Rainforest Animals Question Sheet 2 the Answers to the Following Questions Can Be Found by Visiting

www.ActiveWild.com Rainforest Animals Question Sheet 2 The answers to the following questions can be found by visiting: www.activewild.com/rainforest-animals-list/

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1. Is the Amazonian giant centipede 6. What is the smallest species of caiman? venomous? • Black caiman • Yes • No • Spectacled caiman 2. How does the Arrau turtle withdraw its neck into its shell? • Cuvier’s dwarf caiman • With a sideways motion 7. What type of animal is a coati?

• It pulls its head straight back • Mammal in the cat family

• It can’t withdraw its head • Mammal in the raccoon family

• Reptile in the alligator family 3. What type of animal is an aye-aye?

• Monkey 8. Where is the electric eel found?

• Bushbaby • South America

• Lemur • Southeast Asia • Africa 4. What is the Boa Constrictor’s scientific name? 9. The goliath beetle is the world’s largest • Corallus caninus beetle. Is it able to fly? • Yes • Boa constrictor • No • Boa imperator 10. True or false: the goliath birdeater spider’s diet consists almost entirely of 5. Is the Boa constrictor venomous? birds

• Yes • True

• No • False

11. True or false: the green anaconda is the 17. True or false: piranhas are apex world’s longest snake. predators, with no predators of their own? • True • True • False • False 12. Why is the hoatzin also known as the ‘stinkbird’? 18. Tarsiers are known for having large…

• It is found near swamps • Eyes

• It ferments leaves in its crop • Brains

• It feeds on dung • Teeth

13. 13. How many species of howler monkey 19. True or false: the tiger is the largest are found in Africa? cat species found in South America

• 0 • True

• 2 • False

• 15 20. In which rainforest is the white-lipped treefrog found? 14. True or false: the leopard is only found in rainforest habitats • Amazon Rainforest

• True • False • Congo Rainforest

15. Of which animal family is the ocelot a • Daintree Rainforest member?

• Felidae (the cat family)

• Canidae (the dog family)

• Mustelidae (the weasel family)

16. Orangutans are arboreal animals. What does arboreal mean?

• They have reddish-brown hair

• They eat the leaves & fruit of trees

• They live in trees