Spa’s Critters

South America Macaw

Type: Bird

Diet: Omnivore

Average life span in the wild: Up to 60 years

Size: 11.8 to 39.5 in (30 to 100 cm)

Weight: 4.5 oz to 3.75 lbs (129 to 1,695 g)

Group name: Flock

South AmericaBlue Crab

Type: Invertebrate

Diet: Omnivore

Average life span in the wild: 1 to 3 years

Size: 4 in (10.2 cm) long; 9 in (23 cm) wide

Weight: 1 to 2 lbs (0.45 to 0.9 kg)

Group name: Cast

South AmericaBoa Constrictor

Type:Reptile

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:20 to 30 years

Size:13 ft (4 m)

Weight:60 lbs (27 kg)

Group name:Bed or knot

Did you know?Some South Americans keep boas in their houses to control rat infestations.

South America

North America

Blue Jay Type:

Bird Diet:

Omnivore Size:

10 to 12 in (25 to 30 cm); Wingspan, 13 to 17 in (34 to 43 cm)

Weight: 2.5 to 3.5 oz (70 to 100 g)

Group name: Flock

North AmericaHornet

Type: Bug

Diet: Omnivore

Average life span in the wild: Several months (the queen lives through winter)

Size: 1.25 in (3.2 cm)

Group name: Grist or hive

North AmericaBald Eagle

Type: Bird

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: Up to 28 years

Size: Body, 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm); Wingspan, 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to

2.4 m) Weight:

6.5 to 14 lbs (3 to 6.5 kg)

North AmericaElk

Type:Mammal

Diet:Herbivore

Average life span in the wild:8 to 12 years

Size:Height at the shoulder, 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m)

Weight:325 to 1,100 lbs (147 to 499 kg)

Group name:Gang

EuropeAtlantic Puffin

Type: Bird

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 20 years or more

Size: 10 in (25 cm)

Weight: 17.5 oz (500 g)

Group name: Colony

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

Europe Raven

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Average life span in the wild:13 years

Size:24 to 26 in (61 to 66 cm); wingspan, 3.8 to 4.7 ft (1.2 to 1.4 m)

Weight:2.3 lbs (1.3 kg)

Group name:Flock

Europe

Europe

Europe

Aisa Bull Shark

Type: Fish

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 16 years

Size: 7 to 11.5 ft (2.1 to 3.4 m)

Weight: 200 to 500 lbs (90 to 230 kg)

Group name: School or shoal

Asia Chinese Sturgeon

type: Fish

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 50 to 60 years

Size: Up to 16 ft (5 m)

Weight: Up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg)

Group name: Shoal

Protection status: Endangered

Aisa Chinese Paddlefish Type:

Fish Diet:

Carnivore Average life span in the wild:

Up to 50 years Size:

Up to 23 ft (7m) Weight:

Up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg) Group name:

Shoal Protection status:

Endangered

Asia Flying Fish

Type: Fish

Diet: Omnivore

Size: Up to 18 in (45 cm)

Group name: School

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Africa

Africa Leopard

Type: Mammal

Diet: Carnivore

Size: Head and body, 4.25 to 6.25 ft (1.3 to 1.9 m); tail, 3.5

to 4.5 ft (1.1 to 1.4 m) Weight:

66 to 176 lbs (30 to 80 kg) Protection status:

Near Threatened

Africa Manatee

Type:Mammal

Diet:Herbivore

Average life span in the wild:40 years

Size:8 to 13 ft (2.4 to 4 m)

Weight:440 to 1,300 lbs (200 to 600 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Africa

Antarctica

Antarctica

Antarctica

Antarctica