Carnivores By Kevin M.
The role that the Carnivores take in the food chain is that they are almost at the top of the food chain. Carnivores will eat other carnivores, and herbivores but carnivores mainly eat other carnivores. The different kinds of carnivores are Jaguars, Caiman, pac man frogs, crocodiles, parrot snakes, anacondas and many, many more.
"Jaguar"
Panthera onca
Photo © Tom Brakefield/CORBIS, courtesy Ron Kalasinskas
Name: Jaguar
Description: This is the most powerful and largest animal in South America
Habitat: Swamps in the Tropical forest in the Amazon.
Diet: cattle, fish, frogs, turtles and small gators. Loves meat and will eat almost anything.
Name: Caiman
Description: The black caiman like the one in the picture is 15 feet long.
Habitat: River systems of Central and South America. Amazon Basin.
Diet: Amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, and sometimes larger mammals.

Caiman crocodilus
Photo © W. Perry Conway /CORBIS, Courtesy Ron Kalasinskas

Ceratophrys ornata
Photo © Michael & Patricia Fogden/CORBIS , Courtesy Ron Kalasinskas
Name: Pacman Frog
Description: They are a large frog, and in some cases, can exceed seven inches in length. Females can weigh about a pound. Their lifespan is about 5-6 years.
Habitat: Tropical forests in Argentina, Uruguay, and parts of Brazil. Rainforest floor. Less moist habitats as well.
Diet: Anything that they can get their mouths on. Other frogs, small birds, insects, lizards, small rodents, and beetles.
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