Bohio

The thatched roofed hut of a Taino household was called a bohio (boh-ee-oh). It was built out of planks of palm wood roofed with thatch made of the leaf or frond of the palm tree called "guano" in Cuba. The common bohio was either rectanguar or round. Larger buildings housed the royal family of the Cacique chief and his family as well as the matrilineal clan mother of his blood line. These larger buildings doubled as ceremonial temples and were called "Caney". The caney was the home of all of the most important ceremonial and religious objects of the Taino village or "yukayeke". It was the place where the most important indoor ceremonies were held. The inside of a Taino home was filled with all of the necessary household objects needed for the maitenance of a Taino family. clay, stone and wooden food-preparation and cooking utensils abounded. Ritual objects had their place. Hammocks served as both bed and, when slung low close to the ground, as a temporary stting stool. Hammock-shaped wooden stools called duhos evolved from the habit of using the hammock as a stool and were richly decorated with intricate carvings and gold or mother-of-pearl inlay.[hometown.aol.com/sobaokokoromo1/bohio.html]

Carey

Superfamily Chelonioidea) are turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. There are seven living species of sea turtles: flatback, green, hawksbill, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley. The East Pacific subpopulation of the green turtle has been classified as a separate species in the past as the black turtle. However, DNA evidence indicates that it is not evolutionarily distinct from the green turtle. All but the leatherback are in the family Cheloniidae; the leatherback belongs to the family Dermochelyidae and is its only member.The Flatback turtle is found solely on the northern coast of Australia.[Wikipedia]

Manati

Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name manatí comes from the Taino which are the original peoples of the carribean, meaning "breast". They comprise three of the four living species in the order Sirenia, the other being the dugong, which is native to the Eastern Hemisphere. The Sirenia is thought to have evolved from four-legged land mammals over 60 million years ago, with the closest living relatives being the Proboscidea (elephants) and Hyracoidea (hyraxes).[Wikipedia]

Hutia

Hutias are moderately large cavy-like rodents that inhabit the Caribbean Islands. They range in size from 20 to 60 centimetres (8-24 inches), and can weigh up to 7 kilograms (15 pounds)[1]. 20 species of hutia have been identified, and half may be extinct. Among those that perished were the giant hutias. They resemble the nutria in some respects and the largest species weigh up to seven kilograms. Tails are present, varying from vestiges to prehensile. They have stout bodies and large heads. Most species are herbivorous, though some consume small animals. Instead of burrowing underground, they nest in trees or rock crevices. Only a few species are common, while others have become endangered. [Wikipedia]