The Amazing Okapi

The Okapi

There are many kinds of animals and insects in the rainforest.  They face many dangerous challenges in the rainforest such as poachers, hunters, and tourist.  There is an animal in the rainforest called an Okapi.  It is rarely seen, but if spotted, it would be seen in Africa's rainforest.  This animal is prey.  It protects itself by their excellent hearing. When a predator is about 5 feet away and attacks, the Okapi knocks them out by kicking them in the face.  Here are 5 interesting facts about the Okapi. It has a long neck like a giraffe. It has striped legs like a zebra. They have poor eyesight, but awesome hearing. They are becoming a rare animal. They eat leaves from tall trees.  Their adaptations include strong legs, for running fast and good hearing for defense.  

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The Awesome Beetles

90% of the rainforest's population are insects. The beetles are 25% of the rainforest's insect population. They are prey. Their tough outer shell protects them so if a predator tries to take a bite out of them, they are not going to eat them in one bite. It's adaptations are it's tough outer shell  or protection and it's wings for flying  away from predators. Here are 5 interesting facts about the beetle. Over 1,200 species of beetles were found living on just one kind of rainforest tree in Panama. Beetles are the most wide-ranging feeders of all insects. There is almost nothing that they can't eat with their strong jaws. Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera . This means "sheath wings".

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The Cool Monkeys 

There are many monkeys in the rainforest. They are both prey and predator. They defend themselfs by leaping from tree to tree because the trees are too high for the predators to reach them and to get away from them faster. Their adaptation is their tail to keep balance when climbing trees and to hang upside down. Here are 5 interesting facts about monkeys.  Some monkeys eat almost everything from tough leaves to other monkeys. Many monkeys use their tail like a fifth limb. One type of monkey uses their tail to get fruit while it hangs upside down. They have good color sight. They have broad noses with wide nostrils.     

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