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The Red Brocket Deer Mazama americana, is the only native member of the deer family in Trinidad. They are found in all forest types, frequenting forest clearings and edges where they emerge to browse on low bushes. They feed during the late evening, night and early mornings on a variety of leaves, fruit and fungi. They are regularly hunted in Trinidad, thus extremely shy and seldom seen during the day. Often however footprints can be observedalong forest trails.
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The Collared Peccary or Quenk Tayassu tajacu, is a native member of the pig family. Like many of our large mammals it is a game animal and has become very shy and seldom seen. As with other members of its family it feeds on a wide variety of fruit, roots, invertebrates and snakes, indeed anything it can find while grubbing around on the forest floor. Collared Peccaries have a reputation of being fearsome fighters when confronted by hunting dogs.
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The Silky Anteater Cyclopes didactylus, is the smallest anteater of South America. Silky Anteaters live in the forest canopy and very seldom descend to the ground, preferring forest with unbroken canopies. Like many canopy species their tail is prehensile. They feed during the night on ants and termites and are generally asleep during the day. In Trinidad they inhabit a range of forest types but are most frequently seen at Caroni Swamp in the mangrove bordering the canals.
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Agoutis Dasyprocta leporine, are found throughout forested areas of Trinidad and Tobago, and even survive in a few residential areas. They are one of the few game animals that are regularly seen in the forest due to their relative abundance and diurnal habit. They feed on fruit and seeds. They prepare for times of food shortages by caching seeds in small pits which they excavate and cover. Inevitably some of these caches are not revisited and the seeds eventually germinate and grow. |
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