Amazon rainforest quizz. Activity of the English project for primary students "Amazon rainforest": https://sites.google.com/a/xtec.cat/csantama/rainforest
4. This animal lives in the canopy layer.
It’s a very sloooooow moving
animal. It’s got very strong claws
to help it cling to tree branches. It
often sleeps hanging upside down.
6. This animal is part of the monkeys
family. It’s got a bright golden
color. They like to eat fruit and
small animals. They live in the
trees of the rainforest.
10. T hey live in the top of the trees, in
the emergent layer. They are fast
and have keen eyesight. They can
swoop down and snatch their prey
from the canopy. They eat small
mammals.
12. The color of this animals can vary
depending on the habitat. The
white markings emulates the
patterns of sun spots that
penetrate the rain forest canopy.
They constrict their preys before
consuming it whole.
14. They are a type of lizard. They live
along the banks of the rivers and in
tree branches. They are usually
from green to gray color. They are
herbivores.
16. This are one of the largest animals in
the cat family. They can swim.
They eat fish, tortoises, mice and
other rodents. You can find them
on the forest floor, but also in
other layers of the rain forest
because they can climb trees.
18. There are over four hundred species
of this birds throughout the world.
They are the smallest species of
birds. Some are as small as 7 cm in
length. They get its name from the
sound of the rapid beating of its
wings.
20. This animals can carry leaves very
big from the top of the canopy to
the forest floor. Here they live in
nests of millions of individuals!
They digest the plants and also
feed off their droppings.
22. They are reptiles with scaly skin.
They live on land and water. Their
strong tail allows them to move
quickly in the water to catch the
preys. Their eyes are on top of
their heads so they can see above
the surface of the water.
24. These members of the parrot family
live in the forest canopy where
they search for fruit. Their beaks
are designed to peck at the fruit
and crush the seeds and nuts.
26. You’ll know how this monkey got its
name once you hear it. Their howls
can be heard up to two miles away.
It is one of the biggest species of
the monkey family. They eat fruit,
plants, insects, and seeds.
28. There are many species of them in
the rain forest. They live in the
forest canopy. Some are busy
during the day and others are
nocturnal. They eat the nectar
from plants.
30. This mammal is generally
acknowledged to have a very keen
sense of smell, used to locate ants.
They use the tongue to collect the
eggs, larvae, and adult insects.
40. These animals are born grey and
become pink with age. They have a
long powerful beak, small eyes and
are slow swimmers. They feed on
crustaceans, crabs, catfish, and
small fresh water fish.
44. This are fliying mammals. They feed
biting to animals such as horses,
pigs, cattle, pigs... and suck their
blood. The amount of blood they
drinks about a teaspoonful.