Look for all the offspring in the exhibit. Currently, capybaras are not a threatened species. In Brazil, where capybara meat is considered quite tasty, capybara ranches have been established, which not only preserve the species but also the wetlands. HELP One of the noisiest animals in our zoo, the black howler monkey lives in the middle and upper forest stories of the tropical rain forests, from southern Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. They enjoy eating leaves, fruits, flowers and insects.
Black howlers live in troops with one male dominating all the rest.
Their howls can be heard throughout the forest. They are slow moving, sleeping and resting half the day. Black howlers, although not endangered, like all South American animals, are losing their habitat at an alarming rate. Black-necked swans spend most of their time in the water and rarely come on land except to nest. Screamers are always found near water and like their relatives, the ducks and geese, they do swim, but they lack webbed feet.