Pacarana

The pacarana is a giant rodent.  It eats leaves, fruits and stems of plants.  It lives in forests in South America.  Here's a link to more info about pacaranas.

Pacaranas are very cute and they are related to guinea pigs.  Here are 2 pacaranas eating sweet potato.  Here's more pictures.

Western tanager

I think these are very cute and the prettiest bird in the western forests.  They have 4 colors: red, white, black and yellow.  Did you know that birds are actually dinosaurs?  Scientists think dinosaurs changed into birds.  They're what's left of the dinosaurs so dinosaurs are technically still alive!

Here's a link to a good website about birds and the sounds of the western tanager.

Moonfish and Selene vomers

This is a moon fish.  Its like a Selene vomer.  There's a difference.

This is a Selene vomer.  Selene vomers are also called a lookdown.


Can't you see the difference?  As you can see, a Selene vomer, you can see the bones.  But with a moon fish you can't.  Also, a Selene vomer has stuff sticking out and their fins are different.  And also a Selene vomer is more clear than a moon fish.  I think they're both really cool.  I think they're awesome.  I love moon fishes and Selene vomers.

You can find more about Selene vomers here.

Muskrat

I think these 2 muskrats are very cute.  They eat water plants and shellfish.  They are mammals.  They live in water to keep them away from critters.  They are excellent swimmers but they're slow on land.  I think that they're very cute.  I love muskrats!!

Okapi

They are related to a giraffe and a zebra.  I think they are very cool because they have a deer head.  And they have a long tongue.  I think they are one of the coolest animals I've ever seen.  I think they are awesoe because their tongue looks like a snake to me.  They have giraffe feet.

Gerenuks

These are gerenuks.  They look like a giraffe.  I think they eat leaves off of trees.  They eat enough plants to survive the habitat of dessert.  I think these look like deer and giraffes.  They are very cool.  I wish I could see one and have one as a pet.  One day I'm going to go to the zoo and look at them.