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African wild dog
African wild dogs have a bad reputation but they are gentle and caring when in their own social groups.
Andean bear
Andean bears are also known as spectacled bears due to the light coloured markings around their eyes.
Asian elephant
Asian elephants are smaller than their African cousins and are the rarer of the two species.
Barbary lion
Barbary lions are closely related to European and Asian lions and are extinct in the wild.
Black and white Colobus monkey
Black and white Colobus monkeys have small stubs instead of thumbs, allowing them to travel easily through tree branches.
Black and white ruffed lemur
The name ‘lemur’ comes from the Latin word ‘lemures’ and means ‘a ghost wandering at night’.
Black-footed cat
The black footed cat is one of the world’s smallest cats and the smallest wild cat in Africa.
Black-tailed prairie dog
Black-tailed prairie dogs are ground squirrels who live in underground burrows in the short grass plains of America and Canada.
Cape porcupine
Cape porcupines do not shoot out their quills when alarmed – instead, they stick them out and rattle their tails to make a loud noise.
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees have very long arms, around 1½ times longer than their body length, and opposable thumbs.
Colombian spider monkey
Colombian spider monkeys are known as the acrobats of the zoo thanks to their special tails which they use to hold onto branches with.
Cotton-top tamarin
Experts believe there are less than 2,500 cotton-top tamarins left in the wild due to their use in medical research and destruction of their habitat.
Crowned lemur
This species is named because of the crown shape on the top of its head. This patch of hair is usually orange.
Crowned sifaka
Crowned sifaka are members of the lemur family and are found in north-west Madagascar.
Eastern bongo
Eastern bongos have shorter legs than other African antelopes but their body shape and size allows them to move quickly.
Ferret
Ferrets are lively, friendly and easily tamed but they require other ferrets as company as they are not solitary animals.
Fossa
Fossas have peculiar brown and opaque eyes and their pupils often reduce to the size of pinpricks.
François langur
François langurs are easily recognised by the white streak of hair running from their mouths to their ears and by the pointed crest on their heads.
Geoffroy’s marmoset
Geoffroy’s marmosets are also known as tufted-ear marmosets thanks to their black ear tufts.
Gloucestershire old spot pig
The Gloucester old spot pig is the oldest spotted pedigree pig in the world and the most expensive pig in Britain.
Goeldi’s monkey
This little monkey, first recorded in 1904, was one of the last monkey species to be discovered.
Golden lion tamarin
Golden lion tamarins are very near to extinction but action is being taken to protect the species, including a special programme which re-introduces captive bred animals back into the wild.
Golden-rumped lion tamarin
Golden-rumped lion tamarins, also known as black lion tamarins, are one of the most critically endangered members of the primate family.
Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo
A tree kangaroo’s front legs are longer and stronger than those of a ground kangaroo. It also has padded feet with rough skin and sharp, curved claws which help it when climbing.
Javan brown langur
All Javan brown langurs are born with an orange coat but, as they grow older, some will stay an orange and brown colour while others will turn black.
lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec
The tenrec is very much like the European hedgehog. They are nocturnal and when they are threatened they curl up into a spiky ball.
Linne’s two-toed sloth
Linne’s two-toed sloths are solitary animals with low metabolic rates which allow them to survive on little or poor quality food.
Lion-tailed macaque
Lion-tailed macaques get their name from their tufted, droopy tails, which are similar to a lion’s.
Malayan sun bear
Malayan sun bears are the smallest members of the bear family and are found mainly in the tropical forests of south-east Asia.
Malayan tapir
Malayan tapirs have a distinctive black and white colouring which provides excellent camouflage, especially on moonlit nights.
Maned wolf
Maned wolves are members of the Canidae family, which includes dogs, foxes and other types of wolves.
Meerkat
Meerkats live in large groups and come out during the day, unlike other types of mongoose who are solitary and nocturnal.
Miniature donkey
These donkeys are extremely popular as pets because of their affectionate and docile natures and their small size.
Moloch gibbon
Moloch gibbons spend most of their time in trees, swinging from branch to branch, and can leap as far as 30 metres in one jump.
Parma wallaby
Parma wallabies were thought to be extinct by the end of the 19th century but were later discovered to have survived on the island of Kawau, off the southern coast of Australia.
Red kangaroo
Red kangaroos are the biggest members of the kangaroo family and have a greater chance of being killed for their meat and their skin due to their size.
Red panda
When they are not searching for food on the ground, red pandas spend most of their time in trees.
Red river hog
Red river hogs, also known as bushpigs, are curious-looking creatures who are becoming increasingly endangered.
Red-bellied lemur
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) believes red-bellied lemurs face a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
Red-ruffed lemur
Like many animals, red-ruffed lemurs spend a lot of time grooming themselves, using a special claw to brush their long fur.
Ring-tailed lemur
Belfast Zoos troupe of ring tailed lemurs are no longer free ranging as they are being introduced to a new male.
Rodrigues fruit bat
Rodrigues fruit bats are also known as Rodrigues flying foxes, due to their fox-like facial features.
Rothschild’s giraffe
Rothschild’s giraffes, also known as Baringo giraffes, are one of the most endangered of the nine giraffe species.
Shetland pony
The Shetland pony originates from the island of Shetland, which is found off the coast of Scotland.
Sitatunga
Sitatungas spend most of their day by the water and only come out onto land at night to feed.
Smooth-coated otter
Smooth-coated otters are also known as smooth otters or Indian smooth-coated otters. They are the largest species of otter in Asia.
Temminck’s golden cat
Although some Temminck’s golden cats do have a gold coat, their colour varies depending on their location.
Visayan warty pig
Visayan warty pigs use their facial warts for protection against other pigs` tusks during fights.
Western European hedgehog
The hedgehog is an instantly recognisable mammal, with thousands of spines.
Western lowland gorilla
Western lowland gorillas are quiet, peaceful and non-aggressive and never attack unless provoked.
White-belted ruffed lemur
The white ruffed belted lemur gets its name from the white band that runs around its body, looking like a belt.
White-nosed coati
White-nosed coatis are members of the raccoon family but have distinctive long, protruding snouts.
