{"id":872,"date":"2014-02-27T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=872"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:43:53","slug":"animal-road-signs-from-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/animal-road-signs-from-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal road signs from Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re heading away to South or Central America on a holiday or big OE you’ll see signs for animals that we don’t get in New Zealand, plus a few you’ll be familiar with<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\"sloth-crossing-sign-costa-rica\"<\/td>\nSloths are one of the slowest moving creatures on the planet. They rarely get more than a few metres per minute, therefore aren’t equipped to jump out of the way of your vehicle. Keep an eye out for them if you see this sign.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"snake-crossing-sign-guatemala\"<\/td>\nThis Guatemalan sign warns of snakes on the road. If you do happen to run one over, don’t get out to investigate whether it is dead as it could give you a fatal bite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"monkey-crossing-sign-costa-rica\"<\/td>\nMonkeys can be crossing the road if you see this sign. They may be inquisitive if you stop your car. Look out for them in troops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"respect-wildlife-sign-argentina\"<\/td>\nYou might see this sign in Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"marsupialis-area-sign-columbia-america\"<\/td>\nThis is the common opossum, which is widespread from Mexico through to down to the northern parts of South America. It has a huge number of names as you travel around the continent (despite most of the continent speaking Spanish, but it is commonly known as chucha, which you can see on this sign, or by its Latin name, Didelphis Marsupialis:\u00a0\u00a0guazalo,\u00a0mbicur\u00e9 cangrejero,\u00a0zarig\u00fceya cangrejera,\u00a0runcho,\u00a0rabipelado\u00a0(in Venezuela),\u00a0faro\u00a0(also in Venezuela),\u00a0zorro<\/i>\u00a0marsupial pel\u00f3n,\u00a0zorro<\/i>\u00a0cola pelada\u00a0(in Nicaragua) and\u00a0zarig\u00fceya com\u00fan americana.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"coatimundi-crossing-sign-south-guatemala\"<\/td>\nCoatis, also known as coatimundis, Brazilian aardvarks, cholugos and other names, are the size of a large cat and are common from Mexico down to the south of Brazil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"turkey-crossing-sign-guatemala\"<\/td>\nThe Ocellated Turkey is found primarily in the Yucatan Peninsula and is a large bird up to 5kg. It’s found only in Mexico and the northern parts of Belize and Guatemala, and is near-threatened.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"llamas-warning-sign-argentina\"<\/td>\nLlamas are large, primarily domesticated animals related to camels. They’re found in the Andes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"jaguar-crossing-sign-guatemala\"<\/td>\nJaguars are found in forested areas and this sign is from Guatemala.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"iguanas-warning-sign-nicaragua\"<\/td>\nIguanas are native to Mexico and Central America. They can grow up to 1.8m long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"human-dog-sloth-monkey-crossing-costa-rica\"<\/td>\nSometimes you might see signs with multiple animals, such as this one in Costa Rica showing a human, dog, sloth and monkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"deer-crossing-sign-guatemala\"<\/td>\nDeer can be found in some areas. This is a Guatemalan sign.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re heading away to South or Central America on a holiday or big OE you’ll see signs for animals that we don’t get in New Zealand, plus a few you’ll be familiar with \u00a0 Sloths are one of the…<\/span><\/p>\n

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