Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

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Red howler monkey

Red howlers live up to their name.

They are the loudest animals on

land, and their howls can be heard

3 miles (5 km) away!

Jaguar

Jaguars are so good at hiding that

scientists don’t know how many exist

in the wild. They are found throughout

Central America and

the northern

half of South

America.

Red-bellied

piranha

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Tocos are the

largest type of

toucan. They use

their big bills to

pick and peel fruit.

Razor-sharp teeth make

piranhas fierce-looking

predators, but insects

and fish are their

usual foods.

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Location

Most of the Amazon is

found in Brazil, but it

extends into eight other

countries. It is very hot and

wet—it rains more than

200 days a year here.

Red howler monkeys eat

leaves and fruit.

Emerald

tree boa

Baby emerald

tree boas are red

or orange. They

change to green

as they grow up.

Related to raccoons,

coatis travel in

groups of up to

65 individuals.

Ring-tailed

coati

Army ant

Army ants form

“swarm raids”

of over 200,000

individuals, which

kill any creature that

can’t move away.

Harpy eagle

Found from Mexico to

the top of Argentina,

the harpy eagle has

talons longer than a

grizzly bear’s claws.

Goliath

birdeater

The heaviest spider in

the world, this tarantula

actually rarely eats

birds. It prefers insects

or earthworms.

This giant blue
butterfly has
a wingspan of
5–8 in (13–20 cm).

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toucan

This long, snakelike

fish has special

organs that give an

electric shock to prey.

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