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PRESERVATION POSSE
Kinkajou
Central American Tapir
Manatee
Red-backed Squirrel Monkey
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Central American Tapir

• Tapirs migrated from Central America to South
  America across the Panamanian land bridge 2-3
  million years ago.

• They stand about 6 1/2 tall and have a short,
  flexible proboscis.

• They like to dine on leaves, bus, fruits, grasses
  and aquatic plants.

• They are crepuscular which means they eat
  before sunrise and after sunset.
• They prefer a wet climate and like to swim.
• They dont make homes instead they find shelter
  in the forest or jungle, partially hidden by
  bushes or trees.

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• Humans are the most dangerous enemy of tapirs!
• They have become endangered through hunting and
• encroachment by humans.
• Their habitat has been destroyed by deforestation
  and chemical pollution.

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Manatees have a large, seal-like body and average
9 to 10 feet long and weigh around 1,000 lbs.
They can grow as large as 13 feet and weigh more
than 3,000 lbs. They are gentle and
slow-moving. They spend most of their time eating
and resting. They travel on average 40 to 50
miles a day.
M A N A N T E E
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Mantatee Facts
They are found in coastal waters and
slow-moving rivers with a salinity ranging from
saltwater to freshwater.
Feeds on a wide variety of submerged
floating vegetation.
Manatees continues to decline in many areas due
to hunting, pollution, habitat alteration, as
well as drowning in fish nets and damage from the
propellers of powerboats.
It is believed that manatee populations have
decreased in Panama significantly. Panama has the
longest Caribbean coastline in Central America
but suitable habitat is limited. The total number
of manatees in the country may be as low as 42.
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Central American Squirrel Monkey

• They eat insects, grasshoppers, and berry-like
  fruits.
• They hang out in groups of 40-70, and travel from
  tree to tree, rarely traveling on the ground.
• They are non-aggressive, and egalitarian, which
  means that males and females are equal in their
  society.

• Squirrel Monkeys live in the wet lowlands of the
  Panama Rainforest.
• They are arboreal-which means they live in trees,
  and diurnal-which means they are active mostly in
  the day time.
• They will raid crops when food supplies are low.

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• By 1983 the population had declined drastically
  because of deforestaton.
• Any break in the forest such as roads,
  telephones, or electrical power lines changed
  their habitat.
• Agriculture including insecticide spray have had
  a negative impact.
• The species was thought to be extinct until a
  small population was found in Panama in 1996.

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KINKAJOU (Potos Flavus
Kinkajous are nocturnal mammals.They are native
to the lowland rainforests of Central and South
America. Lifespan 20 to 24 years Adult Weight
Range 3 to 8 pounds Adult Diet Fruits, honey,
eggs Its sight is very bad. Their enemies
will see them first before the Kinkajou
sees them.The Kinkajou has a very good
sense of smell and touch,so that protects them
from their enemies.
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The Kinkajou are nocturnal animals. They are
awake from 700 pm to midnight. The Kinkajou
lives in the tree tops and they hardly come
down to the jungle floor. Their status is
threatened by hunters and destruction of the
rainforest.
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Bibliography

• http//www.rainfore.st/animals.htm
• http//www.ran.org/kids_action/s06_animals.html
• http//www.savethemanatee.org/
• http//www.homesafe.com/manatee/manatee-facts.html
  
• http//www.cep.unep.org/pubs/techreports/tr35en/ct
  35nspa.htm
• www.animailinfo.org/country/panama.htm
• www.tapirback.com
• www.tapir.org/about_tapir.html
• www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/osito.htm
• www.belizezoo.org

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Authors Page
Members of the Preservation Posse Marybeth
Carty, Olivia, Aleana, Karen Robertson-Fall
We had a lot of fun this week!
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