Animals at the Pyramid of the Sun Quiz

Answer: Baird's tapir

The Baird's tapir is an animal found in southern Mexico. They are herbivorous and usually nocturnal. Their numbers are dropping because of habitat loss and poaching. Do not approach these animals as they can be very dangerous.

Answer: Keel-billed Toucan

These south Mexican birds are social birds usually seen in groups. The keel-billed toucan has both parents involved in nesting and raising of the young. They usually eat fruit, eggs and insects.

Answer: On the ground

The great tinamou lives in the forest and does not fly often but rather lies on the ground. It is a shy and secretive bird and, except when breeding, spends its time alone.

Answer: Jaguarundi

The jaguarundi has an elongated body for a cat. Like all cats, they are carnivores and will eat any small animal that they catch. Babies are born spotted but these markings disappear as they grow older.

Answer: Coatimundi

The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), or coatimundi, is a tree climbing animal that is found in southern Mexico. When on the ground it hunts insects, snakes and rats. Just like raccoons it will forage in human waste receptacles. These animals are very smart and are sometimes kept as pets.

Answer: Silky anteater

The pygmy, or silky, anteaters are the smallest of the anteaters and have a prehensile tail. These animals are nocturnal and arboreal so you will have to look into the nighttime trees to see them. They keep their babies in holes in the trees and produce one or two babies a year.

Answer: Royal rat

The lowland paca, or royal rat, is a terrestrial, herbivorous rodent that is often seen near the Pyramid. These animals prefer to live near water and can stay submerged for up to ten minutes. They reproduce two or three times a year.

Answer: Terrestrial

The greater grison is a terrestrial animal, although it does swim well and is known to climb trees upon occasion. They are not seen often in the wild and spray musk when they feel threatened. They are carnivores that eat fish, amphibians and birds.

Answer: True

Distantly related to pigs, the collared peccary is an omnivore and will eat plants, small mammals and scavenge carrion. These animals live in packs and will give off a strong musky smell when they feel threatened.

Answer: Ocelot

The ocelot is found in North America, Central America and South America. They hunt armadillos, rats, and other small mammals. Habitat destruction is the main threat to these cats. Salvador Dali, the surrealist artist, kept one as a pet!