Rainforest Geographic

Amazing Rainforest Animals!

Wonderful Creatures

Endangered Animals

Fascinating Facts!

Welcome to our wonderful magazine.

Contents

Page 4 - Sloths
Page 6 - Spectacled Cayman
Page 8 - Flying Fox
Page 10 - Chameleons
Page 12 - Red Panda
Page 14 - Goliath bird eating Spider
Page 16 - River dolphin
Page 18 - Scarlet Macaw
Page 20 - Jaguar
Page 22 - Gold Dart Frog
Page 24 - King Cobra
Page 26 - Tapir
Page 28 - Emerald Tree Boa
Page 30 - Bee Humming Bird
Page 32 - Black Mamba Snake
Page 34 - African Elephants
Page 36 - The Green Anaconda
Page 38 - The Jaguar

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sloths
Are you interested in learning more about the creatures who live in the rainforest? Would you like to learn about these fantastic slow creatures? If so, read this information carefully to find out some more interesting facts.

Definition
Sloths are gentle creatures – their scientific name, Bradypus, means ‘slow feet’ in Greek.

Appearance
There are two types of sloths, two-toed and three-toed sloths. Sloths are grey and furry with green algae dotted on their fur.

Diet
A sloth’s diet consists mainly of buds, leaves and tender shoots, although some sloths have been known to eat insects and birds in their diet.

Habitat
Sloths are tree-dwelling animals, they are found in the jungles of Central America and South America.
By A & M

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SPECTACLED CAIMAN FACTS

Do you want to learn about some of the fascinating creatures that live in the rainforest ? Would you like to learn about the spectacled caiman? If so, read on to find out more about this fascinating creature.

Appearance

Spectacled caiman are normally green or yellow but in winter, black pigment expands making them appear darker. They have brown eyes and a bony ridge in between each eye giving it it’s name.

Habitat

They can be found in Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

Spectacled caiman basking in the sun.

Diet
A spectacled caimans diet differs during the two main seasons in the dry season they would eat fish. During the wet season they will eat a varied diet of freshwater snails and crabs.

Amazing Fact!
They are nowhere near even half the size of their much much bigger relatives the freshwater caiman. Sorry guys.

Did you know?
They are only a small to medium species ranging from a size of 1.4 metres to 2.5 metres.
By E.W.

The Gorgeous Golden Crowned Flying Fox
Do you want to know more about the Golden crowned Flying Fox? Would you like to learn some really interesting facts about the Golden Crowned Flying Fox? If so, continue reading this information to find out more.

Appearance
The Golden Crowned Flying Fox has got a gold crown of fur around its head.

Habitat
The Golden Crowned Flying Fox lives in the Asian Rainforest.

Diet
The Golden Crowned Flying Fox eats fruit, mostly figs.

These Golden crowned Flying Foxes are getting ready for a snooze!!

Amazing Fact!
A young flying fox will cling onto its mum’s back when she flies off hunting. The mother fans it with her wings.

Did you know?
The Golden Crowned Flying Fox is one of the biggest bats in the world!

By B

Amazing Rainforest Chameleons!
Are you interested in learning about creatures from the rainforest? Do you want to learn more about Chameleons? Well if you do then read these amazing facts about Chameleons.

Definition
Chameleons can do lots of things but before we get into it, let’s explore some features. The average lifespan of a chameleon is 6 years.

Appearance
Most Chameleons look like most reptiles with scales but they have a small shell on their head. Chameleons are very brightly coloured.

Diet
They eat flies, bugs and even insects.

Habitat
Most Chameleons live in African or Madagascan Rainforests.