Thick-Billed Murre

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 25 years

Size:18 in (45 cm)

Weight:26 to 52 ounces (750 to 1,481 g)

Group name:Colony

Quetzal

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Size:Body, 15 to 16 in (38 to 40.5 cm); tail, 24 in (61 cm)

Weight:7 to 8 oz (200 to 225 g)

Protection status:Threatened

Great Blue Heron

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:15 years

Size:Body, 3.2 to 4.5 ft (1 to 1.4 m); Wingspan, 5.5 to 6.6 ft (1.7 to 2 m)

Weight:4.6 to 7.3 lbs (2.1 to 2.5 kg)

Group name:Colony

Andean Condor

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Size:Body, 4 ft (1.2 m); wingspan, up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m)

Weight:Up to 33 lbs (15 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

The Andean condor has the largest wing area of any bird.

Komodo Dragon

Type:Reptile

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:30 years+

Size:10 ft (3 m)

Weight:330 lbs (150 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

Komodo dragons can run up to 11 mph (18 kph) in short bursts.

Galapagos Tortoise

Type:Reptile

Diet:Herbivore

Average life span in the wild:100 years+

Size:4 ft (1.2 m)

Weight:475 lbs (215 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

Today the 3,000 to 5,000 tortoises that live on Volcano Alcedo on Isabela Island are the largest group of giant tortoises in the Galápagos.

Thescelosaurus Neglectus

Type:Prehistoric

Diet:Herbivore

Size:12 ft (3.7 m) long; 650 lbs (300 kg)

Protection status:Extinct

Did you know?

The first Thescelosaurus specimens, collected in the late 19th century, sat in a crate for decades before they were rediscovered.