Least concern

Raccoons are most common along stream edges, open forests and coastal marshes. They feed on grapes, nuts, grubs, crickets, small mammals, birds' eggs and nestlings. While washing their food, raccoons actually taste the matter that should be rejected because the wetting of the paws enhances their sense of feel. In captivity, raccoons live up to 20 years; while in the wild it is much shorter approximately 7 years. Their main predators are owls, foxes, coyotes, bobcats and unfortunately humans due to their valuable fur.

This stork inhabits dry open savannas near lakes and rivers. Its diet consists of carrion, insects, fish and small mammals. In turn, marabou is a prey for larger carnivores. In addition to hollow leg bones, marabou storks have hollow toe bones. For one of the largest flying birds (males stand 1.5 m tall and weighs 9 kg, females generally smaller), this is an important adaptation for flight. Marabou live 25 years or more.

 

 

 

These goats (also known as capricorns) live on mountainous pastures at 10,000 feet (3,000 m). During late afternoon and evening hours, they descend into the lower alpine meadows and eat grasses, shrubs, leaves and roots. They spend the rest of the day in the higher altitude of the cliffs and hills, to avoid predators, such as wolves, bears, lynxes, jackals and foxes. Alpine Ibex live 10-14 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.

 

 

 

These flightless birds inhabit plains, scrublands and open woodlands. The male builds the nest and incubates the eggs after the female lays them. Emus are omnivores. Their diet includes grasses, seeds, leaves and fruits, as well as caterpillars, beetles, crickets and even lizards. Lizards, in turn, are major predators on emu eggs. Other main predators are dingoes, eagles and cats. Emus live up to 15 years in the wild and 25 years in captivity.

 

 

These close relatives of raccoons inhabit coastal mangrove forests, lowland savannas, deserts and interior dense tropical forest areas. Coatis feed by using their long noses, poking them under rocks and into crevices. Their diet consists of fruits, nuts, leaves, as well as insects, eggs, fish and even small animals. In turn, coatis are an important food source for large predators. In the wild, they live 8 years; whereas in captivity their life span extends up to 18 years.

 

 

The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Capybaras live in the forest and on grasslands, around lakes, rivers, swamps, marshes and streams. They make little beds in shallow parts of dirt. Capybaras feed on grasses, aquatic plants, grains, melons and squashes. They live 8 years in the wild and 12 years in captivity. Their main predators are humans, jaguars, anacondas, ocelots, pumas, eagles and caimans.

 

 

Black-tailed deer live in the forest near dense low-lying shrubs. They feed in the edge areas, on fresh green leaves, twigs, lower branches of trees and various grasses. They also like blackberry and rasberry vines, grapes, mistletoe, mushrooms and ferns. Their main predators are mountain lions, cougars, eagles, wolves, bobcats and occasionally coyotes. Black-tailed deer live 22 years in captivity and around 10 years in the wild. male deer grow a new pair of antlers each summer.