South America

Sealions use their fore and hind limbs for “walking” on the land and mainly use their front flippers for swimming.

Llamas are sometimes put in with flocks of sheep because they will scare off any predators.

When a llama is afraid and cornered, it will lay its ears back against its head,
make a clucking noise and spit stomach acid at whatever is scaring it!

Female green anacondas are almost five times heavier than males.

Their huge size can make it difficult for them to move on land, however, in water they can move with stealth and ease.

Sloths are one of the slowest animals in the world, as their leafy diet doesn't provide much energy!

Sloths spend most of their time hanging upside down in the forest canopy.

Golden-headed lion tamarins stick their tongues out at intruders to scare them away.

Coppery Titi monkeys intertwine they're tails when their sleeping.

Tamanduas are known as "stinkers of the forest" by local people due to the fact the leave scent trails to mark their territory!

Tamanduas have a 40cm long, sticky tongue which is perfect for licking up ants and termites.

When collecting insects, an anteater's tongue can flick up to 150 times per minute, eating up to 30,000 ants per day!

Anteaters are almost blind, but have a keen sense of smell.

Flamingos have bristtle-like tongues to filter water and food.

Their pink feathers come from the pigments in their diet.

Colombian black spider monkeys are believed to occupy the greatest range of forest habitats of any Colombian spider monkeys.

Like all iguanas, the green iguana has long toes, ending in long, sharp claws, which allow them to grip onto branches and also enables the females to burrow.

The yellow-footed tortoise is often mistaken for its red-footed counterpart as they are both large reptiles with attractive shells, however, yellow-footed tortoises are distinctive as their shell is more oval in shape, and tends to be wider and more rounded. The carapace is usually yellowish-brown with shades of dark brown on the edges of individual scutes.

Alpacas are not wild animals. They were domesticated from their close relatives, the vicunas, by indigenous people of Peru.

While guinea pigs are not related to pigs they do have similar traits – their “Wheek!Wheek!” sounds for example are like pig squeals. They also have a similar body shape to pigs with a large heads, stubby necks and a round body.  They also love to eat just like their larger namesakes!

When family groups of golden lion tamarins confront one another, they raise their manes and fluff their fur.

Goeldi's Monkeys are vertical climbers but have also been reported to leap distances of 4 meters horizontally.

Also, known as the 'red-chested mustached tamarin' this species lives in small social and familial groups of 2 - 10 individuals. Only one pair in a group will breed but the whole group will carry, feed and care for the young.

Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the whole world, with adults weighing just over 100 grams! Due to their specialised diet, these marmosets have a v-shape lower jaw and long, nail-like claws called 'tegulae, to gouge into trees creating 'gum holes' which other monkeys may raid.

As one of the largest flying birds in the world, as it soars gracefully on huge, motionless wings.

Like many birds of prey they spend a lot of time soaring around searching for food. If one condor drops to the ground after spotting a carcass others will follow to investigate, leading to old beliefs that the birds were telepathic.

Humboldt Penguins are monogamous, meaning they only have one partner through their breeding life.

All of the penguins have individual patterns of spots on their chest and their own characters, they are also tagged for identification.

Penguin encounters take place at Inca Trail.

See what penguins you can identify during your next visit!

Like most vultures, king vultures have a bald head to stop any feathers getting dirty whilst they are eating which also prevents a build up of bacteria.

King vultures are believed to mate for live, which can be around 30 years in the wild.

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