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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-footed cat
The black footed cat is one of the world’s smallest cats and the smallest wild cat in Africa.
Blue-eyed cockatoo
Blue-eyed cockatoos are beautiful birds with very striking crests who are found mainly in Papua New Guinea.
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.
Cattle egret
Cattle egrets are a species of heron and are noted for their sturdy yellow bills, dark legs and feet and short, thick necks.
Chestnut-backed thrush
The chestnut-backed thrush is appropriately named due to the chestnut colour on its back.
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees have very long arms, around 1½ times longer than their body length, and opposable thumbs.
Chinese water dragon
Chinese water dragons have a parietal or third eye which they use to sense changes in light, helping them to find shelter at night.
Citron-crested cockatoo
Citron-crested cockatoos are one of the rarest species of cockatoo and are found only on the island of Sumba in Indonesia.
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.
Common peafowl
Common peafowls, also known as Indian peafowls, are famous for their beautiful blue-green plumages.
Coscoroba swan
Coscoroba swans are often mistaken for white geese because of their short necks and the lack of black pigment around their eyes.
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.
Cuban tree boa
Cuban tree boas have relatively poor eyesight and rely on their tongues to ‘smell’ the air instead.
Curly-haired tarantula
Curly-haired tarantulas are plump spiders which are covered with brown or black hair.
Demoiselle crane
Demoiselle cranes are the smallest members of the crane family and are famous for their ballet-like dance which they perform during courtship.
East African crowned crane
East African crowned cranes live in mixed wetlands and grasslands in east Africa.
Great Chinese cormorant
In China, cormorants have, for generations, been employed by fishermen to catch fish and are trained to dive on command.
Leadbeater’s cockatoo
The leadbeaters cockatoo has a very beautiful salmon pink and white plumage and a very striking scarlet and yellow crest.
Moluccan cockatoo
Moluccan cockatoos have one of the shrillest calls of all birds and can mimic the sound of other animals, including humans.
Norfolk grey chicken
The Norfolk grey is a breed of chicken that originated in the city of Norwich, in Norfolk, England.
Northern helmeted curassow
The Northern helmeted curassow gets its name from the blue- grey fig- shaped casque on top of its beak.
Red-tailed black cockatoo
Red-tailed black cockatoos are common in parts of Australia but, in some parts of southern Australia, they are considered endangered.
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.
Veiled chameleon
The veiled chameleon is one of the most popular types of chameleon to be kept as a pet.
Vorwerk chicken
The Vorwerk chicken was developed in Germany in 1900 by Oskar Vorwerk, a poultry breeder.
White-nosed coati
White-nosed coatis are members of the raccoon family but have distinctive long, protruding snouts.
