R a i n f o r e s t A n i m a l s B e n g a l T i g e r

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1 B e n g a l T i g e r In the rainforest, Bengal tigers prefer the densely forested edges near the ocean. Even though their natural habitat is shrinking due to deforestation, they can still be found in India, China, Bangladesh and Indonesia. D E F O R E S T A T I O N H F A R U R E G I T L A G N E B H S E R O V I N R A C A T S A L D E B G R O O M I N G L B I G K D C W A T E R T B M I L C U R A I N F O R E S T T N U H A T O N G U E L G N A T E D Y R C L E A N O V S T R I P E D D W H Z B P M P Q J P W R N W X V S R E M M I W S G P A P O F The striped fur of a Bengal tiger helps to camouflage it while quietly waiting for an opportunity to pounce on its prey. Bengal tigers are carnivores and prefer medium-sized animals like deer and antelope. However, when food is scarce, they may hunt animals as small as birds and as large as elephants. Bengal tigers are too big and heavy to climb trees like other cats but they are excellent swimmers. A Bengal tiger will even chase its prey into water. Bengal tigers hunt at night and sleep during the day. After making a catch, the tiger will eat until full and sleep near the kill to guard it from other animals. Like all cats, the Bengal tiger has a rough tongue. This acts as a comb to clean and detangle their fur while grooming.

2 Photo By Leyo - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch, Honduras White Bat Besides Honduras, these white bats also live in other Central American countries - Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The tiny bats are less than 2 big. They have fluffy white fur and a bright yellow nose, ears and legs. All bats are mammals. They are the only mammal that can fly. A bat will groom himself like a cat does using its long tongue and back feet to keep their fur clean. The Honduras white bats make their own tents. They cut the side veins of large leaves causing the leaves to fold down to form a tent. They cling upside-down to the roof of the tent in small groups. The tent protects them from rain and predators. Sunlight filters through the leaf which gives the white bat a greenish look. This almost completely hides them when they sleep during the day. At night, the Honduras white bat emerges to search for food. Unlike most bats who eat insects, these tiny little creatures eat only fruit and vegetation. R R I R Z W U F M J L D T J E X E A S E V A E L A A B D V C Q K L A M M A M Y F F U L F T A A U K B F G W I L W I Y S X B H S I N E E R G B C T D S R O T A D E R P C O E Y E L L O W U N Z V F H Q T J U N I I A U Y L T H I D E S Y I C U I G G Q C N S A R U D N O H I G Z F O E F T G L S K N W O D E D I S P U E R H N P K L H P N R U F F H V E G E T A T I O N T W X G Y W D J T E F G E

3 O r a n g u t a n Orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Strong hands and hand-like feet, and long arms allow the orangutan to live primarily in treetops. Their redish fur helping to blend them into the sun dappled treetops. Swinging from tree to tree, orangutans feed on fruit, leaves, bark, flowers, and insects such as termites. They are very smart and use tools, such as tree branches, to poke at termite holes. Orangutans have also been know to chew leaves into a spongy consistency to soak up drinking water during the dry season. Orangutans travel everyday to find the best food in their area, settling down each night in a new location. Orangutans are surprisingly good engineers and build amazing nests high in the treetops. They will gather strong branches for the base and weave in smaller twigs and leaves to make the nest comfortable. Usually traveling alone except mothers and their children orangutans will socialize with each other, sometimes playing and grooming. T R S R B E S E T I M R E T N G A B K E Y W V J H F T S W R V T P P Q S H E R O R I L S A S T N R H E O F E A L K Q P A T M N E N O T E V U R U V Q Q S O R A N G U T A N S T S E R O F N I A R X C J P G L U V C F H S I D E R O T W M R D M X A J T T I G S I E H X J N C O N P V O Y I G S R G N I L E V A R T B E X T P G J C S P P L N D F V V X E N G I N E E R S O C I A L I Z E S H G Q

4 T O U C A N Toucans live in Southern Mexico, Central America, the northern portion of South America, and the Caribbean. Even though they have a very large beak, toucans rely on other animals to hollow out the trees where they make their nests. Toucans use their colorful beaks to attract mates and to reach for fruit and other food. Toucans can even peel fruit with their beaks. Besides fruit, toucans will sometimes eat insects, young birds, eggs, or lizards. V K A E B R A N C H E S L N F F L Y I N G I H O F R U I T O E R U T A R E P M E T B S M W D X T F G L P V H R B N D D X E Y J Q R I D T E L A N V S G R X D H N O A E I C E W D L X B J T G E E L N U S G N I W L S D O V F A G O T H F D C B K V I N S E C T S C N E E Z G V U S P K I O A T V S W N W V J Toucans can even regulate body temperature by adjusting the flow of blood to their beak. More blood flow means more heat is released. When toucans sleep, they tuck their beak under their feathers to keep them warm. The legs of the toucan are strong and short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toes turned backward allowing them to grasp tree branches. Toucans spend a lot of time in trees, but they are not very good at flying. Toucans mainly travel among trees by hopping. When they do take flight, they flap their wings vigorously and glide, traveling only short distances. Toucans live in small groups. They groom each other by removing remove dust and sticky seeds by gently nibbling one another s feathers with the tips of their beaks.

5 L o w l a n d T a p i r The Lowland tapir is found in South America, from northern Colombia to northern Argentina and southern Brazil on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains. Adaptable to different habitats, tapirs may be found in swamp and hillside areas, savannah, and in cloud forests and rainforests. Preferring moist areas, they are often found near waterways where they can feed, rest and bathe. D U M B C S N O R K E L H S B L O W L A N D T A P I R A T Q S W I M M E R H I D E S B O F S W S R O T A D E R P G I P E T Q Q T U O N S E P I R T S O R A I N F O R E S T S A A W X N A S O L I T A R Y S Z T A F N O I T A T E G E V S I S M L V G N I G A R O F M F N O P B S W A T E R W A Y S S G V M I Young tapirs have stripes and spots to camouflage them from predators. Adults are solid dark brown. The Lowland tapir is primarily solitary and shy, grazing and foraging at night, and resting or hiding during the day. It eats fruits and plants and other vegetation and is a strong swimmer, known to cross rivers and take to the water to escape predators. They even use their trunk-like snout as a snorkel. Tapirs will also wallow in mud, perhaps to remove pesky ticks from their thick hides.

6 A m a z o n i a n M a n a t e e The Amazonian manatee is the only fresh water manatee in the world and only lives in the Amazon river of South America. They follow the flow of the river, feeding in the high waters during the flood season. When the water levels begin to decrease, they stay in deep lagoons and pools where they will live off their fat reserves until the next flood season comes around. J P L A N T S A Q U A T I C B W S L A M M A M N M N X Y F R H M C T G R L D A D S S R L E I A Q O A O E Z M S U R E O A S N M D E R O V I B R E H O T K A W Q W N Q N I C F P T D H E T V A I E T P S R A P A D N R E T A W H S E R F C I E N L S E N O S T R I L S E L L P G R D E T N I O J Z C N F Y R B Active throughout both day and night the Amazonian manatee is a herbivore and spends its entire life underwater feeding on aquatic plant life. In the course of one day, they may eat over 25 pounds of food. Manatees have rough, grainy, leathery-feeling skin. They have jointed flippers to help with movement, to grab food, and to hold onto things. Manatees have whiskers on their faces which are believed to help locate things. Manatee are mammals so they breath air. Their nostrils close off when underwater and they come to the surface to take a breath.

7 Photo by Michelle Bender - CC BY-SA 2.0, Amazon River Dolphin R E T A W H S E R F M U R K Y T P D Y S N I H P L O D P A E O T E M P E R A T U R E M S A I Y D L J R T H W O L L A H S B L O O D V E S S E L S N O R L K O B J D J P E I B N E W E U R L U F Y A L P R F W U O T S Q F B K N I P O I O B V F A H A I R S K A E B V L F E F W A M A Z O N R I V E R F R M V Amazon River Dolphins live in the fresh water rivers of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. They prefer shallow water and will even swim into a flooded forest to look for food. These dolphins can paddle forward with one of their flippers and backwards with the other one. This allows the dolphin to maneuver around the trees in a flooded forest. The Amazon river dolphin also has small hairs on their beaks that allow them to detect prey in the murky waters. They like to eat fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles. And yes, Amazon river dolphins are pink! They have overdeveloped blood vessels close to their skin which gives it the pink color. it is believed this is to help them regulate body temperature. When excited or agitated the Amazon river dolphin will blush and get a deeper shade of pink. By nature, dolphins are very playful. The male Amazon River Dolphin will even pick up sticks or rocks to show-off to females.

8 Red-Eyed Tree Frog Red-eyed tree frogs live in trees near rivers and ponds in the rainforests of southern Mexico and Central America as far south as Columbia. Females lay their eggs in leaves over water. When the tadpoles hatch from the eggs they fall into the water where they live until they become frogs and move into the trees. F A U Z H S R O T A D E R P P T A D P O L E S V H W C U X U S T A R T L E D L A G C K Q C E S K S T S E R O F N I A R O T E E F E G N A R O S G N V L N T S Y C A R N I V O R E S O G O R F E E R T D E Y E D E R A R J A S T C E S N I E P O F D C A M O U F L A G E N U N U B L U E S I D E S G G E J I L One of the most colorful animals, the red-eyed tree frog has red eyes, blue body and leg markings, orange suction cup feet, and a bright green body. During the day, they sleep, covering their blue sides with their back legs and tucking their orange feet under their stomachs so they appear completely green. This helps to hide the red-eyed tree frogs from predators such as snakes, bats, spiders, and birds. If the green camouflage fails and a predator spots the frog anyway, it may be startled by the bright colors giving the red-eyed tree frog a chance to get away. Hunting at night, red-eyed tree frogs are carnivores and eat mainly insects. They have suction cups on their toes that help them stick to leaves as they climb around the trees looking for food. Image from Wikimedia Commons

9 C h a m e l e o n Almost half of the world s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. These slowmoving lizards spend their lives high in the trees of the rainforests. Known for their ability to change color, they can be seen wearing a variety of colors, including brown, green, blue, yellow, red, black or white. Contrary to popular belief, chameleons do not change colors to camouflage themselves. Instead, their skin changes in response to temperature, light, and mood. A green chameleon is said to be relaxed. A yellow chameleon is angry and a chameleon showing lots of colors is probably just showing off! S F S D R A Z I L E W R O S C T Z B W O L S M O O D A U E H C B D V G N I B M I L C T U A E R U T A R E P M E T S G G M S T S E R O F N I A R A R N E N Z S R E C N I P D S G O O L I C H A N G E S E Y E A W T E R C O L O R E L A X E D N Y O T A I L S E T I S A R A P T N S I D Y K C I T S X T M F G S Chameleon s feet are basically pincers used for tree climbing. They also will use their tails to grab onto branches. A chameleon will curl up its tail when relaxed or sleeping. Chameleons have extremely long, sticky tongues. It can be up to twice the length of a chameleon s body. Their tongue is lightening fast and is used to snap up insects and plants for food. Also distinctive are the chameleons bulging, independently moveable eyes enabling them to see almost a complete 360-degrees and observe two things at the same time. Chameleons will shed their skin when they have outgrown it. This will also remove parasites.

10 Three-Toed Sloth Sloths spend nearly all of their time in trees, hanging from branches with the powerful grip of their long, curved claws. Sloths also sleep in trees up to 20 hours a day. Even when awake they often remain motionless, making sloths the slowest, most inactive animal on earth. In fact, in the dictionary, sloth is defined as laziness; a dislike of work or any kind of physical exertion. But tree sloths aren t really lazy it s just their nature. Their stillness also helps to hide them from predators. In the damp rainforests of South and Central America, algae grows on the sloth s fur. This give their coat a greenish look which also helps for camouflage. Three-toed sloths don't groom themselves so they usually have a variety of insects living in their fur, including mosquitoes, sandflies, lice, ticks, mites and moths; which make nests in their fur. At night they eat leaves and fruit from the trees and get almost all of their water from juicy plants. N T B E K T I U R F X W W V C B C Y Q F H X B P S T S E R O F N I A R M O T I O N L E S S U L H E E L E A G U U S E D A W F C P W G H C I A M C A W E M W G G P R E D A T O R S T I L L N E S S D S E V S O U E W K C I L L H Y L A U T E A N M R O P O Q P L Y G N N T H G I N W V S T E O W P M R T H K A P S H T O L S I A S T B V A R U W W Q B W L M W L C P Q E Z D C C E S N E H G Y Q Q Image from Wikimedia Commons

11 T a r s i e r Although they were once found around the world, Tarsiers can now only be found on the islands of southeast Asia where they live in the trees of the rainforests. These tiny, shy primates have huge eyes so that they can see at night to hunt. Tarsiers cannot move their eyes. Instead, their heads can turn 180 degrees to see all around them. Tarsiers are the only entirely carnivorous primates. They eat mostly insects but will also eat small birds, snakes, lizards, and bats. Tarsiers use their incredibly powerful, long hind legs to leap to another branch or to pounce on their prey. Long, padded fingers provide a strong grip when landing. A tarsier will actually grab insects, small birds and bats out of the air as they fly by, holding them in a viselike grip while biting off their heads. Tarsiers have flat finger and toenails except for the second and third toes of their hind feet. These toes have long, curved claws specially designed for grooming. X I V K T C A K E T I Z D G A D E D D A P N E I J Z H Q P Z N S O B Y T Y G N I M O O R G T V I A X H H D S R P C L A W S E X G U K I X Z V V I X S N M Z Y S U O R O V I N R A C M S B Z X L V O S Q Y K M N G S U M H E S H P A E L V W Q Q V K V V A H N P I R G N P U Y K T E E S B C Y Z T T H G I N S E C T S V C U N E R S D I K N S N I U E Q R X R A I N F O R E S T S V D G E G K Y U

12 Blue Morpho Butterfly in the wordsearch below. Blue morpho butterflies live in the tropical forests of Latin America from Mexico to Colombia. They spend most of their time on the forest floor and in the lower shrubs and trees where they keep their wings folded. The underside of their wings is a dull brown with many spots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects. When the blue morpho flies, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morpho is appearing and disappearing. I N S B U T T E R F L Y W S O S Y R L C X V I V I D E A I C T L O U S H R U B S H W N C T C A T E R P I L L A R S T S A E C A M O U F L A G E S E O E S I D O S E I L F C R G N B R N P E R G N I T S A R T N O C I O R P O L S T R A W R A R C L R P H U R E F L E C T E P X S T T O S E N S O R S G N I W The blue morpho butterfly is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue color is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings which reflect light. As caterpillars, these insects eat leaves. After becoming a butterfly it can no longer chew, so it drinks food instead. Adults use a long, protruding mouthpart called a proboscis as a straw to sip the juice of fruit, the fluids of decomposing animals, tree sap, fungi and wet mud. Blue morphos taste fruit with sensors on their legs, and they "tastesmell" the air with their antennae, which serve as a combined tongue and nose.