Matching Pairs Por Colombia Amazon WeekOnline version For Amazon week by Melissa Molina 1 They can run on the surface of water such as a pond or stream at a speed of 5 miles per hour, and for up to a distance of 20 meters 2 Solitary by nature and mostly hunt at night; their prey in the Amazon include monkeys, birds, wild pigs, armadillos, and capybara 3 The smallest primate species found in the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazon; live in groups of 6 individuals 4 Enlarged head mimics a lizard's head to pave the way towards escaping predators; It's wings have spots that appear like an owl's eyes 5 It is the heaviest and most powerful raptor in the Americas; sloths and monkeys form part of its diet. 6 Fruit-eating birds that are usually found in the canopy layer of the rainforest 7 Known as the "stink bird" due to the manure-like odor caused by its unique digestive system 8 They are responsible for consuming more vegetation than any other animal 9 World’s biggest rodent; live in groups of 10-30 individuals; eat up to 8 pounds of grass a day 10 They sleep in tree holes during the night and active during day time; live in groups of 2 to 8; make use of scent marks or songs for making their presence known on their territories 11 Wings are so bright that they can be seen by pilots flying over the rainforest 12 They keep the rivers clean by removing dead leaves, fish, and other organic materials; their presence is a sign of the ecological well-being of a given area of the river 13 The heaviest and one of the longest known snake species; non-venomous snakes, killing their prey by suffocation before swallowing it whole 14 The largest land mammal in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon, but it ranks among the Jaguar’s favorite prey 15 You can see its abdomen, heart, liver, and various other organs; tadpoles freely flow from the trees and fall directly into the water upon hatching
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