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Blue-and-yellow macaw
A turquoise blue upper body (back, wings, tail) contrasts with the orange-yellow of its breast and belly, and the underside of its tail and wings.
ClassBirdsOrderPsittaciformesFamilyPsittacidae -
Bohemian waxwing
This species is no longer present at the Biodôme.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyBombycillidae -
Broad-snouted caiman
The green color with grayish tones of the broad-snouted caiman enables it to camouflage itself in areas that are thick in vegetation.
Its short, sturdy snout is as broad as its head.
ClassReptiliaOrderCrocodiliaFamilyAlligatoridae -
Brown anole
The brown anole has an elongated, brown body, a pointed muzzle and a long tail. The female and young have pale bands or a series of spots on their backs.
ClassReptiliaOrderSquamataFamilyDactyloidae -
Brown bullhead
The brown bullhead is a member of the catfish group (Order siluriforma). It has a thick, rounded body, heavier toward the front.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderSiluriformesFamilyIctaluridae -
Brown pencilfish
The brown pencilfish is very small, slender and elongated. It has a pointy head, and a broad black stripe runs down its side, contrasting with the light color of its back.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderCharaciformesFamilyLebiasinidae -
Callimico
The callimico, also known as the goeldi's marmoset, has a short, soft coat varying from black to blackish brown. Its fur is 1 to 2 cm long.
ClassMammaliaOrderPrimatesFamilyCebidae -
Canada lynx
The coat of the Canada lynx is silver grey in winter and brown in summer. This feline has a tuft of long black hairs at the tips of its ears. The end of its short tail is black.
ClassMammaliaOrderCarnivoraFamilyFelidae -
Cane toad
The giant marine toad is brown. It has small wart-like bumps on its back and the backs of its legs. There is a poison gland behind each eye. It is three-quarters as wide as it is long.
ClassAmphibia (Batracia)OrderAnuraFamilyBufonidae -
Capelin
Like its cousin, the smelt, the capelin is a small fish, slender and elongated, with a laterally compressed body that is covered with very small, silvery cycloid scales.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderAcariFamilyOsmeridae