4 Rain Forest Animals

World Book's Learning Ladders Rain Forest Animals

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Monkey Monkeys live in groups in the trees. They are amazing acrobats that leap from branch to branch and swing from the dangling vines. When monkeys play, they screech and whoop loudly. What a racket! A golden lion tamarin monkey has a shaggy, golden coat. The fur around its face is so thick, you can't see its ears! Monkeys chat and squabble with each other. They also make funny faces. A monkey holds onto the branches with its strong arms.

Good eyes help a monkey spot danger and stay safe. Monkeys have thumbs. Like yours, they are useful for grasping things. To keep steady, a monkey curls its long tail tightly around a branch. It's a fact! Howler monkeys are the noisiest animals in the rain forest. You can hear their deafening howls miles away!

Sloth A sloth spends most of its life hanging upside down, fast asleep. When this strange-looking creature wakes up, it slowly crawls along its branch, looking for leaves to eat. About once a week, it creeps down the tree trunk to the ground. A sloth has almost no tail or ears, and its nose is short and round. Shaggy hair grows down from a sloth's body. This helps rain to run off easily. A sloth hooks its claws tightly over a branch, so that it doesn't fall.

A sloth hardly ever washes! Green slime grows on its hair. A baby sloth clings to its mother's belly, where it is cozy and safe. A sloth sleeps for up to 18 hours a day. It doesn't need to eat much food because it is hardly ever awake.