Rainforest Animals By: Jahardi Polanco, Mallena Andrades, and Katherine Manzueta By: Jahardi Polanco, Mallena Andrades, and Katherine Manzueta

Rainforest BY: Mallena, Jahardi, Katherine The Rainforest is warm and wet. Many plants and animals live in the Rainforest. Trees and plants of the Rainforest provide 20% of the world’s oxygen. The Rainforest is in trouble, but some people are finding ways to solve this problem. The temperature rarely gets higher than 93 degrees or lower than 68 degrees F. The humidity is between 77% and 88%. The Rainforest gets about 150 cm of rain per year.

Food Web

Orchids By: Jahardi  Habitat: Amazon Brazil  Description: This species comes in many different colors, but they all seem to match the habitat in which they live.  Predator: Many animals depend on this small plant.  Interesting fact: It’s considered one of the most beautiful flowers in the rainforest.

Hummingbird BY: Mallena  Description: They have green backs and white stomachs and are about 3.5 inches long.  Food: They eat small insects and drink nectar from the flowers.  Survival: In order to survive and stay warm, this small animal always needs to be in tall trees.

Butterfly BY: Katherine  Food: Nectar from flowers and leaves  Description: They have bright colors to blend in with the flowers.  Habitat: They live in hot areas. When it is cold they migrate to the south. They live in rainforests around the world.

Harpy Eagle BY : Jahardi  Description: It’s gray and black. It has a medium beak. The Harpy Eagle has very long wings.  Food: This powerful creature eats many animals. One example is the spider monkey. It does not eat plants.  The Harpy Eagle is another animal that is endangered since its habitat is being destroyed by humans.

Sloth BY: Katherine Manzueta  Description: It looks like a monkey. It has long arms. It is brownish and some have gray hair.  Food: Leaves, plants and ants  Survival skills : It sleeps in the middle of the tree.  Interesting facts: A sloth is actually a type of bear, but it looks like a monkey. It has legs, but it can’t walk.

Spider Monkey BY: Mallena Description: It is tall and has a long tail that it uses as a third arm to hold items. Food: Leaves and all types of plant products Survival skills: They attempt to be quiet when approaching prey and in the presence of predators. Survival skills: They attempt to be quiet when approaching prey and in the presence of predators.

Common Mist Frog By: Jahardi Common Mist Frog By: Jahardi  Description: brown, large dull orange eyes, large toad pads, about 3.8 cm long  Food: small animals like the butterfly and other frogs  Interesting facts: Its actual name is Litoria Rhecola. It also has a sharp nose which most other frogs don’t have.

Jaguars BY: Jahardi & PENELOPE  Description: It is orange. It has brown and black spots all over its body. It weighs about pounds. It measures about six feet.  Food: toucans, sloth, and small birds  Interesting fact: In some Indian regions, the jaguars are considered the God of Night.

Toucan BY: Katherine  Description: It has huge head and beak and a short neck. It has bright colors like yellow and orange.  Food: spiders, lizards, frogs and snakes  Interesting Fact: This animal is endangered because of habitat destruction.

Resources Resources    Books: The Rainforest, Big Cats, Life in the Rainforest, Insects  SAFARI Montage