Toucans live in small groups that flap and screech all day as they forage throught the branches for food. It's beak is nearly as big as the rest of the bird!

Tapirs live in the jungles and rainforests of South America,Central America and Southeast Aisia. All baby tapirs are born with spots and stripes.Lifespan-30yrs.

Giant Anteater:
Armed with a 2 foot long tongue, the anteater can swallow ants and termites very fast. An adult can reach up to 8 feet long and a weight up to 140 pounds.

Toucan:
Inhabits the canopy of the Amazon rainforest. With short, thick neck, the toucan is distinguished by its large and colourful beak (black, blue, red, white or combinations).
It can grow from about 7 inches to over 2 feet.

Capybara is the biggest rodent on Earth, related to rats and mice.
Semi-aquatic of the herbivore type, it looks like a cross between a guinea pig and hippopotamus.
Its name comes from Guarani language, meaning "master of the grasses".

The Amazon/ Brazilian Tapir Is Amazing At Swimming And Diving.!!!!

the anaconda is one the largest and most powerful snakes in the world!

the bush baby can rotate its head 180 degrees. its back leg are longer than its front, making it an excellent jumper.

It's a good thing sloths don't have to go to school. They'd never make it on time. These drowsy tree-dwellers sleep up to 20 hours a day! And even when they are

3 toed sloths spend most of their time sleeping

the ant eater Armed with a 2 foot long tongue, the anteater can swallow ants and termites very fast. An adult can reach up to 8 feet long and a weight up to 140 pounds.

The Giant River Otter is a highly endangered anmal in the Amazon and can grow up to 6 feet long.

The Capybaras is the biggest rodent in the Amazon Rainfores

The sloth mainly eats fruit, leaves and bugs. They spend most of the time hunging upside down.

There are 5 different species of dolphins that live in the Amazon. The most popular being the pink dolphin, also known as Boto, Boutu or Amazon River Dolphins.

The capibara can dive and stay underwater for 5 mintues. One of the Capybara predators are humans.

Pink Dolphins have a brain 40% larger Than humans.

The rhinoceros beetle can lift up to 850 times its own weight which makes it the srongest living being on earth proportionally. It is also a popular pet

The Squirrel Monkey live in groupsof 10-70 but have been seen in groups as big as 100-300 monkeys!

The Jaguar is one of the most dangerous animals in the Amazon rainforest. It is able to climb trees or run after its prey. It can grow up to 6 feet long.

Goliath bird eating spiders can have a leg span of up to 12 inches (30cm). The green anaconda can grow over 5m long.

Poison dart frogs live on the forest floor. They get there name because some South American tribes use its poison to make poisonous darts for hunting.

The Tapir is the largest herbivore (350-600 pounds) in the Amazon rainforest and it's a very ancient mammal.

Toucans :

The toucan has a lifespan of around 20 years and can grow up to 25 inches ( 64 cm ) long.

The golden lion tamarin
the golden lion tamarin eats fruits, insects, spiders, lizards. It can reach up to 12 inches long (with a 12 inches tail)

The giant river otter is found in the Amazon. it can grow up to 6 feet long and a weight of around 70 pounds. Biggest of its kind in the world, the giant river otter eats mostly fish, small reptiles and birds.

The Amazonian Manatee is the largest mammal that can be found in the amazon river. It looks like a floating hippopotamus and weighs up to 500kg!

mazon rainforest birds account for for at least one third of the world's bird species, being toucan the most popular icon

The CapiBara is one of the fastest animals in water in the Amazon River Because it has webbed feet. The capybara is the largest rodent in the world

sloths are lazy and sleep lots of the day

the smallest lizard in the amazon is called the jaragua
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the smallest lizard in the world is called the jaragua
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the spider monkey lives=emergant zone
they eat nuts and fruit leaves.spider monkeys can grow about 2 feet long thats also its tail

Macaw:
Largest of the parrot family, It can reach from 1 foot to 3 feet in size,

parahannas have really sharp teeth,that sharp indians use them to cut there hair with them! =)

Red-bellied piranhas are the most feared and best known of around 40 species of them.
They have powerful jaws and razor-like triangular teeth that can shred flesh from bone in a matter of seconds.

The scarlet macaw is one of the 17 different types of macaw. It ranges from 12 to 39 inches tall. It also has a powerfull bill.

The spider monkey lives in the emergant zone of the rainforest spider monkeys eat nuts,fruit,leaves,bird eggs and spiders.

An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America.

the sloth has really sharp claws that grip onto the branches they are on

The spider monkey can grown up to two feet tall including its tail.It eats fruit,seeds and leaves

The Howler Monkey lives in the tops of the canopy level.The Hower Monkey can live up to 15-20 years in the wild.

The locals never kill pink dolphins because they think that dolphins used to be humans a long time ago and think they can turn into humans whenever they want.

As much as two-thirds of a well-fed sloth's body-weight consists of the contents of its stomach, and the digestive process can take a month or more to complete.

mascaws can grow up to 80cm long, which more than half is the pointed tail, and an average weight of 1kg.

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