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How weird and wonderful are creatures in the rainforests?

By Brianna, Bella. C, Holly & Hannah

+How Weird and Wonderful are the Creatures in the Rainforest?

The Bullet Ant The Harpy Eagle The Okapi The Mata-mata

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The Bullet Ant

+The Bullet Ant

Grows to 3cm Nests found underground at the bases of canopy trees Eat insects, spiders, nectar and get their water from

dew droplets

Sounds pretty normal?...............

+The Bullet Ant

Delivers the most painful sting out of any hymenoptera in the world.

Sting lasts for 24 hours – 3-5 of which rival being shot. 30x more painful than a bee sting Bite not lethal – just extremely painful Only attack when defending themselves

or their territory

+The Bullet Ant

+The Harpy Eagle

+The Harpy Eagle

Facts about the Harpy Eagle• Its name comes from Harpies of Greek

Mythology• Has a wingspan of 2 metres• Covered in black, white and grey

feathers• They are designed for speed and

maneuverability. • Lives predominantly in the Amazon

Rainforest

+ Nest in the emergement layer

and lay 1-2 eggs at a time. Lifespan of 35-45 years Carniverous, daytime hunters,

feeding on animals in the trees. Can carry prey up to half their

weight. Reach speeds of 80km/h One of the worlds most powerful

eagles

The Harpy Eagle

+What If We Do Nothing About Harpy Eagles? The harpy eagle only lives only in

northern South America It is already an endangered

species Harpy Eagles are being

threatened by habitat loss, hunting and low rate of reproduction

The smallest pressure on their species could permanently eliminate them from an area causing extinction.

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The Amazing Okapi!

+ The Okapi

The Weird and Wonderful Okapi!• The okapi is a beautiful and

unusual animal.• Their natural habitat is the Ituri

Rainforest.• The okapi is the only living relative

of the giraffe.• Females are slightly larger than

males and they can grow between 2 and 2 ½ meter's in length.

+Facts and Information about the Amazing Okapi- They feed primarily on buds,

leaves and shoots.

Okapis often travel up to a half mile (0.8 kilometers) a day in search of food.

They are generally solitary animals.

When a calf is born it is able to stand approximately 30 minutes after birth

On average an okapi may live up to 20-30 years.

The number of okapis is not known, but the number might be in the tens of thousands.

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What if we do nothing?

Leopard is the Okapi’s main predator.

Located in Central Africa.

Destruction of habitat and accidental trapping by human is causing the endangerment

of the Okapi.

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The Matamata

+Location

The Matamata inhabits muddy, sometimes stagnant, shallow pools and streams in northern South America

This map shows where the Matamata is mainly found.

+Information This turtle looks like it is

smiling the whole time and it is frilly.

It eats like a vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt.

It’s head is shaped like a triangle.

+Fun Facts The Matamata is one of the

largest freshwater turtles Matamata means 'I kill, I

kill'. They are not very good

swimmers.

+What if we do nothing?

Deforestation, poaching and low density are threatening these species to the brink of extinctionIf nothing is done to help these species, then they may become extinct, causing problems to arise on the food chainThis will impact on other creatures living patterns, possibly eradicating them from the wild.If we do nothing about these animals now, then the impacts will go around in a circle, possibly wiping out everything.

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