1. Jungle Animals 3 rd Grade

2. All Kinds of Animals!  There are all different kinds of interesting animals in the jungle. Here is a picture of an anteater. Click the picture to see even more jungle animals!

3. Monkeys and Apes  There are many different types of monkeys in the jungle.  Gorillas  Spider monkeys  Orangutans  Some of these monkeys and apes are endangered. This means that there are not very many left.

4. Snakes  In the jungles there are many different kinds of snakes. They eat bugs, mice, and birds. Some of these snakes can even climb trees!

5. Jungle Birds  There are so many different types of birds that live in the jungle.  Parrots, toucans, hummingbirds, and many other colorful birds make their homes in the jungle.

6. More about Birds  There are many colorful birds in the jungle.  Some birds have a very good sense of smell and others sleep upside down.  Many birds are very colorful and have long tail feathers Click here and read about some other parrot facts! http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Birds/parrots.htm

7. Bats  Bats live in nice cool caves in the jungle.  They sleep during the day and eat bugs and fly during the night.  Bats have very good hearing because they have such large ears.  Would you like to have hearing like a bat and be able to stay up all night?

8. Frogs  In the jungle there are many different kinds of frogs. Some of these frogs are very colorful to show that they are poisonous.  Frogs love the jungle because it is always so wet and there are plenty of bugs to eat.  Click on the website below to find out more about frogs.  http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html

9. Fish  One type of fish that lives in the jungle streams is the piranha. This fish has very sharp teeth and eat meat.  Other fish like the electric eel uses electricity to hunt other fish.

10. A Lazy Jungle Animal  The sloth is the laziest jungle animal.  This animal can sleep hanging upside down for hours!  When the sloth is not sleeping it looks for food.

11. Spiders and Bugs  There many interesting bugs and spiders that live in the jungle.  There are spiders so big in the jungle that they can eat birds!  Some butterflies are even as big as birds! Click on the picture to find out more about butterflies

12. Strange Animals  Mouse deer: These animals are as big as a rabbit but they look like small deer.  Basilisk lizard: This kind of lizard can walk on water!

13. More Strange Animals  The Hercules Beetle: This is the largest beetle in the world. It is 8 inches long!  Okapi: This is an endangered animal. It is also a very shy animal.

14. What’s Your Favorite?  Did you learn about any new animals?  Which animal was your favorite?  Why was it your favorite?  Did you learn a little bit about the jungle as you saw the different animals?  Would you like to visit the jungle and see all of these animals up close?