Animals of the Rainforest

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Mr. Reed’s First Grade Class - June, 2012

.................................................................The Iguana By Allison 4

........................................................The Two Toed Sloth By Ben 5

..................................................................The Ocelot by Calum 6

.................................................The Bengal Tiger by Connor M. 7

............................................................The Ocelot By Connor S. 8

..................................................................The Toucan by Elijah 9

..............................................The Poison Dart Frog by Gregory 10

............................................The Golden Lion Tamarin by Jada 11

.........................................................The Bengal Tiger by Julia 12

.....................................................................The Jaguar by Kali 13

................................................The Scarlet Macaw by Madison 14

..............................................The Emerald Tree Boa By Oliver 15

.......................................................The Boa Constrictor By Pat 16

..........................................................The Quetzal by Penelope 17

...........................................................The Tarsier by Samantha 18

..............................................................The Quetzal By Serena 19

.............................................................The Jaguar by Tamerat 20

.........................................The Blue Morpho Butterfly by Tessa 21

.....................................................The Bengal Tiger by Thelma 22

.........................................................The Anaconda by Tommy 23

The Iguana By Allison

I am an iguana. If a predator bites my tail I can grow it back. I use my tail as a whip to protect myself. I can jump 40 feet down from a tree. I can climb with my very sharp claws. I weigh about 11 pounds. I grow 6.6 feet. I am a herbivore. I have strong teeth with razor teeth. I generally live near water and I am an excellent swimmer.

The Two Toed Sloth By Ben

I am a Two Toed Sloth. I eat flower petals and insects and leaves. I climb and I live in the canopy of the tropical rain forest. Jaguars and harpy eagles are my predators. I am about the size of a small dog.

The Ocelot by Calum

I am an ocelot. I am also known as the dwarf Leopard. I eat snakes possums and rabbits. I live on the forest floor and understory of the rainforest.

The Bengal Tiger by Connor M.

I'm a Bengal tiger. I eat meat and lizards. I live on the jungle floor. I weigh 205 pounds.

The Ocelot By Connor S.

I can swim. I have spots. I live in the rainforest. I am nocturnal. I have a dappled coat.

The Toucan by Elijah

I am a toucan. I eat fruits and berries. I don't have feathers until four weeks. I live in the canopy which is the 2nd layer of the tropical rainforest. I live in a tree hole. I am a lazy bird. I don't fly that much. I look colorful. I have a hollow beak. I hatch with a hollow beak.

The Poison Dart Frog by Gregory

I am a poison dart frog. I eat leaves. I live in the rainforest. I have 4 legs. I am 2 inches long. I have enough poison to kill 20,000 mice. I am all types of colors. I am endangered. My continent is South America.

The Golden Lion Tamarin by Jada

I am a golden Lion tamarin. I eat plants fruits and insects. I live in the canopy layer of the rainforest. Snakes can eat me. I am also known as the Gold Marmoset.

The Bengal Tiger by Julia

I am a Bengal Tiger. I eat meat. I live on the forest floor. I live in the rainforest.

The Jaguar by Kali

I am the jaguar who lives in the rain forest of the forest floor. I learn to hunt when I am three months old. I live in the tropical rain forest . I am hard to see because I am camouflaged.

The Scarlet Macaw by Madison

I am a scarlet macaw. I am the largest parrot in the world. My body is 33 inches long from beak to tail. I am threatened by rain forest destruction and illegal pet trading. I can be found in the canopy and the emergent layer.

The Emerald Tree Boa By Oliver

Hello I am an emerald tree boa. I eat birds, rats, bats and best of all mice. I can grow up to 6 feet. I can have 5 to 12 babies. I am a green and white snake. I communicate by making SSS sounds. Some people own me. Not trying to be mean but I have a really bigger mouth than people. I live in the understory of the rain forest..

The Boa Constrictor By Pat

I am a boa constrictor. I live in the canopy of the rainforest. I eat birds rats and other animals. My enemies are people and jaguars. I protect my self by coiling around my prey. My babies are called neonates. I am nocturnal. I can grow up to 30 feet.

The Quetzal by Penelope

I am a quetzal. I eat forest fruit. When i am a group. I eat larva and worms and insects when I am a baby I make nets in old tree trunks. I live in the rainforest .

The Tarsier by Samantha

I am a Tarsier. I eat insects, lizards, worms and small animals. I am the size of a squirrel. My eyes are the size of my brain. I live in the rainforest .

The Quetzal By Serena

I am a quetzal. I live in the canopy of the rain forest. I eat fruit, leaves and bugs. You can find me in Central America or Costa Rica. When the Europeans came they did not believe the Native Americas about me... because I was so rare. Finally they found me and killed me for my lovely feathers to put them on.

The Jaguar by Tamerat

I am a jaguar I eat caimans. I communicate by making squeaks. I live on the forest floor in the tropical rainforest. My tail can grow to 25 inches.

The Blue Morpho Butterfly by Tessa

I am a blue morpho butterfly. I eat fruit. I live in the tropical rain forest. My color is blue. I fly in a zig zag. I have eyes on the back of my wings. Nobody eats me thats what i hope.

The Bengal Tiger by Thelma

I am a Bengal Tiger. I eat meat. I live 15-20 years. I live on the forest floor.

The Anaconda by Tommy

I am an anaconda. I eat ocelots, iguanas, fish, wild pigs, tapir, crocodile, tigers, dear, jaguars. I squeeze my prey. I suffocate my prey. I then I eat it. I live 10 to 15 years. I am 25 to 30 ft. I am a constrictor and a water boa. I live on the forest floor and the understory.