{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-rainforest-jungle-animals",
 "id": "fun-rainforest-jungle-animals",
 "title": "Rainforest and Jungle Animals",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Animals",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Animals of the rainforest and what makes each special.",
 "tags": [
  "rainforest",
  "jungle",
  "animals"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Animal",
 "backLabel": "Fact",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Jaguar",
   "A strong spotted cat of the Americas that likes water"
  ],
  [
   "Toucan",
   "A bird with a huge colorful bill"
  ],
  [
   "Macaw",
   "A big, bright parrot with a long tail"
  ],
  [
   "Sloth",
   "A slow tree-dweller that sleeps a lot"
  ],
  [
   "Howler monkey",
   "Has one of the loudest calls of any land animal"
  ],
  [
   "Spider monkey",
   "Uses its tail like a fifth hand"
  ],
  [
   "Capuchin monkey",
   "A smart monkey that uses tools"
  ],
  [
   "Orangutan",
   "A red-haired ape of Borneo and Sumatra"
  ],
  [
   "Gorilla",
   "The largest ape; lives in African forests"
  ],
  [
   "Chimpanzee",
   "A smart ape that uses tools"
  ],
  [
   "Bonobo",
   "An ape related to chimpanzees, found in Congo"
  ],
  [
   "Tapir",
   "Has a short flexible trunk-like snout"
  ],
  [
   "Capybara",
   "The world's largest rodent"
  ],
  [
   "Okapi",
   "A forest animal with zebra-like legs, related to giraffes"
  ],
  [
   "Poison dart frog",
   "A tiny, bright frog; its colors warn that it is poisonous"
  ],
  [
   "Red-eyed tree frog",
   "Has bright red eyes and green skin"
  ],
  [
   "Green anaconda",
   "A very heavy snake that lives in water"
  ],
  [
   "Boa constrictor",
   "A big snake that squeezes prey"
  ],
  [
   "Emerald tree boa",
   "A green snake that hangs in trees"
  ],
  [
   "Chameleon",
   "Changes color and has eyes that move on their own"
  ],
  [
   "Leafcutter ant",
   "Carries pieces of leaf like little umbrellas"
  ],
  [
   "Morpho butterfly",
   "A butterfly with shiny blue wings"
  ],
  [
   "Hercules beetle",
   "One of the biggest beetles"
  ],
  [
   "Tarantula",
   "A big hairy spider"
  ],
  [
   "Piranha",
   "A fish with sharp teeth in South American rivers"
  ],
  [
   "Electric eel",
   "Makes electricity in rivers"
  ],
  [
   "Pink river dolphin",
   "A freshwater dolphin of the Amazon"
  ],
  [
   "Harpy eagle",
   "A huge forest eagle with big talons"
  ],
  [
   "Quetzal",
   "A bird with long green tail feathers in Central America"
  ],
  [
   "Hummingbird",
   "Tiny bird that hovers to sip nectar"
  ],
  [
   "Bengal tiger",
   "A large striped cat of Asia's forests"
  ],
  [
   "Asian elephant",
   "Has smaller ears than African elephants"
  ],
  [
   "Sun bear",
   "Smallest bear, with a long tongue for honey"
  ],
  [
   "Binturong",
   "Smells like buttered popcorn and has a gripping tail"
  ],
  [
   "Flying fox",
   "A large fruit bat"
  ],
  [
   "Pangolin",
   "An animal covered in scales that rolls into a ball"
  ],
  [
   "Tarsier",
   "A small primate with giant eyes"
  ],
  [
   "Lemur",
   "Primates of Madagascar"
  ],
  [
   "Aye-aye",
   "A lemur with a long thin finger for finding insects"
  ],
  [
   "Cassowary",
   "A big flightless bird with a helmet-like crest"
  ],
  [
   "Bird of paradise",
   "A bird with showy feathers that dances"
  ],
  [
   "Komodo dragon",
   "The largest lizard, found on a few Indonesian islands"
  ],
  [
   "Rainforest layers",
   "Forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layer"
  ],
  [
   "Canopy",
   "The thick layer of treetops"
  ],
  [
   "Emergent layer",
   "The tallest trees poking above the canopy"
  ],
  [
   "Understory",
   "A shady layer beneath the canopy"
  ],
  [
   "Epiphyte",
   "A plant that grows on another plant, like many orchids"
  ],
  [
   "Why are rainforests important?",
   "They are home to many species and help clean the air"
  ],
  [
   "Amazon rainforest",
   "The largest tropical rainforest, in South America"
  ],
  [
   "Congo rainforest",
   "A big rainforest in Africa"
  ],
  [
   "Daintree rainforest",
   "An ancient rainforest in Australia"
  ]
 ]
}