Amazon Rainforest Animals

More than one third of all animal species in the world live in the Amazon Rainforest.
Let's learn about some of these animals!

Choose two of the animals below.
Click on their pictures to learn some facts about each one.
Take notes!
Now it's time to get creative. This is the best part!
You are to make up a new Amazon Rainforest animal.

You are going to combine your two animals into one animal.
Your new animal must be a mix of the two rainforest animals.
You can use this Basic Facts sheet to help you.
After you decide on your new creative animal, you must do the following:

You must give your new animal a name that is made up of parts of the name of each animal you chose.
You must write a paragraph describing your new animal, combining some of the characteristics of each of the Amazon Rainforest animals that you picked. Use this worksheet to help organize your ideas.
You must draw a picture of your new animal using KidPix, and add a textbox to write your paragraph description. Practice sketching your new animal on paper before you try to draw it with KidPix.

Anaconda

These are a type of boa constrictor snake, and the largest snakes in the world.

Black Caiman

These animals are great swimmers and are related to American alligators.
Capybara

These are the world's largest rodents! They love to wallow in mud.
Electric Eel

These are fresh water fish and not really eels. When threatened or attacking prey, they can send out five times the power of a standard wall socket!
Giant Anteater

These animals have no teeth, but use their long tongues to eat up to 35,000 ants and termites every day.
Giant River Otter

These are the world's largest otters, and can grow to be six feet long!
Golden Lion Tamarin

These beautiful, small monkeys are extremely endangered. They sleep in tree holes.
Howler Monkey

The sounds howler monkeys make can be heard up to three miles away, the loudest sound of any land animal.
Jaguar

These are the largest cats in the Amazon Rainforest. They can kill their prey with just one powerful bite.
Kinkajou

These animals are related to racoons, and can turn their feet backwards to run easily in either direction!
Leafcutter Ants

These ants grow their own food, a fungus, in special gardens!
Millipede

These animals are a type of arthropod, and have from 47 to 197 pairs of legs, two pairs on each body segment. They move in a wave-like motion.
Ocelot

These animals are very similar to domestic cats, but they can grow to over four feet long. Unlike domestic cats, though, they love to swim!
Pink River Dolphin

These are the most intelligent of all dolphins. Their brain capacity is 40% larger than humans!
Piranha

Their teeth are razor sharp, and they have very strong jaws. These fish won't bite people unless they are very hungry.
Poison Dart Frog

These frogs come in many colors. They are one of the most toxic animals on Earth!
Tarantula
tarantula
These giant spiders are harmless to humans, and have become popular pets!
Three-toed Sloth

These are the world's slowest mammals. They spend most of their time in trees.
Toucan

Their bill is 7.5 inches long and is used to toss food to their mate!
Vampire Bat

These are the only mammals that feed entirely on blood.


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