Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Crustaceans, and Insects - Perú
These animal images are from Peru - which ranks 2nd on Earth in Primate diversity with 34 species - 3rd in Mammals with 361 species - and 5th in Reptile diversity with 297 species. Images from the rainforest of the Amazon jungle, high altitudes of the Andes Mountains, arrid Sechura Desert coastal plains, and islands among the cold, low-salinity, and major upwelling Humboldt Current along the 3rd largest country of South America..
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Southern Sea Lion - also called the South American Sea Lion - (Otaria flavescens) - they are 1 of 6 species of "sea lions" found on Earth, and 1 of 16 species of "eared and walking seals" which also includes the Fur Seals. These specimens hauled-out upon a guano-coated sedimentary rock islet off Punta Balcones - Piura department.
