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Iconic Rainforest Animals

Science · Rainforests · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which animal moves very slowly and hangs upside down in trees?

    • Sloth
    • Howler monkey
    • Jaguar

  2. Which animal has a huge, colorful beak?

    • Toucan
    • Jaguar
    • Sloth

  3. A howler monkey can make a very loud call.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which animal lives in the canopy, high in the trees?

    • Howler monkey
    • Poison dart frog
    • Jaguar

  5. Which of these animals lives on the forest floor?

    • Jaguar
    • Toucan
    • Macaw

  6. Poison dart frogs have bright colors. What do the colors tell other animals?

    • Stay away, I might be poisonous
    • I am friendly
    • I am hungry

  7. Which group names five real rainforest animals?

    • Jaguar, toucan, sloth, poison dart frog, howler monkey
    • Lion, polar bear, toucan, sloth, frog
    • Jaguar, toucan, penguin, sloth, frog

  8. Leo says every rainforest animal lives on the forest floor. What is wrong with what Leo said?

    • Some animals, like toucans, live up in the canopy
    • Leo is right, all animals live there
    • Only frogs live in the rainforest
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  1. Sloth · A sloth moves very slowly. It hangs upside down from branches all day.
  2. Toucan · A toucan's beak is big and bright. It helps the toucan reach fruit on thin branches.
  3. True · A howler monkey's roar is so loud, you can hear it far away in the rainforest.
  4. Howler monkey · Howler monkeys swing and climb in the canopy, high above the ground.
  5. Jaguar · Jaguars walk quietly on the forest floor. Their spotted fur helps them hide in the shadows.
  6. Stay away, I might be poisonous · Bright colors on a poison dart frog warn other animals not to eat it.
  7. Jaguar, toucan, sloth, poison dart frog, howler monkey · Jaguars, toucans, sloths, poison dart frogs, and howler monkeys all live in the rainforest. Lions, polar bears, and penguins do not.
  8. Some animals, like toucans, live up in the canopy · Toucans, macaws, and sloths live up in the canopy, not on the forest floor.
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