Animals

The population is distributed from central Mexico through Panama. They prefer moist and wet forested areas.

Tropical rainforests are their primary habitat, but they can also be found in wetlands or savanna. It is estimated that from 20,000 to 50,000 birds live in the wild.

In some regions of the world, it is considered an invasive species, capable of displacing more vulnerable species of waterfowl.

The earliest known European illustration of a domestic guinea pig is a painting by an unknown artist ...

Their fingers are joined closely together and covered with a common skin, which unable independent moves.

Most are scavengers but some are carnivores, some are herbivores, and still others are filter feeders or parasites. The prey of parasitic crustaceans is usually fish, whales, or other crustaceans.