The Rainforest

BY : Gabby , Callie ,Carmen , and Aidan

Toucan• Toucans eat fruit and nest in trees and in

burrows. • Toucans have big beaks to find a mate and to

scare away predators.

• Toucans have four toes on each foot that are used for gripping branches.

• They have big, colorful beaks.• Toucans make loud noises to find their mates.

• Toucans lay eggs in their nests.

Morpho Helena Butterflies• The physical characteristics of a Helena

butterfly can come in all shapes and sizes . All adult butterflies have four wings and live only one month. Each butterfly has two big front ones and two small ones.

Life cycle of a butterfly. Their eggs are pale green, with a reddish ring around the upper part of the egg . The egg is a half sphere.

JAGUARS• Jaguars are big wildcats

that live in the rainforest. • Jaguars are nocturnal.

They are meat eaters and hunt at night.

• They use their black and yellow fur for camouflage.

• They swim very well in the water which is different from most other large cats.

• Jaguars live mostly alone except to mate. They have 1-4 cubs and the cubs stay with their mother for about 2 years.

• They use their claws to catch prey and to climb trees where they sleep.

Pitcher Plant• The Pitcher Plant is a

carnivorous plant. This means it does not make it’s own food, it eats insects.

• It’s shaped like a pitcher with brilliant colors to help trap insects and other creatures.

• The pitcher plant doesn’t touch the ground so it does not get the nutrients it needs to survive, therefore it has adapted to eating insects.

• The beautiful colored top leaf attracts the insects and other bugs.

• There are hairs that are inside the plant that the insect cannot climb against.

• Then the top leaf closes and the insect gets trapped in the fluid and drowns the bug.