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Wildlife in Brazil
Reptiles
Birds
Fish
Mammals
100
Brazil is home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil is considered to have the greatest ____________ of any country on the planet.
What is biodiversity
100
Brazil is home to the _____________, frequently described as the largest snake on the planet.
What is anaconda
100
_______________: These beautiful little birds, with their dazzling iridescent colors, may be seen all over Brazil, including in cities. They fly rapidly from one spot to the next and can even fly backwards.
What is hummingbirds
100
The Amazon is home to the pirarucu, which is a carnivorous (eats meat) fish that is known to grow up to 400 pounds. Pirarucu feed on other __________ and ___________.
What is the fish and birds
100
While large mammals like cats (tigers, jaguars, leopards, and small cats) and primates (including monkeys, apes, and lemurs) are best known, most rainforest mammals are small, nocturnal, and inconspicuous. ________ and _________ are the most abundant kinds of mammals in most rainforests.
What is bats and rodents
200
The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring ___________, ________, and ________ in this South American country.
What is animals, plants, and fungi
200
Brazilian rain forest _________ are all classified by their triangular heads, which is about the only thing they all have in common.
What is vipers
200
Unfortunately, Macaws’ beautiful plumage makes them a major target for _________ (illegal hunters). It has contributed greatly to the decline of the endangered hyacinth macaw, the world’s largest parrot (1m long).
What is poachers
200
The _____________ is perhaps the most feared creature in the Amazon river. It has a powerful jaw and razor-like triangular teeth that can shred flesh from bone in a matter of seconds.
What is piranha
200
The world's largest ____________ is found throughout the Amazon River Basin, where the combined impacts of habitat loss and pollution pose risks to the long-term survival of the species.
What is otter
300
Due to _________, the _______________, and _________________________, Brazil’s natural fauna (animals) has experienced a huge decline in numbers.
What is hunting, destruction of habitat, and the introduction of foreign species
300
Brazilian pygmy geckos are ________________ - that means they are waterproof. They can essentially walk on water. But falling rain drops can be hazardous because they are so small.
What is superhydrophobic
300
The ___________ Inhabits the uppermost trees of the Amazon rainforest. With a short, thick neck, it is distinguished by its large and colorful beak (black, blue, red, white).
What is toucan
300
The ___________________, a giant Amazononian catfish, is thought to migrate a distance of about 2,000 miles from its nursery grounds near the mouth of the Amazon to its spawning grounds in the upper Amazon.
What is piramutaba catfish
300
The ___________is the third largest cat in the world, but pound for pound they are by far the strongest.
What is jaguar
400
Brazil’s most emblematic bird of prey (and the largest in the Americas) is the rare and enormously powerful _______________, weighing up to 10kg and claws bigger than human hands. It enjoys a diet of monkeys, sloths, armadillos and other large animals, and nests at least 25m above the ground in big jungle trees.
What is harpy eagle
400
The _____________________ is a type of monkey of the omnivore type that eats fruits, insects, spiders, lizards, etc. It can reach up to 12 inches long (with a 12 inches tail) and a weight of about 2 pounds.
What is golden lion tamarin