Information sourced from: World Atlas. International Expeditions
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Toco toucan
The toco toucan, also known as Ramphastos toco, are found in southern and eastern _______. Toco toucans have a mostly black body, with a ______ tail and neck and brightly coloured ____. They have a narrow blue ring around their eyes, surrounded by an orange outer ring. What we know as the beak is usually between 6.2 and 9.1 inches in length and is usually warm coloured (red, _______). The toco toucan uses its beak to easily pluck fruits and eat small reptiles. The _________ birds can weigh between 500 and 900 grams, and the female birds lay two eggs per year.
Brazil
beautiful
white
beak
orange
Three-toed sloth
Three-toed sloths were given its name to ___________ the difference between the double-toed sloths. They can grow up to 18 ______ long - that’s one foot long and one 6 inch subway put together. Three-toed sloths usually weigh between 3.5 to 4.5 _________. The sloths fur, coloured between ______ and green, makes it easy for them to camouflage when they feel the need to. Three-toed sloths have long curved claws that make it easy for them to ______ to trees and jump to and from them.
inches
distinguish
cling
brown
kilograms
Piranha
Piranhas are __________ fish. Some of us may know them as vicious flesh eating fish. Piranhas can be found in the _______ river. They have strong, healthy jaws, and sharp teeth that make them the strongest biting fish. Fun fact - Theodore Roosevelt (the President of America in ____) witnessed a group of starved piranhas eat a ____ up to its skeleton. So if you ever come across a piranha, take _______!
1913
caution
Amazon
cow
freshwater
Golden lion tamarin
This species are found in ____________ Brazil. It was given its name because of its bright reddish-orange coloured _____ that covers its face and ears, almost like a lion’s mane. The small creatures have ________ nails to help them cling to tree trunks. In Brazil, most _________ are found in the tropical rainforest in the southeastern area. The golden lion tamarin often gives birth to twins, although they can have ________ and quadruplets.
tamarins
claw-like
hair
triplets
Southeastern
Jaguar
The jaguar is one of the largest ____ species that thrive among Brazilian wildlife. Although they live on the _____, these cats love swimming. They have a ___________ coat with black spots. Spots on a jaguar are usually shaped like a ____, which helps jaguars to camouflage. The jaguars weight and size can differ, but the more south you go, the bigger the jaguar. This cat is at the _____ of the food chain, as it is not preyed on by any other animal. In Brazil, jaguars can be found in Xingu National Park, _______ _____and northern Cerrado. When born, they are blind and gain their eyesight two weeks after its birth.
rose
top
cat
land
yellow-ish
Amazon Basin