Animals of the Rainforest

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.