They live near water, including in swamps, estuaries, and along rivers and streams. Capybaras are found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, the Guianas, Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northwest and east Argentina. Capybara, greater capybara (Hydrochoerus ...
of the River Nile to Egypt's Lake Nasser, and Botswana's Okavango Delta to South Africa's Olifants River. Madagascar hosts some isolated populations of the species. These crocs can adapt to a variety of habitats ranging from fast-flowing rivers and lakes to estuaries and swamps, among others...
can find the river where they were born. In the Yukon River in Alaska and in Canada, certain tagged Chinook salmon covered nearly 2,000 miles in 60 days. Salmon also have adapted to live in a variety of aquatic environments, including rivers, lakes, estuaries, coral reefs, and the open ...
The diamondback terrapin is found near the coast in the eastern and southern United States. It is rare among reptiles in that it inhabits brackish waters (waters in which freshwater is mixed with seawater), such as estuaries, creeks, swamps and marshes. It must, however, remain close to fre...
Habitat: Freshwater ponds, shallow lakes, and marshes; some also live in coastal marshes and estuaries Gestational period: Clutches of eight to twelve eggs are incubated approximately one month Life span: Eight to twenty-three years for dabbling ducks, twelve to twenty-one years for diving ducks...