Red titi monkey

Lots of monkeys move around using all four limbs, but red titi monkeys have evolved to use their strong legs to move from branch to branch. They grip tightly as they go to prevent a fall and use their tails, which are not capable of grasping, for balance.

Red titi monkeys forage in the lower levels of the rainforest canopy. They are fruit eaters, but have been known to eat insects, flowers, leaves and pollen.

Sunbittern

Sunbitterns have beautiful patterned wings that males spread to signal courtship and also threat displays. In their native central American rainforest they live around streams, feeding on insects and crustaceans caught using their bills.

Sloth

Residents of the rainforests of south and central America, sloths are known for their slow, careful movements. They are even commonly called ‘Bicho-preguiça’ ("lazy animal") in Brazil.

Unlike most mammals, hairs on sloths grow away from their extremities. Sloths spend so much time with their legs above their bodies so this unusual hair growth helps provide protection from the elements while they hang upside down.

Sloths only relieve themselves about once a week – and always in the same spot on the ground. It’s not known why they do it this way, putting themselves at risk of being caught. It’s been suggested that it may be to avoid giving away their location to would-be predators in the forest canopy.

Golden-headed lion tamarin

As only 2% of their native Brazilian forests remain, the golden-headed lion tamarin is classified as endangered.

Conservation programmes are in place to try to stop the wild population’s decline, which is mainly being caused by deforestation for logging and farming. Zoos worldwide are helping by maintaining a strong population and zoo-born tamarins have been successfully reintroduced into the wild.

Emperor tamarin

This species is believed to have been named after the German Emperor Wilhelm II, because of its long, white moustache.

These tree-living monkeys are capable of leaping from branch to branch and use all four legs to run and walk across the forest floor.

Emperor tamarins live together in groups lead by the oldest female. Group bonding and socialising is important, with mutual grooming playing an important role in this.

Trumpeter bird

The trumpeter gets its name from the warning "trumpeting" noise the males make in their throats. They have beautiful plumage with a combination of black, blue, purple, green and silver.

Trumpeters originate from South American rainforests like the Amazon.

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