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Penguins are birds, but they cannot fly.
http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/polarsea/images/ArchivePix/Penguins%20(1).jpg
They can swim very well. They can escape any enemy by zigzagging through the water.
http://www.emperor-penguin.com/empswim.jpg
Penguins slide across the land on their stomachs. This is called tobogganing.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mamie727/Penguin%20swimming.jpg
Penguins are found only south of the equator.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/images/world3.gif
Tropical Rainforests
http://www.davidwyatt.me.uk/photos/australia/098%20Rainforest%20garden.jpg
Tropical rainforests are special forests that grow near the equator. It is usually around 80 degrees all year long. These forests can receive 150 to 400 inches of rain every year!
There are usually 4 layers of a rainforest. Many different animals live in each layer.
Forest Floor Understory Canopy Emergent
Forest Floor
Jaguar
UARS www.copyright-free-pictures.org.uk/animals/big-cats/jaguars.jpg
The jaguar is the largest and most powerful wild cat. They are mammals.
They are usually yellow-brownish with black spots. An adult male jaguar may be 4 to 7 feet long. The jaguar stands about 3 feet high at the shoulder, and it weighs up to 300 pounds when full grown. It has a big head, and long thick legs. The jaguar's back legs are longer than its front legs to improve jumping. Its front paws have long claws that retract to help grab and hold its prey.
Jaguars are carnivores. They hunt mammals, reptiles, birds, and eggs. They are nocturnal. Their enemy is man. They are very good swimmers.
http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/jaguar/jaguar-walks_on_grassland.jpg
Scorpions
http://markmlucas.com/images/invertabrates/black%20spitting%20thicktail%20scorpion%202.jpg
Scorpions are arachnids; they are related to spiders.
They have 8 legs. Each leg has a tiny claw. The stinger at the end of the tail injects a poison. Scorpions can be 1 to 8 inches long. They can be black, brown, tan or red.
Scorpions are carnivores. They eat insects and small rodents. They sting their prey to paralyze it. Their enemy is other scorpions.
Scorpions are nocturnal. During the day they rest under rocks or in burrows. Scorpions grow and shed their exoskeletons many times before they are fully grown.
http://www.zoo.org/educate/fact_sheets/scorpion/emperor.jpg Brazilian Tapir
http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Images/Tapirus_terrestris/T_terrestris3.jpg
The Brazilian Tapir is a hoofed mammal with a long, rubbery nose that forms a small trunk.
The Brazilian tapir is about 3 feet tall at the shoulder. It weighs about 600 pounds. They have a bulky body, short legs, and a bristly coat.
Tapirs are herbivores. They eat water plants, leaves, buds, fallen fruit, and twigs. They use their trunk to sniff food, reach leaves, grab them, and bring them to its mouth.
Their enemy is the jaguar.
They spend a lot of time in the water. They are excellent swimmers.
http://www.iwokrama.org/forest/images/tapirinwater.jpg
Anteater
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~nhi708/classify/animalia/chordata/mammalia/edentata/anteater.jpg
The anteater is a large, hairy mammal.
It has a long, tubular snout and a small, pencil-sized mouth. It has a tongue that is 2 feet long! They usually grow to be 4 feet long plus they have a tail that is 3 feet long. They have long black-gray hair.
Anteaters are insect eaters. They mostly eat ants and termites. They catch insects using their long tongues. They can flick their tongue in and out up to 160 times each minute. Their enemies are the puma and the jaguar.
They walk on their knuckles. They have terrible eyesight but a good sense of smell.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/helencowie/2004/12/06/anteater.jpg
Understory
The understory layer is very shady. Not much sunlight gets through the trees.
Fruit Bat
http://www.letus.org/bmatters/images/bat.jpg
Fruit bats are flying mammals. They are sometimes called flying foxes.
Fruit bats have wings that are long fingers covered by thin skin. They have furry bodies. They have weak legs and can’t walk very well.
Fruit bats eat mostly fruit juice and flower nectar. They chew the fruit, then spit out the seeds, peel, and pulp. They use the sense of smell to find their food.
They are nocturnal. They spend their day hanging upside down from their feet.
http://www.barbara-and-stu.com/Spectacled%20Flying%20Fox.jpg
Boa Constrictor
http://www.boa-constrictor.at/foto/surinampokigronmale.jpg
Boa Constrictors are large snakes.
They can grow to be 6 to 10 feet long and can weigh over 60 pounds. They can be different shades of brown, tan, gray, or black with ovals and diamonds.
Boas are carnivores. They eat birds, monkeys, rats, lizards, iguanas, and young crocodiles. They mainly hunt at night. They kill by squeezing their prey until it can no longer breathe. They swallow the prey whole.
The boa has few predators. It is at the top of the food chain.
They have no fangs. They have a forked tongue.
http://www.msu.edu/~hagersha/boaconstrictor_pic.jpg Iguana
http://www.tetra-fish.com/images/fauna/green-iguana.jpg
Iguanas are a type of lizard.
Iguanas have a long tail and four legs. They can grow to be 5 feet long! They can be green, brown, or yellow. They use their powerful legs to swim and climb trees.
Iguanas are mainly herbivores. They eat leaves, flowers, and fruit. Their enemies include the fox, rat, weasel, snakes, and people.
The males have a beard that flares out when they feel threatened.
http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/reptiles/reptiles_csg127_green_iguana.jpg
Canopy
Red Eyed Tree Frog
http://www.ryanphotographic.com/images/JPEGS/Agalychris%20callidryas%20head%20on.jpg
Red Eyed Tree Frogs are amphibians. They spend part of their life in the water and part of their life on land.
Red Eyed Tree Frogs have red, bulging eyes. Their body is bright green and the sides are blue with yellow stripes. They have orange feet and blue legs. They have long, powerful jumping legs and suction cups on their toes. They are usually 2 or 3 inches long.
Red Eyed Tree Frogs are carnivores. They eat insects. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Their enemies include bats, snakes, and birds.
They are nocturnal. During the day they rest on the underside of large leaves.
http://www.magictwenty.com/Red_Eyed_Tree_Frog_3by3half.JPG
Sloth
http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/sloths.jpg
The sloth is a slow-moving, nocturnal mammal that spends its life hanging upside-down in trees.
Sloths have thick brownish-greenish fur. They have a short, flat head, big eyes, a short snout, a short tail, long legs, and tiny ears.
The sloth is a herbivore. They eat leaves and fruit. Their enemies are the jaguar and the harpy eagle.
Sloths sleep about 15 hours every day. They are nocturnal. They move so slowly that algae grows in their fur.
http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/www/schoolhouse/rainforest_library/animal_images/sloth.jpg Howler Monkey
http://home.maine.rr.com/trudge/bl/images/p54howlr.jpg
The howler monkey is the loudest land animal. The howler’s call can be heard up to 3 miles away!
Howlers have brown to black fur. They grow to be 2 to 4 feet tall and weigh between 8 and 22 pounds. They have a long tail, a short snout, and wide, round nostrils.
Howlers eat mostly leaves, but sometimes will eat fruit and maggots. Their enemy is the harpy eagle.
http://www.beyondtouring.com/Library/Black_Howler_Monkey.jpg
Emergent layer
Toucan
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Keel_billed_toucan.jpg
The toucan is a bird with a huge beak. They are very poor flyers. They move around by hopping in trees.
The toucan is about 20 inches long. The enormous bill is brightly-colored and very light. They have four toes on each foot. Two toes face forward and two toes face backwards.
Toucans eat mostly fruit, but sometimes they will eat bird eggs, insects, and tree frogs. Toucans swallow fruit whole and then throw up the seeds. Toucans enemies are humans and big cats.
Toucans live in holes in trees. They make a croaking sound like RRRRK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/amazing/images/tucan.jpg
Harpy Eagle
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/deepjungle/images/episode2/top_pic2b.jpg
The harpy eagle is one of the largest eagles and the most powerful birds in the world.
They are about 3 feet long, but their wingspan is over 6 feet long! They weigh between 10 to 18 pounds. They have curved talons that are up to 5 inches long!
Eagles are carnivores. They hunt and scavenge during the day. They eat sloths, monkeys, opossums, and iguanas. They dive down onto the prey and catch it with their clawed feet. Their enemy is people. People have destroyed their habitats.
They build large nests of sticks and twigs very high in trees or cliffs. They make clicking and whistling calls.
http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore_Raptors/eagles/media/q2harpy.jpg
Scarlet Macaw
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/image_gallery/hi_res/macaw.jpg
The scarlet macaw is a large type of parrot. This bird lives in the very highest trees.
The scarlet macaw is about 3 feet long. The feathers are bright red with bits of yellow, orange, and blue on the wings. The bill is very curved. They have two toes that point frontwards and two toes that point backwards.
Scarlet macaws eat fruit, seeds, and nuts. Scarlet macaws are endangered because people are catching them for pets and destroying their habitats.
Scarlet macaws are noisy birds. They can fly at speeds up to 35 miles per hour.
http://zettesworld.com/hdz04b/images/birds/scarletmacaw052303%20(61).jpg
Penguins live together in colonies or rookeries.
http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Antarctica/Life/ManyEmperors.jpg
Mother and father penguins share the job of hatching, protecting, and feeding penguin chicks.
http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/sphenisciformes/images/manchot.empereur.cabo.1g.jpg
Penguin chicks huddle together in a creche to keep safe and warm while their parents are away hunting food.
http://blog2.fc2.com/c/cuio/file/march_of_the_penguins.png
What do penguins eat?
Fish
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~speight/Pictures/Big%20school%20of%20fish.jpg
Krill
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/NewZealand/MarlboroughSounds/Krill/KrillSwirling.jpg
Squid
http://www.fishingnj.org/jpegs/squid.jpg
What are the penguin’s enemies?
Leopard Seal
http://www.soi2003.com/Antarctic%20Shots/pack%20ice/leopard%20seal%20victim.JPG
Killer Whale
http://www.wildthingsphotography.com/adm/photo/27_D00090.jpg
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