tropical+waffles_animals

mostly large animals are reconized for being the inhabitants of the rainforest, the majority of the animals are small and nocturnal. Bats and rodents are most abundant in the rain forest

Large Animals Although most people think about elephants in the desert in Africa. There is also Forest elephants. The Forest elephants are much like African and Asian Elepants the biggest diference is where they live. Almost the only predators of the forest elephants are humans. the elephants eat grass, leaves, and fruit. They are found in West and Central Africa. On their front feet they have five toes on their back feet they only have four.

Birds One of the birds in the tropical rainforest is the toco toucans. These are the the largest type of toucan. The Toco's main predators are humans, large cats, and the worst enemy is the jaguar. they eat fruit, bird eggs, insects, rodents, lizards, and other smaller birds. the toco is a very noisy animal they can be heard a half a mile away. they are found mainly in South America.

Amphibians There are many types of amphibians in a tropiacal rainforest. One of these is the Red Eyed Tree Frog. The Red Eyed Tree Frog eats insects and sometimes other small frogs, but their favorite is crickets. The predators of the tree frog are snakes, bats and large birds. They are originally from Coasta Rica but are now in many rain forests. People think that the red eyes are to startle predators. Another example of the amphibious inhabitants of the tropical rainforest are poison dart frogs. Also known as poison arrow frogs these small frogs come in various colors. The colors warn predators that they are poisonous. They eat mostly beetles and other insects. They live in Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and __ Hawaii __ islands . Cats One of the rainforest's smallest cats is the margay. The margay is a tree cat that very rarely is on the ground. They eat birds, insects, reptiles, and other small tree animals. The predators of the margay are larger carnivors and birds of prey. They are found mainly in Central and south America. The margay is only about 2 feet tall at the shoulder.