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The canopy is the home of many animals which stay there
for shelter, to avoid predators on the forest floor, and to seek fruits and
seeds from the trees and epiphytes of the rainforest
canopy. |
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Squirrel monkeys are seen in many rainforest locations,
leaping from tree to tree. |
This coati, although he may venture to the ground to look
for bugs and seeds to eat, also spends much of his time in the treetops looking
for fruits to eat. |
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This keel- billed toucan seeks fruits high in the canopy
of the rainforest. |
Surprisingly, the bill of the toucan is hollow and very
lightweight. He uses it to reach fruits at the ends of small branches that he
would not be able to reach without it! This gives him a competitive advantage
over other birds. |
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