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The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenidae.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Twenty species have been recorded in Uruguay. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus.
Parque Lecocq. Parque Lecocq is a nature reserve [1] northwest of Montevideo, Uruguay, near the town of Santiago Vázquez. It houses mammals and birds [1] and protects flora [1] and pursues/supports breeding programs. It is adjacent to protected wetlands.
Coordinates: 33°59′0″S 53°33′0″W. View from Fort of Santa Teresa. Santa Teresa National Park is a seaside forested area in Rocha Department which is an important national park of Uruguay. It is operated by the National Army of Uruguay. It is located in the Atlantic coast southeast of Route 9 at the northeast side of Laguna Negra and ...
Pseudopalaemon bouvieri. Pterotaenia fasciata. Categories: Fauna by country. Biota of Uruguay. Natural history of Uruguay. Fauna of South America by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
C. Capybara. Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo. Collared tuco-tuco. Common fat-tailed mouse opossum. Common yellow-toothed cavy. Cook's hocicudo. Crab-eating fox. Crab-eating raccoon.
At the eastern feet of the hill and partly on its side, is the Reserva de Flora y Fauna del Pan de Azúcar, a nature reserve and zoo. [1] On its summit, there is a cross made of cement, with a height of 35 metres (114.8 feet), visible from a considerable distance. The cross is visitable inside with a spiral staircase leading to the horizontal ...
The La Plata dolphin has the longest beak (as a proportion of body size) of any extant cetacean — as much as 15% in older adults. Males grow to 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) and females to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft). The body is a greyish brown colour, with a lighter underside. The flippers are also very large in comparison with body size and are very broad ...