders are found along the eastern United States where they live in creek beds, caves, streams and ponds.
Species: Eurycea longicauda Animal News Giant Pandas
Northern Luzon giant cloud rats are timid, forest-dwelling animals with a coat of long, rough fur. They are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Species: Phloeomys pallidus Animal News Giant Pandas
The highly toxic emperor newt (also called the Mandarin or Yunnan newt) lives only in the mountains along a handful of rivers in western China. These newts face threats from over-harvesting and habitat destruction.
: Tylototriton shanjing Animal News Giant Pandas
The black pacu is a large, nonaggressive, fruit-eating species of fish found in the upper Amazon River basin.
Species: Colossoma macropomum Animal News Giant Pandas
This International Cheetah Day, we are excited to look toward the future for both Echo’s nearly 8-month-old cubs and this vulnerable species.
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Hooded mergansers are ducks named for the white, fanlike crests that males have on their heads. These birds are the smallest North American mergansers. They breed in Canada and spend winters along coastal regions in the U.S.
Species: Mergus cucullatus Animal News Giant Pandas
Channel catfish live in freshwater rivers, lakes, streams and ponds throughout North America. They are bottom-dwelling, opportunistic carnivores.
Species: Ictalurus punctatus Animal News Giant Pandas
The red-crested cardinal is a medium-sized bird that resembles North America’s northern cardinal in shape, but is mainly gray with only a brilliant red head, crest and breast. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and is also a common sight in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, where it has been introduced.
Species: Paroaria coronata Animal News Giant Pandas
These small, social rodents are native to the slopes of the Andes, where they form groups of up to ten.
Species: Octodon degus Animal News Giant Pandas
True to its name, the smooth-sided toad is one of the few toads with smooth skin. It lives in the tropical forests of northern South America, where it eats insects and small mammals.
Species: Bufo guttatus Animal News Giant Pandas
