Endangered Status

Bibliography

Read through the information about these creatures.

1. Make a double bubble and compare facts about these 2 creatures

2. Why do you think some tropical mammals are hairy. Write down some possible reasons.

3. Make up a mystery mammal that has some of the features of both the sloth and the capybara. Give your mammal a cool name and list its special features.

4. Draw and label your mammal.

Add a picture or 2

Remember to draw at least one of the animals.

Remember to add a picture.

Make a list of at least 8 ways this animal might benefit your family. Think of things that you might do with it or how it might be helpful.

Do not forget to draw a picture.

Do not forget the picture.

Remember to draw and label your creature and write how your improvements would benefit the creature.

• Jaguar

• Tapir

• Giant anteater

• Capybara

• Giant river otter

• Manatee

• Spectacled bear

• 3 toed sloth

• White-lipped peccary 

• Howler monkey

• Spider monkey

• Capuchin monkey

• Pied Bare-faced Tamarin

• Golden-faced saki

  
  

• Armadillo

  
  

  
  

Giraffe: Known as browsers, they feed on leaves and twigs from trees.

Zebra: A classic grazer of the African savanna.

Wildebeest: Herds undertake a massive migration in search of fresh grazing land.

Cape buffalo: Large herbivores that primarily graze on grass.

Rhinoceros: Both black and white rhinos are found in African savannas.

Hippopotamus: They spend their days in water and graze on grass at night.

Lions, Leopards, and Cheetahs: These are apex predators that hunt other savanna animals.