The kakapo is part of the parrot family although it isn’t much like other parrots and is called an “owl parrot”. It can be found on Stewart Island and a few other islands in New Zealand. It is the heaviest species in the parrot group and it is approximately 24 inches (64 cm) tall.
Long-Eared Owl – Asio otus
A sturdy mongoose that is not as elongated as other mongooses, the banded mongoose has coarse fur and dark bands across its back of a lighter red, grey or olive color. They can also have dark paws, snout and a dark tip on the tail.
Proteles cristatus
Brown hyena – Parahyaena brunnea – has stripes on the legs only
African wild dog – Lycaon pictus
The canidae family includes all your favorite dog-like carnivores – jackals, coyotes, wolves, and foxes. We should be familiar with them because “man’s best friend” was the first animal to be domesticated thousands and thousands of years ago, so we’ve had a special relationship for some time now.
The groundhog is also called a woodchuck, and they are rather fat and chubby rodents. These chubsters usually share their meals with one another. While one eats, the other stays and keeps guard. They watch for any signs of danger like approaching coyotes or mountain lions. Even though they may appear slightly rotund they can still swim and climb well.
The common or Atlantic puffin is a small auk, an animal resembling a duck and a penguin. They have large heads, a round body and an amazingly colorful striped bill. In the warm summer breeding season, they have a very colorful bright bill. In the winter, the bill can lose a little color and look dull as it sheds scales and shrinks a little while the face can even turn grayish.
