ENDANGERED A N I M A L S

ALEJANDRA MORENO SANCHEZ.

IN COLOMBIA: • Giant Armadillo • American Alligator • Pink Dolphin • Caribbean monk seal • Green Macaw • Jaguar • Spider Monkey • Giant Otter • Spectacled Bear • Andean Condor

• gone to 30% of the

population.

• It has many names.

• is the largest species of

armadillo that there

• Measures between 75

and 100 cm

• Weighs up to 60 kg

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR (Crocodylus acutus)

• Is the largest species

of the four existing.

• They can live for

50-60 years.

• Lives in Mexico,

Colombia, Costa

Rica, Cuba,

Dominican

Republic, Ecuador,

etc.

P I n K

D O L P H I n

(Inia geoffrensis)

• reduction of at least 50% of the

population in the last 10 years.

• Like all dolphins in general, is

intelligent and very sociable.

• can live about 30 years.

• It lives in rivers and lakes.

CARIBBEAN MONK SEAL (Monachus tropicalis)

• was listed as extinct

in 1994.

• Measured from 2.20

to 2.40 meters.

• weighed about 130

kilos.

• Their only predators

were sharks.

G R E E N M A C A w

(Ara militaris)

• Has from 70 to

80 cm. length.

• Weighing

approximately

900 grams.

• can live 50-60

years in the wild.

• It is a very noisy bird with a variety of

sounds.

• Their basic diet are nuts, berries, fruit and

vegetables.

JAGUAR (Panthera onca)

• Is the largest cat in

America

• The weight of an

adult jaguar ranges

from 45-130 kg.

• Its length is 1.70 to

2.30 m

• has a lifespan of 20 years.

• Has suffered a decrease of

80% of the population.

• Its tail measures 70 to

85 cm.

• The body is between 40

and 44 cm.

• They live about 24 years.

• population reduction by

50%

• Its average is 1.2 to 2

meters.

• They weigh is 29 kg.

• Life expectancy is 8 years.

GIANT OTTER

(Pteronura brasiliensis)

SPECTACLED BEAR (Tremarctos ornatus)

• Measured between 1.2 and

2 meters long.

• Weighs between 90 and 180

kg.

• They live in the wild 25

years.