What is the definition of a carnivore?
An animal that only eats meat/other animals.
What is the definition of an herbivore?
An animal that only eats plants.
These ravenous, flesh-eating fish have lived in South America for millions of years. There are some species of this fish that are actually vegetarians.
Piranha
______ have large, colorful beaks.
Toucans
This jungle cat is closely related to the domestic house cat, and is an expert climber and swimmer.
Jaguar
The Howler _____ lives in the treetops of the rainforest.
Monkey
Name the river in South America that is home to the rainforest's aquatic creatures
The Amazon
True or False : The Horned Screamer is a chicken-like bird that dwells in South America.
True!
This quiet predator resembles a jaguar but is much smaller.
Ocelot
True or False: The Three-toed sloth sleeps for 15-20 hours per day.
True!
What color are the dolphins that live in the Amazon?
Pink!
The Harpy ______ is a bird of prey with claws stronger than those of a grizzly bear.
Eagle
This mammal has a sticky tongue, and feeds on ANTS and termites.
Giant Anteater
True or False: The Capybara is the largest rodent on Earth.
True! Capybaras are the largest rodent.
An arapaima is a giant species of ________.
Fish
This lightning-fast bird drinks lots of sugary nectar from flowers so that it can keep its wings beating 60 times a second.
Hummingbird
This carnivorous plant will eat anything that it catches within its slippery, bowl-shaped mouth.
Pitcher Plant
These gentle animals live on the forest floor, can live for up to 30 years, and communicate with one another by whistling.
Tapir
This large river-dwelling creature is closely related to elephants, and has a Veggietales song named after it.
The Manatee!
True or False: Penguins can live in the rainforest.
True! The Tawaki is the only penguin of the rainforest.