Animals of South America
This is the list of all animals of South America (and spoken facts) kids will have to discover in the app.
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Llama When it is not happy the llama spits! The llama can be shorn like a sheep to use its hair. |
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Condor The condor is one of the largest birds and can fly very high up in the sky. The condor is a carrion feeder: it does not hunt, but eats the carcasses of dead animals. |
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Spectacled Bear The spectacled bear owes its name to the light marks around its eyes. The spectacled bear can spend several days in the same tree where it builds a nest in the branches. |
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Chinchilla The chinchilla can jump like a kangaroo. The chinchilla's anti-slip pads enable it to climb rocks at high speed. |
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Giant Anteater |
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Capybara The capybara is a very good swimmer and it can also dive down to eat at the bottom of the water. When the capybara is scared, it dives into the water and swims away. |
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Armadillo To defend itself, the armadillo rolls itself into a ball: that way it is completely protected by its shell. The armadillo digs a burrow to make its nest. |
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Maned Wolf With the bottom of its legs completely black, it looks like the maned wolf is wearing socks! The maned wolf eats small animals and lots of fruit. |
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Iguana The spines on the iguana's back protect it from its predators. The iguana is a good swimmer and a good climber. But it also runs very fast. |
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Caiman The caiman feeds on crabs, snails and fish. The caiman can be attacked by the jaguar or the anaconda. |
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Mara The mara looks like a very large hare. The mara runs very quickly thanks to its long hind legs. |
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Rhea The rhea is very fast and runs in a zigzag to escape. The rhea is a flightless bird: it uses its wings to change direction when it runs. |
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Anaconda The anaconda is the largest snake in the world. The anaconda spends most of its time in the water: it is a very good swimmer. |
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Jaguar The jaguar is able to pierce a turtle's shell with its teeth. The jaguar hunts just as well in the water as on dry land. It then takes its prey into a tree to eat it. |
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Toucan The toucan has a large beak, but it is very light. The toucan's beak allows it to catch hold of fruit, and also helps it to avoid getting too hot. |
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Macaw With its large beak, the macaw finds it easy to break the shell of the nuts which it feeds on. The macaw is the largest parrot there is, and it comes in many different colours: red, yellow, green and even blue. |
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Coati The coati is inquisitive: it can sometimes be found searching through dustbins! The coati uses its long nose to search the ground for insects. |
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Lion Tamarin The lion tamarin uses its fingers to search through trees looking for the insects it feeds on. The lion tamarin's long coat makes it look like it has a mane, just like a lion! |
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Ocelot The ocelot is a wild cat that hunts on the ground at night time and sleeps in the trees in the daytime. The ocelot sleeps with its head between its front paws, the same as a dog! |
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Amazon River Dolphin The Amazon river dolphin lives in the rivers and can make its way between trees during floods. The Amazon river dolphin is also called the pink dolphin. |
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Sloth The sloth hangs upside down in the trees. The sloth moves very slowly so as not to be seen by predators. |
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Red-eyed Treefrog The red-eyed treefrog lives mainly in the trees. The colours of the red-eyed treefrog allow it to hide in the leaves. |
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Scarlet Ibis The scarlet ibis's colour comes from the prawns and crabs it eats. The scarlet ibis rests in groups in the treetops. |
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Spider Monkey The spider monkey can swing by its tail. When it is threatened, the spider monkey defends itself by throwing branches. |
