What kind of animals live in Jamaica?

Question

I was just wondering,what kind of animals live in Jamaica?

Answer 1

dogs, cats, rats, cows, horses, tons of birds(parakeets, parrots, pigeons,humming birds...), reindeer, pigs(including wild hogs), sheep, goats, dolphins, stingrays, butterflies(including swallowtail butterflies), crocodiles, owls, mosquitoes, flies, donkeys, mules, lizards(including iguanas), centipedes, snakes, millipedes, snails. slugs, frogs, crabs, camels(at prospect plantation), ostrich..........its impossible to name all

Answer 2

Lots of types of animals make the island their home.  Cuckoos, parrots, and hummingbirds are birds that live in the green jungle trees.  Frogs, crocodiles, and lizards are found in Jamaica, too.  In the clear ocean waters along the shore, turtles, rays, and colorful fish swim and play.

Answer 3

In a sense of not imported by foreigners like the Spanish did with cows,mongoose, and even rats and some pigs,however

there are tons of native creature that are not found any were else in the world  that are found in Jamaica,Like the,Coney or

Jamaican Huita,Jamaican Iguana,Jamaican Boa/ "Yellow snake" snake which is not poisonous and the second largest butter fly [ Giant swallow tail ] in the world and 28 species of endemic birds found only in Jamaica apart from Hawaii, Jamaica has more land snails than any other continent or islands. Here is a web page below that had too much info and location to print out here.

http://www.portlandbight.com.jm/Wildlife...

Many animals that you may see like cats,dogs,chickens, and many other domestic type creatures were imported.

Jamaica is rank 5 in the world interms of diversity in plants and animals.

Answer 4

Ostriches live in Jamaica! It was really awesome seeing them up-close-and-personal, while on a horsebackriding tour!

Answer 5

the same animals that live where you live are in a Jamaica.