Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

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Amazon

rain forest

The Amazon is the Earth’s largest tropical rain forest,

and it surrounds one of the world’s largest rivers—

the Amazon River. Lots of species live here, including

more than 430 mammals, 1,300 birds, 3,000 fish,

870 reptiles and amphibians, and 2.5 million insects!

Yellow-banded

poison dart frog

This frog’s bright-yellow color

tells predators to keep away.

It is a serious warning, since

its skin gives off toxic

chemicals that

can kill other

animals.

Pink river

dolphin

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GUYANA

BOLIVIA

PARAGUAY

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Caracas

Bogotá

Quito

La Paz

Lima

HABITAT KEY

Wetlands

Tropical

grasslands

Mountains

Tropical

forests

Deciduous

forests

Mangroves

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A young collared anteater rides on
its mother’s back.
Collared anteater
This tree-climbing anteater doesn’t
have any teeth. Instead it slurps up
ants and termites with a tongue that
can be 16 in (40 cm) long!
Emperor
tamarin Blue
morpho
Also called botos, these
rare dolphins hunt
catfish in the Amazon
and Orinoco Rivers.
Related to raccoons,
coatis travel in
groups of up to
65 individuals.
Just 9–10 in
(23–26 cm) long,
this little primate
eats mostly fruit,
insects, and plants.
This giant blue
butterfly has
a wingspan of
5–8 in (13–20 cm).
One of the largest
beetles in the
world, the Hercules
can get up to 7 in
(18 cm) long. Hercules
beetle
This tree can grow
13 ft (4 m) a year.
It is pollinated by
rain-forest bats.
Kapok
tree
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Sucre
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