Every Animal Needs a Home

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Introduction

Come meet my rainforest friends.

Rainforest Animals

Click each animal to learn its name.
Click the Next arrow when you are ready to continue.

a toucan sitting on a tree branch
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I am a toucan.

a hummingbird flying close to a flower
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I am a hummingbird.

a tapir drinking from a water hole
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I am a tapir.

a monkey splashing in a water hole
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I am a capuchin monkey.

an leafcutter ant on a leaf next to a water drop
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I am a leafcutter ant.

a red eyed tree frog on a lily pad in the water hole
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I am a red-eyed tree frog.

Review the animals that you found.

Animals you found

Toucan

Hummingbird

Tapir

Capuchin monkey

Leafcutter ant

Red-eyed tree frog

> Text version of Forest Animals

Teacher Note

After the students have explored the Web page, lead a class discussion about what students saw and heard.

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