Friday 29 October 2010

More information on animals! WOW!!!

OK, last time I’ve introduced the Hong Kong Botanical and Zoological Garden to you guys. So now I am going to tell you a little more about the kinds of animals that live at the park.

I will be educating them in several blogs. In this blog, I will be telling you about the “Mammals” at the park! YEAH!

1. Bornean Orang-utan













Distribution: Borneo (only a few areas in Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan)

Habitat: Primary and secondary rain forest

Conservation Status: Endangerd

Buff-cheeked Gibbon

2.      Buff-cheeked Gibbon











Distribution: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Habitat: Forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


3. Chinese Porcupine

 










Distribution: Nepal, Eastern China, Hong Kong, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo

Habitat: Forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


4. Emperor Tamarin













Distribution: Boliviam, Brazil, Peru

Habitat: Amazonian lowland forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


5.      Golden Lion Tamarin












Distribution: Brazil

Habitat: Primary Rain forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


6.      Lion-tailed Macaque













Distribution: India

Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forests

Conservation Status: Endangered


7.      Ring-tailed Lemur













Distribution: Madagascar

Habitat: Open wooded terrain

Conservation Status: Endangered


8. Siamang













Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia

Habitat: Tropical rain forest and montane forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


9. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth














Distribution: Tropical rain forests

Habitat: Tropical rain forests


10.      White-faced Saki












Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Habitat: Lowland evergreen rain forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


11.      Black and White Ruffed Lemur












Distribution: Madagascar

Habitat: Forest

Conservation Status: Endangered


12.      Central American Agouti












Distribution: From southern Mexico to northern Argentina

Habitat: Forests and savannas


13.      Golden Agouti












Distribution: Venezuela, eastern Brazil and Lesser Antilles

Habitat: Forest


14.      Pygmy Marmoset












Distribution: Central West Region of Brazil, Ecuador and eastern Peru

Habitat: Dense forests near rivers

Conservation Status: Endangered


Are you tire after reading these information? Alright, let’s take a break, I will tell you more about them next time! Bye!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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