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  • Salvelinus fontinalis

    Brook trout

    The colouring of the brook trout's marbled markings varies with age and environment. The back varies from olive green to black. The flanks are marked with pale spots and red spots with blue halos.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Salmoniformes
    Family
    Salmonidae
  • A brown pencilfish

    Brown pencilfish

    The brown pencilfish is very small, slender and elongated. It has a pointy head, and a broad black stripe runs down its side, contrasting with the light color of its back.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Characiformes
    Family
    Lebiasinidae
  • Callimico goeldii

    Callimico

    The callimico, also known as the goeldi's marmoset, has a short, soft coat varying from black to blackish brown. Its fur is 1 to 2 cm long.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Primates
    Family
    Cebidae
  • Female lynx with her young.

    Canada lynx

    The coat of the Canada lynx is silver grey in winter and brown in summer. This feline has a tuft of long black hairs at the tips of its ears. The end of its short tail is black.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Carnivora
    Family
    Felidae
  • Rhinella marina

    Cane toad

    The giant marine toad is brown. It has small wart-like bumps on its back and the backs of its legs. There is a poison gland behind each eye. It is three-quarters as wide as it is long.

    Class
    Amphibia (Batracia)
    Order
    Anura
    Family
    Bufonidae
  • Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

    Capybara

    A capybara, the world's largest rodent, looks like a giant guinea pig. It has a large rectangular head with large brown eyes and a blunt muzzle.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Rodents
    Family
    Hydrochoeridae
  • Bombycilla cedrorum

    Cedar waxwing

    The cedar waxwing is a greenish brown bird with a black crest and mask.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Passeriformes
    Family
    Bombycillidae
  • Dendroica pensylvanica

    Chestnut-sided warbler

    The male can be recognized by its greenish-yellow cap, bordered in black, and by the broad, brown-coloured stripe down each side of the body.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Passeriformes
    Family
    Parulidae
  • Chinstrap penguin on a rock

    Chinstrap penguin

    The chinstrap penguin has the classic penguin coloring, a black back and a white belly. The top of the head is black, but the face and throat are white.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Sphenisciformes
    Family
    Spheniscidae (penguins)
  • Somateria mollissima

    Common eider

    Common eider males (winter and nuptial plumage) have black bellies and white backs, a black cap and a green wash on the nape. The female resembles a large brownish duck.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)