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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.
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.
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.
Description. The South American sea lion is among the largest of and most sexually dimorphic of the eared seals. Males measure up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length with a weight of 350 kg (770 lb) while females reach a length 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and reach 150 kg (330 lb) in weight. Pups are born 0.86 m (2 ft 10 in) long and weigh 12–15 kg (26–33 lb).
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.
It is located southwest of Maldonado Department, in the municipality of Piriápolis, in a range of hills named Cuchilla Grande. 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. ...
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.
Yacare caiman. The yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, [ 5 ] and southern spectacled caiman, [ 6 ] is a species of caiman, a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. The species is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.