Stolen from Wikipedia: "The giant armadillos typically weigh around 28 kilograms (62 lb) when fully grown, but a 32 kilograms (71 lb) specimen has been weighed in the wild. A typical length is 89 cm (35 in), of which a third to two-fifths is likely to be accounted for by the tail."
Stolen from Wikipedia: "The giant armadillos typically weigh around 28 kilograms (62 lb) when fully grown, but a 32 kilograms (71 lb) specimen has been weighed in the wild. A typical length is 89 cm (35 in), of which a third to two-fifths is likely to be accounted for by the tail."
Head and body length: 75 — 100 cm (29.5 — 39.4 in).
Tail length: 50 cm (19.7 in).
Weight: Up to 60 kg (132 lbs) in captivity; reported field weights from 18.7 — 32.3 kg (41.2 — 71.2 lbs).
From: https://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/priodontes.html
Thanks again. I can give you the list of the other mammals I photographed while there: White-tailed Deer, Red Brocket Deer, neotropical river otter, jaguar, puma, margay, greater grison, variegated spider monkey, woolly monkey, black agouti, lowland paca, and southern tamandua. Most of these (besides the deer) were behind glass in good sized exhibits. I think they also had Brazilian Tapir, not totally sure.
It is very nice to hear about how latin American zoos like this one can have great success by only keeping local fauna and breeding them. One wishes this was done more often. By the way the last video has some fine examples of the son llanero musical style on the soundtrack. Listen to the fine solos played on jarana or requinto ( the small guitar - style instrument).
I do have more pictures from this zoo, as well as Cali Zoo, Huachipa Zoo in Lima, and Parque Jaime Duque in Bogota. Just haven't had time to go through them yet...Hopefully soon! Lots of South American gems in those zoos....
I'm pretty sure it was just the common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) I definitely checked the scientific name on the sign and if it was anything other than lagotricha I would've gone into species I've never photographed mode (and that didn't happen)
"Species I've never photographed mode" - that's almost like a camera setting, isn't it? And it doesn't matter how bad, blurry, or dark the photo is, you still keep it.
"Species I've never photographed mode" - that's almost like a camera setting, isn't it? And it doesn't matter how bad, blurry, or dark the photo is, you still keep it.
