Senderos Perdidos Walking Trek

Jaguars

The South American king of the jungle, the jaguars (Panthera onca) at Disney's Lost Kingdoms share two enclosures within the walking trails. Disney's two jaguars are a breeding pari, representatives of their species in the Species Survival Plan and are hopefully going to reproduce in the future.

The two yards are different, one being more densely forested with a bit of river running through it while the other is a more open yard featuring a pool for the animals to swim in. Because jaguars are one of the most aquatic cats in the world, the two often spend their time swimming in the pool.

Viewing for the two jaguars is done throughout multiple vantage points including bridges over the sides of the exhibit as well as glass fronted areas where the animals can come right up and greet the guests. For the pool there is also a significantly sized underwater viewing area where guests can get up close and personal with the swimming cats.

Bush Dog

A lesser-known canid, the bush dog (Speothus venaticus) is a rare species of wild dog that is found in the jungles of Central and South America. This species is incredibly rare in captivity and because of this is featured in the facility's Species Survival Plan to propogate populations in captive facilities.

The bush dog enclosure features a family group of bush dogs, a breeding pair as well as their four offspring that they came to the facility with, and the six individuals can often be seen running around together or napping in a large pig pile.

The dogs are given the ability to dig their own tunnels as the foundation for the exhibit is concrete, allowing them to dig down but not escape. Guests can see the dogs through multiple vantage points, including an underground cave viewing to see into their main den using one-way glass.

Giant Otter

One of South America's most charismatic species, the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) exhibit is home to four of the large species, featuring two breeding pairs, both of which are a part of their respective Species Survival Plans.

Because the species is most notable for being heavily aquatic, they feature multiple underwater viewing areas with their exhibit being mainly water with some land area to explore, including slides that are built into logs and banks to allow the otters to slip and slide around into their pools.

Tapir and capybara

Two of South America's most unique species share this semi-aquatic habitat, including the Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) and the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The tapirs feature a breeding pair of two animals while the capybara live in a group of five, all brothers so as to not allow any breeding to occur.

The exhibit features a large spacious grassy patch as the species enjoy grazing when spending time on land, but also feature a large Earth-bottom pool to swim in. Unlike the other aquatic species, this exhibit does not feature underwater viewing, instead relying on over exhibit views to see the animals.

Giant Anteater

One of the most iconic species, the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) enclosure features only one of the giant specimens as the species is mostly solitary. Due to having no pressing conservation status, the individual living here is a retired male who has done his breeding at other facilities and is ready for a quiet life alone.

The exhibit is mainly open grassland with some dense foligae towards the back for the animal to hide in. There are many concrete termite mounds that food is hidden in, keeping the animal from spending too much time pacing. Anteaters must constantly be on the move looking for food as their food is so small they need a lot to fill up, so when not provided that ability they will often pace.

maned wolves

One of the world's weirdest canids, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) resembles a fox on stilts. The animals here at Disney's Lost Kingdoms are a brother pair as the species has no pressing conservation needs.

The two brothers are offered a very dynamic enclosure, including places to dig, plenty of open space to run, and also mud puddles to take baths in. Every so often, lucky guests may see clumps of hair from other animals or even poop that the animals can roll in to pick up new scents. This is a natural behavior and one very important for the wolves to be able to do.

There is only viewing through a moat as the animals' urine smells a lot like marijuana and to prevent people from smelling it, the animals are kept a bit farther away, which also gives a great perspective of how large their exhibit is.

Macaw aviary

A large free-flight aviary, this exhibit is home to four species of macaw, the Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis), great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), hyacinth macaw (Andorhynchus hyacinthinus), and red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus). The exhibit features a large clay cliff wall where the animals can perch and chew at to obtain the materials and minerals they would need in the wild, creating a beautiful color spectrum, as well as plenty of flight space allowing the animals to stretch their wings and take to the skies.

The blue-throated, great green, and hyacinth macaws are part of their respective Species Survival Plans, but in order to prevent interbreeding between species, all eggs are pulled unless purposely bred behind the scenes. The animals on exhibit do not breed and will be pulled off exhibit when breeding is done.

Spectacled bear

South America's only bear species, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is a smaller species of bear that lives in the forested mountains around the Andes. Here at Disney's Lost Kingdoms there is a single male spectacled bear who inhabits a rocky habitat resembling the terrain they'd be found in naturally.

The bear has a pool featuring underwater viewing as well as plenty of viewing across a moat. The exhibit itself is one of the largest in the facility, so finding the bear can be tricky at times. Because of this, there are hidden viewing areas throughout the pass including windows into the rock walls where you can look right into the animal's den.

Black caiman

One of the most deadly species in the South American rainforest, the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a species of crocodilian found in the Amazon. The facility houses five male black caimans all who share this mostly aquatic exhibit.

Guests can see both above-ground and underwater viewing for this species, including entering an "underwater cave" where they can also get a look at the fish and turtle species that share this habitat, most notably the Arrau River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) and the black pacu (Colossoma macropomum)

Temple ruins

The temple ruins features a select group of small exhibits. All themed to a crumbling Aztec temple, guests can enter and get a look at multiple reptile species, most notably a green anaconda, as well as take a look at common vampire bats, a river habitat featuring arapaima, red-tailed catfish, and red-bellied piranhas, an exhibit featuring Linne's two-toed sloth, and an indoor viewing area for the Mexican spider monkeys.

On the outside of the building is an outdoor yard for the Mexican Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) that features tons of climbing space including the ability to climb up temple walls. The exhibit features invisible mesh that makes the enclosure look like there is nothing on top of it, giving the feeling that the animals are in the wild.

Species within the temple

  • Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)

  • Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)

  • Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)

  • Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorious)

  • Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)

  • Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)

  • Panamanian Golden Frog (Ateleopus zeteki)

  • Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)

  • Goliath Bird-eating Spider (Theraposa blondi)

  • Caiman Lizard (Draceana guianensis)

  • Green Anaconda (Eunectes Murinus)

  • Linneaus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

  • Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

  • Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

  • Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)

  • Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus)

  • Ocellate River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro)

  • Matamata (Chelus fimbriata)

  • Red-bellied Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)

  • Common Vampire Bat (Desmotus rotundus)

Aviary

A standard aviary, this exhibit features a multitude of tropical birds, from ground-dwelling Wattled curassow to flighted resplendent quetzals and waterfowl like the Orinoco goose.

This aviary features foliated pathways where guests can walk and observe the tons of unique species found throughout the exhibit. There is also a sizeable water feature where the waterfowl such as the ducks, geese, and screamer are able to hang out, plus tons of overhead perching for the rest of the birds of the aviary.

Guests are asked not to touch the birds, however they may approach and touch you. Because of this, it is available to walk past the exhibit without going in and encountering the birds for those with F.O.B.

Species in the aviary

  • Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)

  • Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

  • Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor)

  • Scarlet-banded barbet (Capito wallacei)

  • Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota)

  • Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin)

  • Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

  • Fulvous whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)

  • Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

  • Blue-and-yellow tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis)

  • Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)

  • Paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis)

  • Wattled curassow (Crax globulosa)

  • Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

  • Plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

  • Elegant-crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans)

  • Southern screamer (Chauna torquata)

  • Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata)

  • Gray-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)

  • Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)

  • Pompadour cotinga (Xipholena punicea)

  • Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus)

  • Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

  • Torrent duck (Merganetta armata)

  • Brazilian merganser (Mergus octocetaceus)

  • Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

  • Royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus)

  • Spangled cotinga (Cotinga cyana)

White-Faced Capuchin

One of the most iconic primates in the jungle, Disney's Lost Kingdoms features a sibling pair of white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator) that were formerly someone's pet.

The exhibit is tall and well foliated, creating a layer much like the canopy for the monkeys to play around in. Ever active, the keepers hide and cache food, nuts, and other items for the monkeys to play with. The exhibit itself is covered by invisible mesh at the top with glass viewing areas that are double-layered. That is in case the monkeys get the idea to attempt to smash through the glass with a rock as they are known to attempt.

Ocelot

The final exhibit, the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) exhibit features a sibling pair of the animals. The exhibit is densely foliated but features plenty of climbing and perching in plain sight to make guests be able to see and experience the animals.

Keepers hide food throughout the exhibit as, due to their small stature, these animals are a bit tougher to see. With food present, the animals have more of an opportunity to move around to delight guests without the negativity associated with pacing.