Humanities · Year 5 research
Amazon Field Guide
Magazine-style research articles about rainforest animals and the dangers they face. Pick a topic, read carefully, and gather notes for your information report.
Wildlife
Ten animals of the Amazon — how they live, hunt, and survive.
Wildlife
Jaguar
The Amazon’s quiet ambush hunter
Read the jaguar articleWildlife
Sloth
The Amazon’s slow canopy specialist
Read the sloth articleWildlife
Piranha
The Amazon’s misunderstood river cleaner
Read the piranha articleWildlife
Poison dart frog
Tiny jewels with a deadly secret
Read the frog articleWildlife
Leafcutter ant
The Amazon’s tiny fungus farmers
Read the ant articleWildlife
Harpy eagle
Crowned giant of the canopy
Read the eagle articleWildlife
Giant anteater
Living vacuum of the grassland edge
Read the anteater articleWildlife
Giant otter
River wolves running out of water
Read the otter articleWildlife
Amazon river dolphin
Pink sentinel of the flooded forest
Read the dolphin articleWildlife
Macaw
Rainbow sentries of the upper canopy
Read the macaw articleThreats to the Amazon
Three forces shrinking the forest and putting wildlife at risk.