Ancient Crocodile

More than dinasaurs were discovered in the amazon. Scientists discovered an ancient 46 foot long crocodile deep in the amazon [it was fossilized]. It weighed 9 tons with a head 4 feet long. This started the theory that the amazon was once an inland sea. That is the first stage of the amazon

history of the amazon

the amazon is home to many dinosaur fossils.the biggest dinosaur ever found was in the amazon.
It's name is amazonsaurus.It weighs 2000 pounds and it was 10 meters long.
Back then the amazon was an inland sea.
but after the ice age,the snow melted and the seeds that were trapped under the ground sprouted up. and the amazon rain forest began.
many animals today were alive in the sunken prehistoric amazon. some are monkeys,sharks,birds,and reptiles

The Jaguar

The jaguar is a cat, but not a pet, being at the top of the Amazon food chain. Jaguar babies stay with their mother for a few years. Within 3 years, the baby jaguar is ready to mate. With its advanced hunting and camaflauge, jaguars can catch and eat a small alligator. Though jaguars have been spotted in the US, they mainly live Mexico and South America.

Amazon Waterfalls and Machu Picchu

THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE AMAZON IN THE ANDES:

THE AMAZON STARTS IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS.SOME TRIBES BUILT THIS FORTRESS.IT'S NAME IS MACHU-PICCHU:

Amazon Waterfalls

THESE ARE GOOD FISHING SPOTS.

ROCKS LIKE THIS ARE GOOD FOR HOMES.

TRY TO COLLECT WATER IN A BUCKET HERE.

THIS IS PART OF ANGEL FALLS.

THESE POOLS ARE GOOD FOR BATHING.

MANY HIDDEN POOLS ARE GOOD SORCES OF WATER.

SOME PLACES ARE GREAT TO LIVE BY ARE WATERFALLS.HERE'RE SOME PICTURES OF WATERFALLS.

How to Survive In the Amazon

It is tough to survive in the Amazon. Here are some ways natives survive in the Amazon.

1. Live by rivers. You can always get water from the river, and you can go fishing.

2. Find and get food. You can hunt, fish, and find the plants and animals of the rain forest.

3. Make tools and supplies. You'll need to make weapons and canoes to get food and more.

4. Don't get sick. Be careful, besides the medicinal plants around you, you can't just walk to the doctor's office.

5. Prepare for storms. Build strong shelters a few feet off the ground in case of floods.

Numbers 1 and 5 gives tips about where and how you should build shelters.

People of the Rain Forest

THIS IS WHAT A CANOE LOOKS LIKE IN AMAZONIA.

THIS IS A BOY IS HUNTING FOR FISH IN A FLOODED FOREST.

THESE AMAZONIAN FARMERS ARE GATHERING RIVER CROPS.

THIS IS A MACHIGUENGA GIRL SPINNING COTTON.

THIS IS AN ARIAL VIEW OF A AMAZONIAN VILLAGE.

SOME OF THE MACHIGUANGA ARE CALLED THE KUGAPAKORI.
THIS IS A TRIBE NAMED MACHIGUENGA.THEY LIVE IN PERU.

NOW I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRIBES OF AMAZONIA.

THIS MAN IS USING A WEAPON CALLED A BLOWPIPE.

SOME TRIBES HAVE SPECIAL PIERCINGS.

THIS IS A MAN WHO'S HUNTING WITH A BOW & ARROW.

The amazing ways to get around the canapy

The canapy layer of the rain forest can sometimes reach heights of 100 feet! How can an animal live up there? Animals use special ways to get branch to branch. The most succesful snakes ever live in the canapy by slithering across the branches. Tree frogs live in the canapy by using its sticky suckers to stick to trees.

Three toed sloth

three toed sloths bearly move at all. Some sloths live their whole life in the same tree. They sleep 20 hours a day. They are endangered because people cut down the trees not only for the sloths, but the entire rain forest.

GIFTS OF THE RAINFOREST

NOW I WILL TALK ABOUT THE GIFTS OF THE RAIN FOREST.
MEDICINES
ROSY PERIWINKLE,GUARANA BARK,DRIED TONGE OF PIRARUCU FISH,RED CINCHONA
BARK,WING STALKED YAM, INDIAN YAM CHAULMOOGRA,HYDNOCARPUS FRUIT AND SEED,GUARANA PLANT,MORTON BAY CHESTNUT,CALABAR BEAN.
FOOD
COFFIE,BANANAS,COCONUTS,SPICES,CHOCOLATE,MANGOS,NUTS,BERRIES,CINIMON,FIGS
GINGER,NUTMEG,BREADFRUIT,STARFRUIT,SWEET POTATO.
OTHERS
TIMBER FOR HOUSES,BOATS,HUTS,ETC,RATTAN AND BAMBOO ARE MADE INTO TABLES AND CHAIRS,LUMBER FOR FIREWOOD,ELIMINATE EROSION,TREE SAP FOR RUBBER,AND PROTECTION FROM GLOBAL WARMING.

The Food Chain

NOW I'LL TALK ABOUT THE FOOD CHAIN.
THE BUGS EAT THE PLANTS.
THE FROGS EAT THE BUGS.
BATS,BIRDS,ETC EAT THE FROGS.
TAPIR,ANTEATER,ETC ALSO EAT BUGS.
JAGUAR EATS ANTEATER,BIRDS,ETC.

Animals of the rainforest

THIS IS A KOALA.

THIS IS A CORAL SNAKE.

THIS IS A GORILA.

THIS IS A JAGUAR.

THIS IS A BLACK LEPORD.

THIS IS A TOUCAN

THIS IS AN ORANGUTAN.

THIS IS A RED EYED TREE FROG.

THIS IS A REGULAR TREE FROG.

THIS IS A RED POISIN DART FROG.

THIS IS AN AFICAN ELEPHANT.

THIS IS A RUSTY SPIDER.

THESE ARE TWO CROCODILES.

THESE ARE TWO SCARLET MACKAWS.

THERE ARE TONS OF RAIN FOREST ANIMALS.HERE ARE A COUPLE ANIMALS.

Titanoboa

Titanoboa was found deep in the amazon rain forest in one of the worlds largest coal mines. The fossilized snake's 42 foot long body made scientists believe that the giant snake weighed 1 ton! Imagine if you were face to face with Titanoboa!

The Cocoa Tree

The cocoa tree has more than 150 chemicals in its leaves, fruits, seeds, and bark. This tree can treat anxiety [worrying], fever, fatigue, and coughs. 500 years ago Europeans brought this plant to there home to to treat cuts, burns, kidney stones, and more. This tree makes chocolate which, recently found out, prevents heart disease.

Rain Forest Animals

HERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS:

• THERE ARE HARPY EAGLES FOUND IN SOUTH MEXICAN AND NORTH ARGENTINIAN RAIN FORESTS.
• GORILLAS LIVE IN AFRICAN RAIN FORESTS.
• SOUTHERN CASSOWARY LIVES IN RAIN FORESTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
• ORANGUTANS LIVE IN INDONESIA.
• THE SLENDER LORIS LIVES IN THE RAIN FORESTS OF SRI LANKA.
• THE CORAL PIPE SNAKE LIVES IN THE AMAZON.
• TARANTULA LIVES IN ALL THE RAIN FORESTS.

Strangler Fig

THERE ARE DIFERENT TYPES OF LIANAS NOT JUST PASSAFLORA. HERE'S A STRANGLER FIG (SEE ABOVE).

Lianas

THESE ARE PASSAFLORAS.

NOW I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT LIANAS.LIANAS ARE PLANTS THAT HAVE ROOTS THAT

HOOK AROUND A TREE TRUNK AND WHEN SUN SHINES ON THEM THEY SHOOT UP.

HERE ARE SOME LIANAS. (SEE ABOVE).