The world's forests are full of amazing animals.
Forests are found all across the world. Their beautiful ecosystems are home to some of the world's most unique and beautiful animals.
Many cute and incredible animals can be found in the world's forests. Let's look at the top 10 incredible forest animals!
10 Jaguars
Jaguars are a beautiful big cat that is found living in places like the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal wetlands.
They are mostly found in South America but are also found in a few parts of North America. They are the third largest cat in the world today!
9 Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees are one of the most intelligent animals in the world.
Chimpanzees are very sociable animals and live in groups. Chimpanzees look cute, especially the baby ones - baby Chimpanzees look adorable. However, even though they look cute, Chimpanzees are aggressive and territorial animals in the wild.
8 Toucans
Toucans are one of the world's most beautiful birds. Their bills are large and bright, which makes them stand out in their rainforest environment.
These beautiful birds are found in the Amazon rainforest. There are more than 40 known species of Toucans in the world today.
7 Green Anacondas
The Amazon rainforest is home to some fascinating and big snake species. The biggest snake species from the Amazon rainforest and the biggest species in the world is - the Green Anaconda.
Green Anacondas are MASSIVE and they are the world's heaviest snake species.
6 Asian Elephants
Asian Elephants are beautiful animals. They are one of the three species of Elephants that are found in the world today, one of the other species of elephants is the African Elephant.
Asian Elephants are smaller than their African cousins.
5 Borneo Elephant
The Borneo Elephant is an adorable animal.
These cute Elephants are a subspecies of the Asian Elephant. They are also the world's smallest Elephant species. They are an endangered species today, with only fewer than 1,500 of them remaining in the wild.
4 Okapi
The Okapi is one of the most incredible animals in the natural world.
These beautiful animals are like a mixture between a deer and a zebra. The Okapi is an endangered animal that is only found living within the forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
These beautiful and unique animals are also known as 'Forest Giraffes'.
3 Capybara
The Capybara is the world's biggest rodent.
These cute and unique animals are found in South America; they are found living within ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. These cute animals are great swimmers and can be found - Capybara's like to live near rivers.
2 Tigers
There are several different species of Tigers alive today.
Species of Tigers such as the Bengal Tiger and the Sumatran Tiger live in rainforests. Tigers are one of the most beautiful and well-known endangered species today. These majestic big cats are incredible animals - they are both majestic and elusive animals, which makes them interesting.
1 Scottish Wildcat
Scottish Wildcats are incredible animals, but they are very rarely seen in the wild today, both due to their elusive nature and due to being a critically endangered animals.
Scottish Wildcats once existed throughout the UK - they existed in England and Wales up until the Victorian era and, they existed throughout Scotland too. However, today, Scottish Wildcats are only found in the Scottish highlands. It is estimated that there are as low as just 35 Scottish Wildcats remaining in the wild today, making these beautiful cats one of the rarest animals in the world today.
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