Water for Everyone
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Slide 1
Water for Everyone
Click on the pictures to find out how each animal gets water in the rainforest.
Image descriptions:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant. To the right of the animal illustrations is an image of a pond surrounded by leaves.

Slide 2
If you chose Toucan from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Toucan
Toucans do not need to drink a lot of water. They mostly get water from the fruit they eat. But they will sometimes drink water that gets trapped in holes in trees and on leaves.

Image description:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of a toucan perched on a branch of a tree that has a lot of fruit.

Slide 3
If you chose hummingbird from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds do not need to drink much. They get most of the water they need from the flower nectar they drink.

Image description:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of a hummingbird hovering in front of a tropical flower.

Slide 4
If you chose capuchin monkey from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Capuchin Monkey
Capuchin monkeys also like to drink water. They drink rainwater that has collected on leaves or in plants. If they cannot find water in the trees, they will climb down to get water from rivers and ponds.

Image description:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of a capuchin monkey sitting in a tree and drinking water from leaves.

Slide 5
If you chose tapir from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Tapir
Tapirs spend lots of time in the water. They drink often from rivers, ponds and water holes.

Image description:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of a tapir swimming in a pond.

Slide 6
If you chose red-eyed tree frog from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Red-eyed Tree frog
Water is important to red-eyed tree frogs. They start their lives as tadpoles in pools and ponds, and they need to return to water often as adults to keep their skin wet.

Image description:
On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of  a wet red-eyed tree frog on a wet leaf.

Slide 7
If you chose leafcutter ant from the previous slide, the following information appears:
Leafcutter Ant
Leafcutter ants are small, so they do not need a lot of water. They get water from puddles, tiny drops of water on leaves, or plant sap—a liquid found inside plants.
Image description:

On the left-hand side of the screen, six animals are pictured: toucan, humming bird, capuchin monkey, tapir, red-eyed tree frog, leafcutter ant.

To the right of the animal illustrations, is an image of two leaf cutter ants on a leaf eating on part of a flower petal.