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Suggested route to find all the answers. ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING Nonprofit US Postage PAID Philadelphia Zoo Permit No. 05462 Chaperone Guide Grades 6 through 8 Scavenger Hunt — Answers and Talking Points Students should draw any connections that they think are possible. • All animals should have a connection with the rainforest trees, sun and rain • Students should have a high number of arrows when they are finished — each animal should have at least three connections • Think about it! We want students to recognize that there are a large number of connections within an ecosystem, and if any one part of that ecosystem is missing than many living things may be threatened. When humans overuse habitats or materials, we take things away from wildlife that they need to survive. One example of this is the vast deforestation that occurs in the Amazon rainforest — 20% of the entire forest has disappeared since 1970. © 2015, Philadelphia Zoo EDU/16/0022 Jaguar Emerald Tree Boa Usually located in the Jaguar Exhibit in Big Cat Falls; sometimes rotates exhibits within Big Cat Falls SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS Jaguars will eat nearly anything they can find — their diet consists of over 80 different species of animals! Titi Monkey Can be found near the center of the Reptiles and Amphibians House SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS This is a tree-dwelling predator that feeds on a variety of prey species, including red-eyed tree frogs. Yellow-knobbed Curossow Can be found in the Rainforest habitat in McNeil Avian Center, in the middle of the jungle walkthrough SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS Curassows live on the rainforest floor and are a food source for larger species. Sloth Pied Tamarin Located towards the middle of Rare Animal Conservation Center; sometimes have access to Treetop Trail Located towards the middle of Rare Animal Conservation Center with the golden lion tamarins Located towards the middle of Rare Animal Conservation Center; sometimes have access to Treetop Trail SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS Titi monkeys rely on trees to travel through the forest and are rarely found on the ground. Sloths live in the rainforest canopy and rarely descend to the ground. They are seed dispersers. Pied tamarins are critically endangered, mostly due to habitat loss. Red-eyed Tree Frog Giant River Otter Can be found near the center of the Reptiles and Amphibians House Can be found in the large pool exhibit at the end of Carnivore Kingdom SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS Red-eyed tree frogs need to live on trees and must be near water at all times. This is the largest species of otter in the world. Toucanet Can be found in the Rainforest habitat in McNeil Avian Center, in the middle of the jungle walkthrough SHARE THIS FACT WITH YOUR STUDENTS Toucanets live in highelevation forests and spend all their time in trees.