The Amazon rainforest is home to a bewildering array of wildlife, including macaws, toucans, tyrant flycatchers, capybaras, tapir, sloths, squirrel monkeys, red howler monkeys, jaguars, caimans, anacondas, tarantulas, leaf-cutter ants, scarlet ibis, and black skimmers.

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Amazon Rainforest – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9006028/Amazon-Rainforest?source=youtube_16366
Rainforest – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9062488/rainforest?source=youtube_16366
Macaw – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049626/macaw?source=youtube_16366
Toucan – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9073033/toucan?source=youtube_16366
Tyrant Flycatcher – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9074013/tyrant-flycatcher?source=youtube_16366
Capybara – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9020199/capybara?source=youtube_16366
Tapir – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071245/tapir?source=youtube_16366
Sloth – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068223/sloth?source=youtube_16366
Squirrel Monkey – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069302/squirrel-monkey?source=youtube_16366
Howler Monkey – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041254/howler-monkey?source=youtube_16366
Jaguar – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043241/jaguar?source=youtube_16366
Caiman – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9018558/caiman?source=youtube_16366
Anaconda – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9007321/anaconda?source=youtube_16366
Tarantula – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071273/tarantula?source=youtube_16366
Leafcutter Ant – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109653/leafcutter-ant?source=youtube_16366
Ibis – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041893/ibis?source=youtube_16366
Skimmer – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068106/skimmer?source=youtube_16366
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The major threat to this species and its subspecies is currently illegal hunting.