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Spa’s Critters. South America. Macaw Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 60 years Size: 11.8 to 39.5 in (30 to 100 cm) Weight: 4.5 oz to 3.75 lbs (129 to 1,695 g) Group name: Flock. South America. Blue Crab Type: Invertebrate Diet: Omnivore
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South America • Macaw • Type: • Bird • Diet: • Omnivore • Average life span in the wild: • Up to 60 years • Size: • 11.8 to 39.5 in (30 to 100 cm) • Weight: • 4.5 oz to 3.75 lbs (129 to 1,695 g) • Group name: • Flock
South America • Blue Crab • Type: • Invertebrate • Diet: • Omnivore • Average life span in the wild: • 1 to 3 years • Size: • 4 in (10.2 cm) long; 9 in (23 cm) wide • Weight: • 1 to 2 lbs (0.45 to 0.9 kg) • Group name: • Cast
South America Boa Constrictor Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 20 to 30 years Size: 13 ft (4 m) Weight: 60 lbs (27 kg) Group name: Bed or knot Did you know? Some South Americans keep boas in their houses to control rat infestations.
North America • Blue Jay • Type: • Bird • Diet: • Omnivore • Size: • 10 to 12 in (25 to 30 cm); Wingspan, 13 to 17 in (34 to 43 cm) • Weight: • 2.5 to 3.5 oz (70 to 100 g) • Group name: • Flock
North America • Hornet • Type: • Bug • Diet: • Omnivore • Average life span in the wild: • Several months (the queen lives through winter) • Size: • 1.25 in (3.2 cm) • Group name: • Grist or hive
North America • Bald Eagle • Type: • Bird • Diet: • Carnivore • Average life span in the wild: • Up to 28 years • Size: • Body, 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm); Wingspan, 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m) • Weight: • 6.5 to 14 lbs (3 to 6.5 kg)
North America Elk Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Average life span in the wild: 8 to 12 years Size: Height at the shoulder, 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) Weight: 325 to 1,100 lbs (147 to 499 kg) Group name: Gang
Europe Atlantic Puffin • Type: • Bird • Diet: • Carnivore • Average life span in the wild: • 20 years or more • Size: • 10 in (25 cm) • Weight: • 17.5 oz (500 g) • Group name: • Colony • Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:
Europe • Raven Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 13 years Size: 24 to 26 in (61 to 66 cm); wingspan, 3.8 to 4.7 ft (1.2 to 1.4 m) Weight: 2.3 lbs (1.3 kg) Group name: Flock
Aisa • Bull Shark • Type: • Fish • Diet: • Carnivore • Average life span in the wild: • 16 years • Size: • 7 to 11.5 ft (2.1 to 3.4 m) • Weight: • 200 to 500 lbs (90 to 230 kg) • Group name: • School or shoal
Asia Chinese Sturgeon • type: • Fish • Diet: • Carnivore • Average life span in the wild: • 50 to 60 years • Size: • Up to 16 ft (5 m) • Weight: • Up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg) • Group name: • Shoal • Protection status: • Endangered
Aisa Chinese Paddlefish • Type: • Fish • Diet: • Carnivore • Average life span in the wild: • Up to 50 years • Size: • Up to 23 ft (7m) • Weight: • Up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg) • Group name: • Shoal • Protection status: • Endangered
Asia • Flying Fish • Type: • Fish • Diet: • Omnivore • Size: • Up to 18 in (45 cm) • Group name: • School
Africa • Leopard • Type: • Mammal • Diet: • Carnivore • Size: • Head and body, 4.25 to 6.25 ft (1.3 to 1.9 m); tail, 3.5 to 4.5 ft (1.1 to 1.4 m) • Weight: • 66 to 176 lbs (30 to 80 kg) • Protection status: • Near Threatened
Africa Manatee Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Average life span in the wild: 40 years Size: 8 to 13 ft (2.4 to 4 m) Weight: 440 to 1,300 lbs (200 to 600 kg) Protection status: Endangered