Tanya Cookies At The Tropical Rainforest/Quotes

These are the animal quotes for Tanya Cookies At The Tropical Rainforest.

## Quotes

### In The Tropical Rainforest

> "*Let's begin in the South American rainforest. Why is it called the rainforest? The answer is quite obvious. It often rains in this environment.*
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> A tiger is a majestic creature, as well as a member of the cat family. Being the largest cat in the world, they rely on hunting prey that is much bigger than themselves, willing to travel for miles to snag a hoofed animal that will sustain them for days.
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> The giant panda is an instantly recognizable creature known as a worldwide symbol of conservation. This bear is native to China, which is the only place in the world that has them displayed in the wild.
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> With their long bills, toucans are known to reach deep into tree cavities to grab eggs from other birds or to dig deeply into their own cavities to clear therm out, and pairs have been seen tossing fruit to each other in a courtship ritual.*"*
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> ― David Attenborough
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### In The Tropical Jungle

> "*Our next stop is the jungle, filled with trees, tropical plants, water, and of course, lots of animals.*
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> Parrots come in a variety of bright colours, mostly green, red, blue and yellow.
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> 100 of them are new world monkeys, which all come from Central and South America.
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> The Baird's tapir is native to Central America. The lowland tapir ranges from Colombia to Brazil. The lesser-known mountain tapir can be found on the Andes Mountains, and the Malayan tapir is the only subspecies of tapir native to Asia rather than South America.
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> There are 19 species of macaws. The world's largest parrot is the hyacinth macaw, found in Central and South America.*"*
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> ― David Attenborough
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### In The Tropical Understory

> "*Next is the Tropical Understory, a watering hole for animals from all around the world including North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa.*
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> Found in western and central Africa, chimps are the third greatest ape in size, and one of our closest living relatives.
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> Most chameleons can be found on the island of Madagascar. They have a unique feature that most animals don't have. Camouflage, which allows the lizards to blend in with their surroundings by changing colour.
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> Peacocks are members of the pheasant family. They can be found across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia.
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> Orangutans are the largest apes in the rainforest. They can be found on the southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra.*"*
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> ― David Attenborough
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### In The Tropical Canopy

> "*The last stop is the general canopy, and the emergent contains a small number of very large trees called emergents, which grow above the trees in the sky.*
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> Hoatzins are tropical birds found in swamps of the Amazon rainforest.
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> With long eyelashes, dark eyes, and an almost comically large, curved bill, hornbills have many admirers. Hornbills are recognizable by a special body part on their bill called a casque, which allows them to make their calls.
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> Cockatoos are among the most well-known and loved members of the parrot family. They are found in Australia, and they live in forested areas of all types, from eucalyptus groves to rain forests.
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> Sloths are nocturnal, slow moving mammals that spend most their life hanging on tree branches upside-down. They eat, sleep, mate and give birth from this position hanging high among the branches.
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> Galagos are also called bushbabies, which they emerge at night to run, leap and climb in the treetops.
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> Umbrella birds can be found in the rainforests of Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia.*"*
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