There are many different species of animals that live in the rain forest such as: Orang-utans;, Anacondas; Sloths and Tapirs. They all have different characteristics.
Orang-utans eat fruit and leaves. The definition of ‘orang-utan’ means person. You can find them sleeping in trees, every night they make a new nest made out of sticks. You can find them in the rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo.
Sloths are very lazy! Guess what? Sloth means lazy. The sloth is the slowest mammal on earth. It can sleep up to 15 hours a day. You can find them in the Amazon is south America. They eat leaves shoots and fruit.
The Anaconda is one of the thickest snakes in the world. Its length can measure up to 30 feet long. You can find this magnificent creature in south America and the east of Andes Mountain. It likes to move around and relax in slow moving water.
The Tapir is a pig-like animal; they live in damp forests in Asia, South America and southern Mexico. It is great at swimming and only goes into the water when it feels threatened. The Tapir feeds on water, plants, leaves, buds and fruit.
By India Dullay (4M)