Animals of the Rainforest

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Animals of the Rainforest

• Dangerous and Endangered Can they be saved?

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Beware!

• These animals are dangerous!
• Viewer discretion is advised!

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Not only are some of these animals endangered,
but they are also dangerous.

• What can we do to help them?
• Will they let us help them?

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Poison Arrow Frog

• They may be small, but their poison is deadly
• http//www.aqua.org/animals/species/prpdfrog.html

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Assassin Bug

• Not endangered, but still dangerous, especially
  to other insects
• Can make you sick
• http//www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm

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Piranha

• Scary?
• http//www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm
• Or not so scary? http//www.smithsonianmag.com/smi
  thsonian/issues99/jul99/piranha.html

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Anaconda

• Theyll put the squeeze on you
• Not endangered
• http//www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm

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Caiman

• Not all species are endangered
• Related to alligators and crocodiles
• http//www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm

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Jaguar

• Threatened and threatening
• http//www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm
• http//dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/jaguar.htm