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Northern raccoon
Its stocky body varies in colour from one region to another, ranging from grey to reddish-brown. It has short legs.
ClassMammaliaOrderCarnivoraFamilyProcyonidae -
Northern red anemone, Dahlia anemone
The northern red anemone resembles a flowering plant; nevertheless, it is part of the animal kingdom. A dead giveaway is the fact that it possesses a “stomach”.
ClassAnthozoaOrderActiniariaFamilyActiniidae -
Northern Rockhopper penguin
This medium-sized penguin has a black back, white belly and short bill. It has a yellow line above the eye and a crown of long yellow and black feathers behind the eye.
ClassBirdsOrderSphenisciformesFamilySpheniscidae (penguins) -
Northern sea cucumber, Orange-footed sea cucumber
The northern sea cucumber has five rows of sucker tube feet or ambulacra. Ten tentacles surround its mouth. It can make its tentacles disappear by retracting them into its mouth.
ClassHolothuroideaOrderDendrochirotidaFamilyCucumaridae -
Opal-rumped tanager
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyThraupidae -
Ornate tetra
The body of this fish is covered with silvery-pink scales.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderCharaciformesFamilyCharacidae -
Painted turtle
The shell of this turtle is ringed with yellow or red. The horny shields are black or greenish. Its head, neck, legs and tail are covered in clearly visible yellow or red stripes.
ClassReptiliaOrderTestudines (Chelonia)FamilyEmydidae -
Pallas's long-tongued bat
The Pallas's long-tongued bat has a long, thin muzzle, a long tongue, a nose leaf and short ears. It varies in colour from pale grey to brown.
ClassMammaliaOrderChiropteraFamilyPhyllostomidae -
Pirapitinga
The pirapitinga, also known as the red-bellied pacu, is a very large tropical South American fish often confused with the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum).
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderCharaciformesFamilySerrasalmidae -
Polar sea star
The polar sea star has six arms.
ClassAsteroideaOrderForcipulataFamilyPlantaginaceae