Transcript Animals in the Amazon rainforest

Animals in the Amazon rainforest
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Callan
• THE ANACONDA
• The anaconda is the
largest and most powerful
snake in the world.
• Its average length is 20ft
and its weight is 148.5 kg.
• It kills its prey by
constriction, or squeezing.
• The female anaconda
gives birth to live young.
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Ellis
• Location – Central and South America
• Size - Squirrel Monkeys only grow up to 25 –
35cm, their tail though grow up to 35 – 42cm
• Weight – Weighs up to 750 – 1100g
• Squirrel Monkeys live in large groups of up to
500 monkeys.
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Tent-Making Bat – Uroderma
Bilobatum
By Hattie
 Most bats make their homes in caves
and holes in trees but the tent-making
bat uses a large leaf (usually palm and
banana-like leaves) to make itself a
tent. The bat chews through a leaf until
it droops making a shelter that can fit
up to fifty bats inside! This tent can
usually last around two months.
 The tent-making bat is found mainly
in lowland tropical forests (and
sometimes in gardens) in the south of
Mexico, Bolivia, south east of Brazil
and Trinidad.
 The tent-making bat is not currently
endangered, but, since it relies mainly
on vegetation (for its food and home) it
will be at risk if its habitat continues to
be destroyed.
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1. Howler monkeys are about two feet long, with a thirty inch
tail. They weigh about fifteen pounds.
2. Howler monkeys are vegetarians, eating flowers, fruits and
leaves. They are herbivores, or plant eaters.
3. Howler monkeys will give a loud call to warn others that an
enemy is near. They will also use their long tails to swing
through the trees to escape as you can see on the picture.
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They have powerful, muscular bodies.
1. Jaguars are very hard to
see as their spots help
them camouflage very
well into the scenery.
2. Jaguars are very good
hunters because they can
run quite fast and can
climb trees extremely well.
Also their Jaws are so
tough they can break a
Turtle shell.
3. Their Paws are padded
and enable them to creep
around silently. Jaguars
hunt at night because they
don’t like you looking at
them.
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Jay
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Flamingos
They are pink,
They are migrating,
And they sleep
when they are
standing.
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Michael
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Tiger live in areas
where there is a lot of
cover and plenty of
prey
Their habitat are in
mountain ranges and
forest.
For the Bengal
tigers ,they are found
mostly in the
Himalayas and it
surrounding forest.
Thanks for pointing out that
the Amazon is not the only
rainforest!!
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Jaguar: King of the Amazon by
Ryan
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The Amazon river runs from the Andes to
the Amazon rainforest. The Jaguar is an
apex or keystone predator and is important
for the eco-system.
• The Latin name for the Jaguar is Panthera
Onca, which has the Greek word for
leopard (Panthera) and a Spanish word
(Onca). It is a stalk-and-ambush predator
and kills via a powerful bite to the skull but
may also employ strangulation. It is fond of
water and can swim.
• Jaguars weigh 56-96 kilograms (124-211
lb) and are 1.62 metres (5.3-6ft) long. It is
short and stocky and is suited to climbing
crawling and swimming. It is covered in
dots called “rosettes” for camouflage.
• It is the national symbol of Brazil. The
Indians here thought it’s fat was magical. It
also played an influential role in ancient
South American cultures e.g. Mayas and
Aztecs.
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By Sabrina
• Pronounced as (tay-peer), it is one
of the oldest Brazilian Amazon
primitive large mammal, they are
actually related to horses and
rhinoceroses. Its size relative to a 6ft (2-m) man.
• Also the region's largest land
herbivore, the tapir is easily
recognized by its unusual proboscis,
which functions like an elephant
trunk. They use this trunk to grab
branches and clean them of leaves
or to help pluck tasty fruit. As they
roam and defecate they deposit the
seeds they have consumed and
promote future plant growth.
• All four tapir species and they
are from South America,
Southeast Asia, Malaysia and
Sumatra. They are all
endangered or threatened,
largely due to hunting and
habitat loss.
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AMAZON - BY THOMAS APPLEBY
• HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION:- This is a
flying mammal, adaptable to disturbed as
well as mature rainforest and cultivated
areas like plantations and gardens; where it
makes a roost by chewing down the rib of a
large leaf, the sides of which then fold
down to conceal the animal.
• The species is common and widespread,
found throughout tropical America west of
the Andes from southeast Brazil and Bolivia
to southern Mexico.
• FEEDING AND DIET:- Tent-making bats
feed on insects, fruit and nectar; insects
are usually caught on the wing, while the
bat will hover or crawl to access fruit and
flowers.
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• the Golden-Lion Tamarin by Zoe
• The Golden-Lion Tamarin, is a new world
monkey, of the family, Cebidae. And is also a
Endangered Species.
• Fully mature at 2-3 years, the Golden Lion
Tamarin is able to breed at eighteen months of age.
The breeding season is from September to March.
Less than half of the infants survive their first year
of life. If they do, a lifespan of about 8 years can be
expected. The oldest recorded Tamarin died at the
age of 31.
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1. The Pink River Dolphins are the most intelligent of their species, in fact
their brain capacity is 40% larger than humans!
2. The reasons for the unique coloration of the pink dolphins are poorly
understood, but the presence of capillaries near the surface of the skin
probably accounts for much of its characteristic pink flush. Other reasons
may include the age of the animal, chemical disposition of the water
(especially iron content), and the temperature of the water.
3. Crustaceans, catfish and small fresh water fish. A unique characteristic
of the pink river dolphin is the infused vertebrae in its neck, which allows for
the 180-degree head turn, giving them a greater flexibility in floodplain
forests, grassland, tributaries and shallow waters. They have a hump on
their back instead of a dorsal fin.
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1) The Ocelot is one of the only cats
that likes swimming.
2) The Ocelot is not much bigger than
a domestic cat.
3) It is a close relative of the
leopard.
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By Toby
• The horned frog can grow up to 8 inches.
• These frogs have very sharp teeth and
have the nickname Pac man frogs.
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