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| By Nick De Haas |
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rainforest carnivores play an important role. A
carnivore is an animal that eats other animals instead of
plants. They are at the top of the food chain. If
carnivores did not exist the rainforest would be
overpopulated with herbivores. Some carnivores
are not true carnivores because they eat some food that
they did not kill themselves. |
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"Jaguar"
Panthera onca
Photo © Tom Brakefield/CORBIS, courtesy
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| Name:
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Jaguar |
| Description:
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The jaguar
is a spotted cat. it can weigh up to 350 pounds
and can grow up to a length of six feet |
| Habitat: |
This animal
lives in the rainforests of South America and in
other rainforests around the world. |
| Diet:
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This animal
is a carnivore and eats other animals in the
rainforest. |
| Predators: |
The jaguars
only enemies are the human which hunts them for
their coats |
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| Name:
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Bush Dog |
| Description:
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They can
grow up to one foot and they can weigh up to 15
pounds. They can also swim and dive underwater. |
| Habitat: |
The bush
dog lives in rainforests in areas of Central and
South America. |
| Diet:
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The bush
dog eats mainly rodents. |
| Predators: |
Its
predators are humans and big cats such as jaguar
and puma. |
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"Bush Dog"
Speothos venaticus
Photo © Tom Brakefield/CORBIS, Courtesy
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"Anaconda"
Eunectes murinus gigas
Photo copyright Erwin and Peggy Bauer/Bruce
Coleman, Inc., Courtesys
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| Name:
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Anaconda |
| Description:
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The
anaconda is a snake and it can grow up to 30 feet
long and can weigh up 300 pounds they can swallow
dear or goats whole. it can grow to be about i
foot thick. |
| Habitat: |
This animal
lives in northern south America and it lives in
marshes brushes and swamps. |
| Diet:
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This animal
eats animals up to the size if deer and goats |
| Predators: |
The
anacondas predators are crocodile jaguar ocelot
caiman and alligator but only when they are young.
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