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Discussion in 'Mexico' started by AWP, 8 May 2023.

  1. AWP

    AWP Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    A week ago I visited Aluxes Ecoparque in Palenque. It isn't officialy a zoo, but a center for rescued and orphaned wildlife. The park is situated in a forest section next to the road from the town to the archeological site of Palenque.

    It was a very nice park, with mostly beautiful and quite large enclosures including a lake for a manatee and several islands for monkeys.

    The current species list is as follows:

    Mammals
    Northern Tamandua
    Antillian Manatee
    Jaguar
    Margay
    Ocelot
    Grey Fox
    Grison
    White-nosed Coati
    Northern Raccoon
    Kinkajou
    Central American Tapir
    White-lipped Peccary
    Collared Peccary
    Yucatán Brocket Deer
    White-tailed Deer
    Black-handed Spider Monkey
    Mexixan Black Howler Monkey

    Birds
    Northern Carancho
    Mexican Black Hawk
    Black-bellied Whistling Duck
    Moscovy Duck
    Great Currasow
    Crested Guan
    Scarlet Macaw
    Military Macaw
    Red-lored Amazon
    Yellow-headed Amazon
    Mealy Amazon
    Pink Spoonbill
    American Red Flamingo
    Rufous-necked Wood Rail

    Reptiles
    American Crocodile
    Morelet's Crocodile
    Schneider's Dwarf Caiman
    Mexican Beaded Lizard
    Royal Python
    Burmese Python
    Reticulated Python
    Alligator SnappingTurtle
    Tabasco Mud Turtle
    Mexican Musk Turtle
    Furrowed Wood Turtle
    Meso-American Slider
    Central American River Turtle
    Spurred Tortoise

    Fish
    Tropical Gar
    Cichlids