Location: areas of northern and western South America

Size: Length from 120 to 200 cm long, shoulder height from 60 to 90 cm

Current Status: under threat

Habitat: rain forests, steppe lands, coastal deserts.

Fast facts:
---can climb tall trees
---eats cactus, palm nuts, orchid bulbs, fallen fruit on the forest floor and unopened palm leaves, only occasionally eats meat
--- lives a solitary life style