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For the top 25 printouts, click here. South American Animals

Acrocanthosaurus A huge, spine-backed, meat-eating dinosaur.	Agouti The agouti is a large, short-tailed rodent from rainforests in the Americas.	ALPACA The alpaca is a South American mammal related to and smaller than the llama. Or go to a printable alpaca read-and-answer quiz or quiz answers.	American Golden Plover The American Golden Plover is a medium-sized shorebird.
Anaconda The biggest snake in the world.	Anaconda Read-and-Answer Quiz Take a quiz on this constricting snake or go to the answers.	Ant Ants are social insects that are found worldwide and in almost every environment.	Anteater Anteaters are mammals with very long snouts from South and Central America.

Armadillo
The armadillo is a small, burrowing, armored mammal.

Basilisk
A South American lizard that can walk on water.

Bee
Bees are flying, social insects that live in a hive.

Black Caiman
The Black Caiman is a large, meat-eating reptile from fresh water habitats in South America.

Black Widow Spider
A very poisonous spider with a distinctive red hourglass marking.

Blue Morpho Butterfly
A brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America.

Boa Constrictor
A large constricting snake from South and Central America.

Brazilian Tapir
A South American mammal with a small trunk.

Brown Pelican
The Brown Pelican is fish-eating bird with a huge pouched bill. Or go to a Brown Pelican quiz or the answers.

Caiman
The caiman is a meat-eating reptile from South and Central America.

Capybara
The capybara is the biggest rodent in the world.

Caribe
Also known as the piranha, the caribe is a meat-eating, freshwater fish that is native to eastern South America.

Catamount
A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, panther, mountain lion, and cougar.

Chinchilla
Chinchillas are soft rodents that live high in the Andes Mountains of South America.

Clam
Burrowing bivalves with a soft body.

Coati (Coatimundi)
Coatimundi (also called coati) are long-nosed, long-tailed mammals from the Americas.

Common Egret
The common egret (also called the great egret) is a large wading bird.

Common Iguana
Plant-eating lizards from moist habitats - also called the Green Iguana.

Common Rhea
The Common Rhea or Nandu is a large, flightless bird from South America.

Conch
A marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell.

Cougar
A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamont.

Coypu
Coypus (also called nutrias) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.

Crab
A crab is an animal with a shell. It has eyes on stalks on its head.

Crayfish
Freshwater crustaceans with four pairs of walking legs.

Cricket
Crickets are jumping insects.

Deer
The deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.

Doedicurus
Doedicurus (family Glyptodontidae) was an ancient armadillo with a tail mace. It lived during the Ice Ages.

Dogfish Shark
A small, very common, relatively harmless shark found worldwide.

Donkey
Donkeys are hoofed mammals adapted to desert life.

Earthworm
An earthworm is a little animal with a long, soft body and no legs.

Edentata (Xenarthra)
An order of mammals that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteaters.

Egret
The egret is a large wading bird.

Electric Eel
The electric eel is a fish that can generate electricity.

Emerald Tree Boa
A tree-dwelling nocturnal snake from South American rain forests.

Eoraptor
One of the oldest dinosaur yet found. A small, primitive, meat-eating dinosaur with sharp teeth.

Eoraptor
(Simple version)
One of the oldest dinosaurs yet found. A small, primitive, meat-eating dinosaur with sharp teeth.

Flamingo
The flamingo is a pink bird that eats shrimp.

Flamingo Label Me! Printout
Label a diagram of a flamingo.
Answers

Flamingo Read-and-Answer Quiz
Read about the flamingo, then answer questions about it. Or go to the answers.

Fly
The common house fly is a small, flying insect.

Fox
The fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.

Frog
Tadpoles grow up to be frogs.

Frog Life Cycle Quiz
Color the picture and answer the questions about the amazing life cycle of this amphibian. For the answers, click here.

Galapagos Shark
A large predator found near islands in warm water.

Giant Anteater
The biggest anteater, from South and Central America.

Giant Ground Sloth
A huge, extinct herbivore from the Ice Age.

Giganotosaurus
The largest meat-eating dinosaur yet found; this giant was even bigger than T. rex.

Giganotosaurus
(Simple version)
The largest meat-eating dinosaur yet found; it was even bigger than T. rex.

Glyptodon
Glyptodon was a car-sized armadillo that lived during the Ice Ages.

Golden Lion Tamarin
A small, golden-haired arboreal tamarin from rainforests in Brazil.

Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are insects that can hop, walk, and fly. There are about 10,000 different species of grasshoppers.

Great Egret
The great egret, also known as the common egret, is a large wading bird.

Great Horned Owl
A large bird of prey from North and South America.

Green Iguana
Plant-eating lizards from moist habitats.

Guinea Pig
The guinea pig is a small, tailless rodent that is sometimes kept as a pet.

Hare
Hares have very long hind legs and long ears. Unlike rabbits, the young are born fully haired.

Harpy Eagle
The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest eagles in the world. It lives in rainforests of Central and South America.

Hatchetfish
Hatchetfish are oddly-shaped fish from South and Central America.

Hermit Crab
Hermit crabs are crabs that lack a hard shell; they use a discarded shell for protection.

Hoffman's Sloth
A two-toed sloth, a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees.

Honey Bee
Honey bees are insects that live in a hive and make honey.

Horned Owl A large bird of prey from North and South America.	Horseshoe Crab The horseshoe crab is a hard-shelled animal that lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor.	House Fly The common house fly is a small, flying insect.	Howler Monkey The loudest monkey!
Iguana Iguanas are plant-eating lizards.	Jaguar The jaguar is a large, spotted wild cat from South and Central America.	Keel Billed Toucan A rainforest bird with a huge, colorful beak.	Toucan Read-and-Answer Quiz Read about the toucan, then answer questions about it. Or go to the answers.
Kinkajou A long-tailed, nocturnal mammal from rainforests in the Americas.	Ladybug Tiny flying insects that eat garden pests.	Llama Llama are woolly mammals from South America.	Long-Wattled Umbrellabird A bird with a large tuft of feathers on its head.

Lowland Tapir
A South American mammal with a small trunk, also known as the Brazilian tapir.

Macaw
Macaws are parrots from the Americas.

Manatee
Manatees are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.

Mantid
Also called the praying mantid or praying mantis, this predatory insect eats garden pests.

Megaraptor A large predatory dinosaur with a huge, sickle-shaped claw on each foot.	Morpho Butterfly The Blue Morpho is a brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America.	Mosquito A small flying insect that is a carrier of disease.	Mountain Lion A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, panther, catamount, and cougar.
Mouse Mice are small rodents with long, scaly tails.	Nandu The Nandu or Common Rhea is a large, flightless bird from South America.	Newt Newts are small, brightly-colored salamanders.	Nine-Banded Armadillo The Nine-Banded Armadillo is a small, burrowing, armored mammal.
Nutria Nutrias (also called coypus) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.	Ocelot Ocelots are wild cats from the Americas.	Paint Horse Colorful, vividly-patterned American horses.	Panther A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, catamount, mountain lion, and cougar.
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a small, toothed whale from tropical waters worldwide.	Peccary A pig-like mammal from deserts and chaparrals of North and Central America.	Pigeon This dove thrives in cities around the world.	Pink Conch Also known as the queen conch, a marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell.

Piranha
Piranhas are meat-eating, freshwater fish that are native to eastern South America. Go to a piranha read-and-answer quiz or go to the answers.

Plain Xenops
The Plain Xenops is a rainforest bird from the Americas.

Poison Arrow Frog
Poison arrow or poison dart frogs are poisonous frogs from rainforests of South and Central America. Some South American Indians apply the poison to the tips of their hunting arrows and blow-gun darts.

Pond Skater
A bug that walks on water. It is also called the water strider.

Praying Mantid
Also called the praying mantis, this predatory insect eats garden pests.

Puma
A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the catamount, panther, mountain lion, and cougar.

Python
Pythons are snakes that kill by constricting their prey.

Quetzal
A quetzal is a beautiful rain forest bird with very long tail feathers.

Rabbit
A fast-moving mammal with long ears.

Raccoon
The raccoon is a mammal with mask-like markings on its face and a ringed tail.

Rainforest Animals
Rainforests are home to a tremendous variety of organisms.

Rat
The rat is a rodent with a long tail and a pointed snout.

Red and Black Poison Arrow Frog
Poison arrow or poison dart frogs are poisonous frogs from rainforests of South and Central America. Some South American Indians apply the poison to the tips of their hunting arrows and blow-gun darts.

Red-bellied Piranha
Piranhas are meat-eating, freshwater fish that are native to eastern South America.

Red-Eyed Tree Frog
A rainforest frog with bright red eyes.

Rhea
The Common Rhea or Nandu is a large, flightless bird from South America.

Riojasaurus
A large, early, South American, plant-eating dinosaur.

Salamander
Salamanders are amphibians that retain their tail as an adult.

Scarlet Macaw
A brilliantly-colored parrot from Central and South American rain forests.

Scorpion
A venomous arachnid with a large stinger on its tail.

Sloth
The sloth is a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees.

Small-Eared Zorro
The small-eared zorro is a dog-like fox from South American rainforests.

Snail
A soft-bodied animal with a hard, protective shell.

Snakes
Snakes are reptiles that have a long, narrow body and no legs.

Spectacled Caiman
The Spectacled Caiman is a common meat-eating reptile from fresh water habitats in South and Central America.

Spectacled Porpoise
A porpoise (a small toothed whale) from the Southern Hemisphere.

Strawberry Poison Arrow Frog
Poison arrow or poison dart frogs are poisonous frogs from rainforests of South and Central America. Some South American Indians apply the poison to the tips of their hunting arrows and blow-gun darts.

Tapir
A plant-eating, hoofed mammal with a small trunk.

Tarantula
A tarantula is a large, hairy spider.

Three-Toed Sloth
The sloth is a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees.

Toad
Toads are amphibians with poison glands; they usually have bumpy skin.

Toucan
A rainforest bird with a huge, colorful beak.

Toucan
(Simple version)
A rainforest bird with a huge, colorful beak.

Toucan Read-and-Answer Quiz
Read about the toucan, then answer questions about it. Or go to the answers.

Turtles
Turtles are cold-blooded animals that have a protective shell.

Umbrellabird
A bird with a large tuft of feathers on its head.

Vampire Bat
Vampire bats are the only bats that drink blood.

Vulture
The vulture is a large bird with a bald head. Vultures eat carrion.

Worm
Worms are little animals with a long, soft body and no legs. Earthworms are worms that benefit the soil.

Xenarthra (Edentata)
An order of mammals that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteaters.

Xenops
The Xenops is a rainforest bird from the Americas.

Zebra Longwing Butterfly
The Zebra Longwing is a small, black-and-yellow striped butterfly from warm areas.

Zorro
The zorro is a dog-like fox from South America.