What age level groups may engage in the activities? Many interesting animals live in the Amazon. For example, macaws, alligators, fish, snakes, jaguars, monkeys, ants, piranhas, pink dolphins, manatees, and GIANT rodents. Some animals unique to this region are pink dolphins, piranhas, and macaws. Some endangered animals are sloths, tamarins, jaguars, and macaws. Animals in the Amazon effect this region by helping the Earth and its environment grow. For example, the fish keep the water level high for the people who use the river as a resource. The Amazon's fauna has a variety of animals. These animals should be treated nicely, so they do not become endangered. People should not cut down so many trees because those trees are the houses for some of the people. The Amazon's population is about 30 million people. There are many different types of tribes. For example, one of the very large tribes is the Yanomami tribe. It consists of 20,00 indigenous people who live in some 200-250 tribes. We also found out that the indians do not have a main religion. They respect the nature around them. The indians in this region also do many different tribal dances in pairs. They play many different flutes and whistle while dances. The music that they play are rhythmic and in sync. The indians bathe in springs with men on one side and woman on the other. The boys from the Amazon start training when they are 6 to hunt and gather materials for their tribe. The most common animals eaten in the Amazon are pigs and monkeys. Now, I will talk about some of the most famous animals from the animals. First, the Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis). This otter is the rarest animal in the Amazon. It is also a very endangered species. They are mostly hunted for the beautiful fur. It is over six feet long. Giant otters also hunt together. Next, I will talk about the Piranha (Serrasalmus sp.). Since about 20 species of the fish in the Amazon are vegetarians, the piranha is able to co-exist with other fish species. They have very sharp, razor teeth!! Don't get near them!! The next animal I will talk about is called the Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis). The tucuxi is a one of the two river dolphins in the Amazon. Some scientists think that this river dolphin ended up in the Amazon river when the river finally reached the Atlantic Ocean. The tucuxi dolphins live in groups of about 9 dolphins. They are great hunters, and VERY smart!! They are between three and five feet long. The next animal I will talk about is the Turtle. They can weigh as much as 110 pounds. They have a very interesting egg-laying ritual, which happens at the time when the Amazon river is low. They have their offsprings on the sandy beaches. The mother first digs a hole, and then puts her eggs there. She arranges her eggs carefully there. Another animal is the Piraracu (Arapaima gigas). It is a freshwater fish. It weighs about two men and is eight feet long. When they are born they have gills, but then as they get older they have a lung system more or less like ours. The next animal I will talk about is the Manatee (Trichechus inunguis). Its other name is the water ox. It is also the Amazon's largest marine mammal, and it weighs over 100 pounds!! WOAH! The manatee eats about over 110 pounds per day!! The manatee can fast for up to 6 months. The second to last animal I will talk about is the Boto Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis). It is a cousin of the tucuxi. It is about seven feet long, and weighs over 300 pounds. It eats catfish, crabs, and turtles with its very sharp teeth. The last animal that I am going to talk about is the Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus). Its lives in the murkiest waters of the Amazon. It is five feet long, and it is almost blinde. However, instead of using sight to see its surroundings, it makes an electric field around its body to sense a prey. When it senses its prey, it can shock it very hard, or even kill it. It uses its gills for breathing. There are so many great animals in the Amazon so do not hurt them!!
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