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Top 10 Animals found in the Rainforest

King Vulture, found from Mexico to Argentina, a big, white bird with colorful plumes around head and neck. Uses keen vision and powerful grip to dominate other vultures.

#1 King Vulture

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#2 Electric Eel

With a 600 volt shock, electric eels are dangerous predators. They prefer freshwater, where they can get up to 8 feet long. South America is where they live.

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Little and colorful, use their color to alert predators of their toxicity. Inhabit tropical jungles in Central and South America and consume numerous bugs.

#3 Poison Dart Frog

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#4 Jesus Lizard

Can climb, swim, and run on water. It consumes small animals, flowers, and insects. Found in Central and South America, near bodies of water.

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Can be found in the woods of South and Central America. Males have larger hyoids and reside in groups. Teenagers of both sexes leave their birth communities. 

#5 Howler Monkey

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#6 Morpho Butterfly

Distinguished by their brilliant blue wings, widespread throughout South and Central America. Have brown eyespots on the underside to help them blend in.

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The largest rodents in the world that live in South America. Herbivores that eat grasses and water plants and live in groups of 10 to 20.

#7 Capybara

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#8 Toucan

In Central and South America, toucans are crow-sized birds with distinctively large, multicolored beaks. They eat and cool themselves using their beaks.

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Freshwater fish from South America with pointed teeth. Omnivores and hardly ever attack people, despite their reputation as vicious predators.

#9 Piranha

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#10 Sloth

A slow-moving, upside-down hanging, low-metabolism species found in South and Central American rainforests. Its fur contains algae to help them blend in.

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