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Rio Negro house - View above the manatee and South American fish tank, 2024-06-08

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The ropes connecting the planted areas are there for the tamanduas, monkeys and sloths that are kept free-ranging in this house (see species list below).
Free-ranging species signed at the zoo:
  • Golden lion tamarin
  • Red titi
  • Southern tamandua
  • Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
  • Sunbittern
  • Montserrat oriole
The last species, according to ZTL, has not been present since 2023.

I unfortunately did not see any of the free-ranging species.

Species list of West Indian manatee and South American fish tank:
  • West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)
  • Arapaima/Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
  • Silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
  • Tambaqui/Black pacu (Colossoma macropomum)
  • Pirapitinga/Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus)
  • Giant Raphael catfish (Megalodoras uranoscopus)
  • Ripsaw catfish (Oxydoras niger)
  • Spotted sailfin suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps)
  • Amazon sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis)
  • Peacock bass (Cichla monoculus)
  • Speckled peacock bass (Cichla temensis)
  • Common severum (Heros efasciatus)
  • Uaru (Uaru amphiacanthoides)
  • Pearled river stingray (Potamotrygon jabuti)
  • Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii)
 

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