New world monkeys like the spider monkey are more primitive than old world monkeys. Their brains are less complex, their thumbs are not opposable and their nostrils are further apart.

The King vulture, also known as the American king vulture, is the most strikingly colored of the New World vultures.

Toucans are found in tropical and subtropical forests in South America;, mainly in Brazil, Paraguay Argentina, and Bolivia. There are about 40 different species of toucans.

This animal can grow over a foot in length! Motmots possess a serrated beak and red eyes, with a black mask that encircles their heads.