Producers
Producers are the plants that produce there own food. They use sunlight to produce there food. The chloryphyll makes the plants green. Carbon Dioxide + water create sugar.

Bunches of peach palm fruits, showing the different farms
 
 
 
Three-Toad Sloth
Description: They can live up to 12 years in the wild. The sloth is on e of the slowest animal. It travels about 13 feet an hour. A sloths tail is about 1-3 inches in length.It's hard for the sloth to travel because of the way it's feet and fingers are shaped.
Habitat: Canopy lawer of the Amazon Rainforest. Central America, Hondaras, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil
Diet: Fruits, Leaves, Buds. The three-toad sloth loves leaves of the Cecropia tree
Predators: Cats(jaguar, Ocelot), snakes(anaconda),and harpy eagle

Name: Red-Lord Amazon
Description: Ther are four subspeciesof this amazon. Female birds lay 2-8 eggs . There size is about 8-21 inches depending on the species. green is the color with slight markings, and geographic differences amongst the speices
Habitat: A veriety of habitats including rainforests in parts of Central Americaand South America.
Diet:  
   

"Red-lored Amazon (lilacine)"
Amazona autumnalis lilacina

Photo courtesy © R.A. Hill

Name: Capybara
Description: Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world. They are about the size of a full grown dog. They are about 3-4 feet long and weigh about 60-70 pounds.they can live up to 10 years in the wild. Capybaras don't have tails.
Habitat: Amazon Rainforest. Panama and parts of the Andes Moutains, Colombia, Uruguay, and Argentina. Near water
Diet: Waterplant, grass, and tree bark.
Predators: Puma, Jaguar, and Caiman

 

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