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  2. Buenos Aires Eco-Park - Wikipedia

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    The Buenos Aires Eco Park (Spanish: Ecoparque de Buenos Aires) is an 18-hectare (44-acre) park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.The former zoo, opened in 1888, [1] contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 animals. [5]

  3. List of mammals of Argentina - Wikipedia

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    Lowland paca. Haig's tuco-tuco. Tiny tuco-tuco. Reig's tuco-tuco. Tucuman tuco-tuco. Plains viscacha rat. Coypu. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

  4. Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Madero viewed from the Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve Bird's-eye view of the Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve. Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve, Reserva Ecológica de Buenos Aires, also known as Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, is a 865-acre (3.50 km 2) tract of low land on the Río de la Plata riverbank located on the east side of the district of ...

  5. Parque Tres de Febrero - Wikipedia

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    The Buenos Aires Zoo was a 45-acre (18-ha) zoo founded in 1888 by the Mayor Antonio Crespo. The Zoo contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 different animals. The institution's goals were to conserve species, produce research, and to educate the public.

  6. List of birds of Argentina - Wikipedia

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    The rufous hornero is the national bird of Argentina. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina. The avifauna of Argentina has 1043 confirmed species, of which 18 are endemic, nine have been introduced by humans, 68 are rare or vagrants, two are thought to be extinct, and four and possibly a fifth have been extirpated.

  7. Aves Argentinas-Asociación Ornitológica del Plata - Wikipedia

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    Aves Argentinas-AOP's headquarters are currently located at 1248 Matheu street in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Publications. Aves Argentinas-AOP has three periodical publications. The half-yearly El Hornero is a peer reviewed scientific journal that concentrates in results from research in Neotropical ornithology.

  8. Environment of Argentina - Wikipedia

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    In central Argentina the humid pampas are a true tallgrass prairie ecosystem. [1] In Argentina forest cover is around 10% of the total land area, equivalent to 28,573,000 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 35,204,000 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 27,137,000 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered ...

  9. Buenos Aires tetra - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires tetras are an omnivorous species. In the wild they feed on worms, crustaceans, insects, and plants, but in the aquarium they will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods. To keep a good balance, give them a high quality flake food every day. To keep these tetras at their best and most colorful, offer regular meals ...