WEIRD ANIMALS

Adult males measured only 5 cm

long. They have described a
golden-orange fluorescent, and
her skin was shiny and bright.
The females of the species were
slightly larger than males, and
were an olive green to black with
scarlet spots surrounded by
yellow. He lived in the forest of

Golden toad (Sapo

Monteverde in Costa Rica, in

dorado)Central America.

Canary oystercatcher
(Canario ostrero)

The canary oystercatcher has a size

around 40-45 cm. Probably he
weighed 600 to 800 grams in life,
slightly more females. The beak
would have 70-80 mm long in males
was higher in females (80 mm);
tarsus would measure about 50
mm, and the wings have long 250265 mm. It had a shiny black color
except for the bases under the first
whitish wings shirt. Its peak,
laterally compressed and blunt. He
had a ring around the eyes reddish
orange. As usual in the
oystercatchers, he had hallux
(innermost lower extremity finger)
and the second and third finger
were connected by a small
membrane. He lived in the Canary
The lesser bilby was a mediumIslands, Spain.

sized marsupial with a body mass

of 300-450 grams. Their skin color
goes from pale yellowish brown to
gray-brown to yellowish-white or
pale white hair in the belly, limbs
and white tail. The tail of this
animal was long, approximately
70% of head-body its length.

Bilby
He lived in the deserts of Central
Australia.