2020 Rainforest Animals

RAINFOREST
ANIMALS

Tiger by Anya
Here is a picture of the tiger.

The tiger looks like….
The tigers are 11 feet long and weigh 660 pounds. They are
orange or white with 100 black stripes. Their long tail is used
for balance and communication.
What does the tiger eat?
Tigers eat wild pigs, deer, buffalo, and rabbits. It hunts at night.
Tigers use explosive bursts of speed to ambush its prey. When
it catches its prey, the tigers bite its neck and break the spinal
cord.
How is the tiger like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Baby tigers look like their parents. They are the same colors.
They have black stripes. Mom’s paw is bigger than the baby
tiger’s small paw. Baby tigers are born completely blind. Mom
takes care of the baby for one year. She moves the cubs if they

and helpless and drink mom’s milk. The moms teach them how
to hunt and then they only eat meat.

Who are the jaguar’s predators?
There are predators that harm jaguars. People called ranchers
trap them and poison jaguars. Farming and mining leaves less
food for jaguars causing them to be endangered.

What are some other interesting facts about the jaguar?
There are many good facts about jaguars. The jaguar is capable
of roaring. They are very good swimmers. Jaguars have the
third most powerful bites of all cats. They can see six times
better than humans.

Bibliography
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www.animalcorner.com
www.activewild.com

Jaguars by Athena
Here is a picture of a jaguar.

The jaguar looks like….
Jaguars are five to seven feet long. They weigh 200 to 250
pounds. A jaguar is orange or tan and its black spots are shaped
like roses. It has a large head and big legs.
What does the jaguar eat?
Jaguars can eat 85 different types of animals. Jaguars eat meat,
avocados and fish. They will surprise their prey. They will pierce
the skull of an animal and kill it with a single bite.
How is the jaguar like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Baby jaguars hide underneath their moms for protection. The
cubs are almost completely white but the parents are almost
completely orange. When baby cubs are born they are blind

are threatened. For eight to ten months the mom teaches them
to hunt. When the cubs turn two they live by themselves.

Who are the tiger’s predators?
Wild dogs are called dholes that eat tigers. Humans are the
greatest threat. They take their land for farms. Humans hunt
tigers for their bones and other body parts.

What are some other interesting facts about the tiger?
Tigers are good swimmers. No two tigers have the same stripes.
Their roar can be heard as far as two miles away. They are fast
runners up to 40 miles per hour.

Bibliography
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www.activewild.com
www.animalcorner.com
www.seaworld.org
www.natgeokids.com

Red Eyed Tree Frog by Ayden
Here is a picture of the red eye tree frog.

The red eyed tree frog looks like….
A red eyed tree frog is 1.5 to 2.75 inches. Its weight is 0.2 to 0.5
ounces. Females are larger than males. Their brightly colored
green body has yellow and blue marking on the sides. They
have suction cups on their feet. The red eyed tree frog has big
red eyes.
What does the red eyed tree frog eat?
The red eyed tree frog eats crickets, flies, moths, and other
insects. Their sticky tongue can catch food. They surprise their
prey. They swallow their prey whole.
How is the red eyed tree frog like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Red eyed tree frogs are like their parents. They both have red
around their eyes and green on their heads. Both have sticky

pads on their feet. Babies are a lighter color than their parents.
Parents have more colors than their babies. Tree frogs
immediately have to care for their own needs. Mating can
occur when they are around three years old.

Who are the red eyed tree frog’s predators?
Red eyed tree frogs get hunted by snakes, bats, owls, spiders,
and toucans. Tadpoles are hunted by dragonflies, fish and
water beetles. The red eyed tree frog gets hunted for food to
eat.

What are some other interesting facts about the red eyed tree
frog?
The red eyed tree frogs sleep at night. Female red eyed tree
frogs are larger than males. Females lay eggs in the water. The
red eyed tree frog’s ears and lungs are connected together.

Bibliography
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Sloth by Brinley
Here is a picture of a sloth.

The sloth looks like….
Sloths are 2 to 2.5 feet long. They also are 8 to 17 pounds. Their
wiry fur is black, brown or grey with layers of algae on its
surface. It has a round face, sad eyes, small ears, and a short
stumpy tail or no tail at all. Sloths have very long nails (3 to 4
inches) and sharp claws that can hold the branches of the trees.
They have two or three toes on each foot. They have thick skin.
What does the sloth eat?
Sloths use their small molars to chew up leafy food. They
mostly eat plants. Some of their favorite foods are leaves, fruit,
and twigs. They will eat insects or small lizards.
How is the sloth like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?

Sloth babies have the same color nose as their parents. They
have the same color fur. They both have big brown eyes. They
are different because the parents are bigger and their hair is
longer and the baby’s hair is shorter. Sloth babies cling onto
their mother’s fur and stay with their mother for a year. They
are sturdy enough to survive falling.

Who are the sloth’s predators?
Sloths are hunted by jaguars, harpy eagles, ocelots, people and
green anacondas. They camouflage in the trees and they are
slow. Electrical lines harm sloths.

What are some other interesting facts about the sloths?
Sloths are mammals that live in the rainforest in South Central
America. Sloths move so slowly that algae grow in its fur and
helps it blend in. Algae is a living thing that looks like plants.
Sloths are good swimmers. They are nocturnal and sleep during
the day. They sleep 15 hours in a day. They hang upside down
from branches and vines. Sloths heart, liver and spleen are
placed differently so they can hang upside down.

Bibliography
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www.activewild.com

Tiger by Daxton
Here is a picture of a tiger.

The tiger looks like….
Tigers weigh 660 pounds. They have 100 black stripes on
orange or white fur. Every tiger has different stripes they use to
help them hide.
What does the tiger eat?
A tiger can eat 40 pounds in one sitting. The tiger eats meat like
wild pigs, badgers, large deer, and large buffalo. It hunts at
night alone. They use explosive bursts of speed to catch their
prey. Tigers bite the neck of its prey from behind breaking the
spinal cord. They drag their kill to a safe place to eat.

How is the tiger like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Baby tigers look like their parent. Both have white stomachs.
They both have stripes above their eyes. The cub has more
stripes. An adult has an orange nose and the baby has a white
nose. The baby is born blind. Mom takes care of the cubs for
one year. They move their cubs if they are threatened. Their
mom teaches her young how to hunt at eight to ten months.
They are on their own when they turn two.

Who are the tiger’s predators?
Wild dogs called dhole are predators of the tiger. Humans are
their greatest threat. Humans take the tiger’s land for farming
and logging. Tigers are poached for their bones and other body
parts.

What are some other interesting facts about the tiger?
There are five subspecies of tiger. They are endangered. There
are only 3500 left in the world. Tigers are good swimmers.

Bibliography
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www.seaworld.org
www.natgeokids.com
www.kids.sandiegozoo.org

Lemur by Elias
Here is a picture of the lemur.

The lemur looks like….
The lemur can be 3.6 to 27 inches long and weighs from 1.1
ounces to 20 pounds. A lemur has thin fur that can be black,
grey, brown or reddish colored. Their eyes are really big and
they have a pointed nose. The lemur has a longer tail than its
body. They have a black and white banded tail that helps them
follow each other. Lemurs have human-like hands and a claw
on their hind feet for grooming.
What does the lemur eat?
Lemurs use their tails to stay in the tree to eat the fruit and
leaves. They have human-like hands and fingernails to help
them eat tree bark, sap, bugs and small birds.

How is the lemur like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
The offspring of lemurs look like their parents. Their faces, eyes,
and tails are exactly like the parents. One difference is the mom
has some brown fur on her body and the baby is mostly grey.
Lemurs live in troops and the females take care of the offspring.
For the first two weeks a baby hangs onto mom’s tummy.
When they get stronger they eat food and walk and climb on
their own. They ride on mom’s back when tired.

Who are the lemur’s predators?
The lemur’s predators are fossa cats, ground boa snakes, and
humans. The predators hunt and eat lemurs. Humans sell them
as pets and cut down their trees.

What are some other interesting facts about the lemur?
Lemurs only live on Africa’s island called Madagascar. They
communicate with smells. Lemurs are really smart animals.
When travelling, lemurs raise their tails to stay with the group.

Bibliography
www.softschools.com
www.activewild.com
www.critterbabies.com
www.animalcorner.com

Howler Monkey by Gavin
Here is a picture of a howler monkey.

The howler monkey looks like….
The howler monkey is 16 to 28 inches long. Their tail is 20 to 30
inches long. They have long hair that is black, brown or red. The
tail is used to grasp branches. Thick fur covers the tail except
for the underside of the tip which gives them a better grip.
What does the howler monkey eat?
Howler monkeys are vegetarians. They eat leaves, fruit,
flowers, nuts, and eggs from bird nests. They even use their tail
like little arms to grab food! They don’t have to drink water
because they get it from their food.

How is the howler monkey like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Howler monkeys and their babies both have tails, brown fur,
and brown eyes. The baby tails are shorter than the adults,
adult’s tails are longer and baby’s arms are shorter. Babies
survive by hiding in their mother’s fur.

Who are the howler monkey’s predators?
There are predators that harm howler monkeys. Harpy eagles
harm them by eating them. Humans also harm them by hunting
for their meat and fur. Humans cut down trees which means
deforestation. They don’t have many predators.

What are some other interesting facts about the howler
monkey?
There are many interesting facts about the howler monkey.
They are the loudest land animal in the world. They live about
15 to 20 years. Howler monkeys live in groups called troops.
Like humans they have trichromats which means there are
three types of color receptors in their eyes.

Bibliography
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Jaguar by Hunter
Here is a picture of a jaguar.

The jaguar looks like….
Jaguars can reach from five to seven feet long. They weigh 200
to 250 pounds. Its fur is tan or orange and is covered with black
spots that look like roses. Jaguars have large heads and big legs.
What does the jaguar eat?
Jaguars stalk their prey and kill with a single bite. They are
nocturnal. They hunt at night. They can eat 85 different kinds of
animals. This includes fish, caimans, capybaras and peccaries.
How is the jaguar like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Jaguars and the cubs both have black spots and orange on their
backs. Adults are bigger then the cubs. Baby jaguars are blind.
They only weigh a half pound and drink mom’s milk when born.
Babies stay with their moms for protection.

Who are the jaguar’s predators?
Jaguars are trapped and poisoned by ranchers. Jaguars are
hunted for their beautiful fur. Logging, mining, and farming
destroy their habitat. Anacondas kill and eat jaguars.

What are some other interesting facts about jaguars?
Jaguars are very good swimmers. They can roar very loud.
Jaguars bury their prey after killing it. They are the second
strongest of all mammals.

Bibliography
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www.enchantedlearning.com

Piranha by Jaxon Child
Here is a picture of a piranha.

The piranha looks like….
A piranha is 5.5 to 17 inches long. It weighs about 7.7 pounds. It
is silvery with completely black and orange undersides. The
piranha has sharp and pointed teeth and a strong jaw bone that
can crush a human hand in five to ten seconds. Their triangular
teeth look like scissors. They have deep bellies.
What does the piranha eat?
Piranhas eat fish, fruit, seeds, crustaceans, insects, lizards,
amphibians, and dead meat. Piranhas hunt in groups. They are
attracted to the smell of blood. They can bite through a fish
hook. Their teeth are designed to puncture and slice the flesh
from their prey and can strip their prey to the bone.

How is the piranha like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Piranha babies and adults have eyes on the side of their heads.
They both have silvery bodies, fins, and tails. Piranhas have
different colored eyes. Parents protect the eggs. This helps
offspring survive.

Who are the piranha’s predators?
Piranha’s predators are dolphins, crocodiles and turtles.
Humans hunt piranhas. Humans use the teeth of piranhas in
tools and weapons. People and other animals kill them for
food.

What are some other interesting facts about the piranha?
Piranhas live in South America. They lay up to 5000 eggs.
Piranhas do not lose teeth in their whole life. Piranha means
tooth fish.

Bibliography
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Orangutan by Jayce
Here is a picture of the orangutan.

The orangutan looks like….
Orangutans are 3.5 to 4.5 feet tall. They are 110 to 200 pounds.
They have a red coat. Their arms are seven to eight feet long.
Orangutans have opposable thumbs and big toes to help climb
trees.

What does the orangutan eat?
Orangutans like eating leaves, bark, insect and seeds from
fruits. They use a variety of tools made from sticks.

How is the orangutan like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Baby orangutans are different than their parents. Adult
orangutans have speckles of skin around their eyes. The babies
have very thin wrinkled faces, feet and hands. They get carried
by mothers until they are about 18 months old. Babies stay
with their moms for seven years.

Who is the orangutan’s predator?
The humans hunt orangutans for their meat. Leopards and
tigers hunt orangutans for food. People cut their houses down
to make things. People sell orangutan babies for pets.

What are some other interesting facts about the orangutans?
Orangutans hide in trees from predators. They live alone. They
make tools from sticks. Orangutan means the man of the
forest.

Bibliography
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Red Eyed Tree Frog by Karver
Here is a picture of a red eye tree frog.

The red eyed tree frog looks like….
Red eyed tree frogs have huge red eyes. Their body is brightly
colored green with yellow and blue markings on the side. The
large orange pads have many suction cups that help grip to
twigs and branches. The red eyed tree frog can reach 1.5 to
2.75 inches long. They weigh 0.2 to 0.5 ounces.
What does the red eyed tree frog eat?
Red eyed tree frogs eat crickets, flies and small frogs. They also
eat moths and grasshoppers. The frog is a meat eater or a
carnivore. It surprises it prey and uses its long sticky tongue to
catch its prey.

How is the red eyed tree frog like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Red eyed tree frog babies and their parents both have red eyes
and green faces. They have orange sticky pads on their feet.
The babies are lighter green than their parents. Baby tree frogs
have many ways to survive. They hatch early if predators are
near. Tadpoles fall down into the water. They stay in the water
until they change into a frog.

Who are the red eyed tree frog’s predators?
Adult red eyed tree frog’s predators are snakes, spiders, bats,
owls and toucans. Enemies of tadpoles are dragonflies, fish,
water beetles and birds. Animals hunt red eye tree frogs for
food.

What are some other interesting facts about the red eyed tree
frog?
Red eyed tree frogs live in southern parts of Mexico, Central
America, and northern South America. They spend most of
their life in the tree tops. They live up to five years in the wild.
Females are larger than males. Red eyed tree frogs are different
colored in different moods.

Bibliography
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www.activewide.com
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Lemur by Kaycen
Here is a picture of the lemur.

The lemur looks like….
The lemur is 3.6 to 27 inches long. It weighs 1.1 ounces to 20
pounds. The lemur has thin fur that can be black, grey, brown
or reddish colored. The lemur has a pointed nose, huge eyes,
and human-like hands. Their black and white banded tail is
bushy and longer than its body. The lemur’s claws help it climb
and walk on cliffs and trees.

What does the lemur eat?
Lemurs like to eat fruit and leaves from tamarind trees. Their
tails help them hold on so their hands can grab the food. They
will also eat spiders, caterpillars and maybe small birds.

How is the lemur like their parents? How are they different?
How do the offspring survive?
Baby lemurs look a lot like their parents. Their head and tail are
the same. The baby and parents both have a white chest. The
only difference is the baby is lighter colored. The offspring stay
with their mom for two years. Their moms lick them to clean
them. Offspring hang onto mom’s stomach for two weeks. After
that they ride on mom’s back.

Who are the lemur’s predators?
The predators of the lemur are the fossa, harrier hawk, cats,
dogs, and humans. Their predators hunt and eat them. Humans
also cut down trees.

What are some other interesting facts about the lemur?
Lemurs can see at night. Their tail helps them balance and jump
from tree to tree. They live in groups of 30.

Bibliography
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www.activewild.com
www.critterbabies.com
www.kids.sandiegozoo.org
www.animalcorner.org

Anaconda by Mckenzie
Here is a picture of an anaconda.

The anaconda looks like….
The anaconda is 30 feet long. It weighs up to 550 pounds. They
are dark spotted and yellow or green. Anacondas are the
heaviest and largest known snakes. Anacondas have dry, scaly
skin. It smells with its tongue.
What does the anaconda eat?
Anacondas eat fish, turtles, caimans, capybaras, pigs, jaguars,
deer and birds. They usually hunt at night. They eat up to 40
pounds a day. The snake goes around its prey and squeezes it
until it can’t breathe. Anacondas swallow their prey whole.
How is the anaconda like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Anaconda babies have black spots on their bodies. Adults have
black covering their bodies. Anacondas have up to 29 babies at

one time. Babies are two feet long when they hatch. When they
hatch they survive on their own.

Who are the anaconda’s predators?
The enemies of the anacondas are caimans, people, other
anacondas, piranhas, and jaguars. When anacondas are hurt
piranhas go and eat them. Young anacondas are eaten by
caimans. People are afraid of anacondas. People also sell
anacondas as pets or for their skin.

What are some other interesting facts about the anaconda?
Anacondas are not poisonous. They can stay under water for
ten minutes. They are excellent swimmers. They live ten to
twelve years in the wild.

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Anaconda by Molly
Here is a picture of an anaconda.

The anaconda looks like….
The anaconda is 30 feet long. It weighs up to 550 pounds. The
anacondas are dark green with two rows of black spots on their
back and white marks on their sides. Anacondas don’t have
fangs. It smells with its tongue and its nostrils are on top of the
snout. It has dry, scaly skin.
What does the anaconda eat?
Anacondas eat fish, turtles, deer, pigs, caimans, capybaras, and
jaguars. They squeeze their prey until they can no longer
breathe. A large meal will keep snakes happy for a few weeks.
When they hunt smaller meals, they eat up to 40 pounds of
food per day.

How is the anaconda like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Anaconda babies and adults both have spots on their sides and
both have eyes. They both are tan and dark green. The baby is
short and the adult is large. Anacondas have 20 to 40 babies at
a time. Mothers don’t take care of their babies. They take care
of themselves. When they are born they are almost
immediately able to swim and hunt.

Who are the anaconda’s predators?
People, jaguars, and large caimans are predators of the
anacondas. Also other anacondas kill anacondas. People kill
anacondas when they see them because they are scared of
them. Animals kill anacondas for food.

What are some other interesting facts about the anaconda?
There are 4 types of anacondas. They are one of the two largest
types of snakes in the world. Females are larger than males. A
group of anacondas is called a knot. They can stay under water
for ten minutes. Anacondas are nocturnal animals which means
that they hunt during the night.

Bibliography
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Capybara by Ryder
Here is a picture of a capybara.

The capybara looks like….
Capybaras are about four feet in length and 140 pounds. Their
fur is reddish-brown and wiry. Their eyes, nose, and mouth are
on the top of their head. They can be underwater and see
predators or sleep with their nose above the water.
What does the capybara eat?
Capybaras eat grass, water plants, fruit and bark. During the dry
season, they eat reeds, grains, melons and squashes. They
graze by the river banks. They do not follow the same route
every day.
How is the capybara like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Baby capybaras are similar to their parents. They both have
brown, wiry fur and whiskers on their snout. Adults and babies

have four legs. They both have small ears on their head. In
three or four days the baby is ready to join the group. Capybara
babies stay with the group until they are a year old. Babies
move around together in a creche.

Who are the capybara’s predators?
The jaguars, eagles, anacondas, and caimans hunt and eat
capybaras. Humans kill capybaras for their meat and fur. People
make fine gloves from their fur.

What are some other interesting facts about the capybara?
Capybaras sleep a lot during the day. They are nocturnal
animals. Chinchillas and guinea pigs are part of the capybara
family. The front teeth of capybaras are always growing.

Bibliography
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www.tropical-rainforest-facts.com

Orangutan by Wyllow
Here is a picture of the orangutan:

The orangutan looks like….
The orangutans have a red coat. They weigh 110 to 200
pounds. They are 3.5 to 4.5 feet tall. They have large throat
pouches to make loud calls. They have large hands and big toes
to grip and climb trees. They have large cheeks pads. Hands
have large opposable thumbs.
What does the orangutan eat?
Orangutans eat leaves and bark and insects. They use their
hands to dig food. They also use sticks to get food.

How is the orangutan like their parents? How are they
different? How do the offspring survive?
Baby orangutans are different than their parents. The baby has
white speckles of skin around its eyes. Also babies have very
thin wrinkled faces, feet and hands. Babies stay with their
moms for the first seven years. Orangutan moms carry the baby
for 18 months to protect it.

Who are the orangutan’s predators?
The people cut the tees down where orangutans live. Humans
also illegally hunt them and sell them for pets. Tigers and
leopards hunt them for food.

What are some other interesting facts about the orangutans?
Orangutans have an arm length of about 7.5 feet. Mates make
long, loud calls called long calls that carry through the forests.
They live alone in order to find enough food. Orangutans use
tools like sticks to find food. They also use leaves called
ponchos to keep dry.

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