Deep in the distant rainforest there is the Amazon River, and where this river passes there is a large number of dense rainforests. There has been no change in the life that inhabits this river and the life that lived thousands of years ago. The canopy of trees high in the rainforest is like giants blocking the sunlight below the rainforest. In this vast world, rich life blooms. But we can only see a small part. In fact, it is not difficult to understand that living under the canopy layer is to learn to hide yourself.
For most of its life, pygmy anteaters hide in dense woods and rarely come out and move around during the day. Don't be fooled by their appearance, the claws on their forefoots can kill any potential opponent. When pygmy anteaters go out to forage, their claws are their only defensive weapon. Ants and termites are their main food, and it is necessary to stay awake enough to find these foods, but it is still challenging for them, they are too sleepy. When courting, they pay special attention to their grooming and will wash their hair. Humans still know very little about how they court.
Pygmy anteater
Many animals are well versed in the art of imitation to avoid predatory predation. The thick hair of the sloth is covered with green algae, which feeds only a moth that lives in the hair of the sloth. The color of the green algae favors sloths to stealth in the rainforest. And they are slow to move and are not easily detected by predators. In fact, sloths sleep for 15-20 hours a day, and it's still seconds of sleep. Sloths eat too few leaves to keep them traveling, so they have to rely on sleep to save energy.
sloth
But sometimes hiding yourself and living alone is not the only survival rule in the rainforest, and sometimes team assistance can achieve the same goal. The howler monkey's cry travels several kilometers along the canopy. Each monkey colony occupies a small grove of trees, which is where they can exchange meals. Monk-hat monkeys like to roam the rainforest, and anything they can see is their food source, including flowers, insects, fruits, and even small mammals. Slightly smaller squirrel monkeys often follow the monk-hat monkeys and pick up fruit they have left behind. This weird alliance can reduce the risk of foraging, as lone monkeys are more likely to be attacked by eagles.
howler monkey
Monk hat monkey
Squirrel monkeys
Spider apes are the largest primates in the jungle. They are naturally active, they follow the old path through the woods, and in the season when food is plentiful, hundreds of spider apes can be seen foraging in groups. During the season when food is plentiful, spider apes eat only the best part of the fruit, and the other options are thrown away. But discarding does not mean waste, and cats under the tree will eat these fruits.
Spider ape
Cats
Salty mud ponds in the rainforest are like oases in the desert, always attracting different tourists. For example, the mexican deer will carefully come over and eat the salt of the mud pond. Spiks often stays by the pond and occasionally feeds for insects near the pond, acting as guards and alerting other animals when danger arises.
Mexican deer
Spex Crested Pheasant
The Amazon River is constantly pounding on salty banks that are testament to the legacy of the ancient oceans. Macaws came to the embankment from dozens of miles away, and they stayed in groups in the treetops, waiting for the first warrior to go to the embankment to make sure there were no predators. Seeing that the forerunners were not in danger, the other macaws would follow. Clay on the embankment not only provides salt, but also neutralizes the toxicity of the impure fruit that macaws eat into their stomachs.
macaw