Sioux in french means 'enemy' and this is why the Sioux people actually went by Dakota or Lakota. ===========================================================.oqua is the name of a prehistoric and historic native American site in Tennessee, very far from the Sioux country. It is a v â¦ ery poor attempt by white settlers to pronounce the Cherokee word Dakwa'yi, meaning place of fish, referring to a mythical fish called the Dakwa.
Click the image to expand. The Golden Lion Tamarin is a golden monkey living in the forest along Brazil's coastline. It is in danger of extinction because almost 90% of the forest has been cut down, and because many have been captured as pets.Body length: 25 to 31cm.he Golden Lion Tamarin has a diverse diet, eating anything from insects and animals such as lizards and frogs, to fruits and honey from flowers. The Golden Lion Tamarin gets its name from its mane, which resembles that of a lion. All adult monkeys in the pack cooperate to raise the children.
The cassowary, the dinosaur bird of the Australian rainforests, looks like a massive prehistoric turkey walking on stilts with a huge helmet on its head.The Guinness Book of Records lists it as the world's most dangerous bird.hile the cute and cuddly Kola gets the all attention, the oddball cassowary, which is actually far more endangered than the koala, gets little funding and attention. With only 1,500 still left in the wild, this endangered rainforest bird faces certain extinction. It may not be long before it goes the way of the dodo.