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Connect the Dots: River
How are organisms in this ecosystem connected?
READ a clue in the speech bubble. Then FIND and CLICK on the organism. When you have found them all, explore more connections!
I travel along the river in my pirogue, a narrow canoe carved out of a tree trunk.
Can you find me?
That's me!
With any luck (and a net), I’m hoping to catch dinner.
Can you find my favorite, shiny fish? Adults are bright and golden, and the young are silver and brown.
You found it!
Adult fish, like these golden barbs, are caught by the BaAka.
Which eight-legged creature eats barbs or other fishes when they’re still tiny babies?
That's right!
The fishing spider hunts for insects, tadpoles, and minnows along the water’s edge and underwater.
Which spotted amphibian preys on spiders?
Yup, that’s it!
The adult square-marked toad lives on land and eats insects and spiders.
Which big reptile has powerful limbs and claws and feeds on toads?
Correct!
The Nile monitor lizard is the largest lizard in Africa. It eats toads, fish, birds, and other animals.
Which scaly, sharp-toothed creature feeds on lizards?
That’s right!
The slender-snouted crocodile grows numerous teeth during its lifetime.
Where’s the “crocodile bird” that some people think picks food from between the reptile’s teeth?
You found it!
In return for playing dentist, the Egyptian plover can make a meal of the tiny morsels it finds.
Which lizard preys on birds and bird eggs?
Congratulations!
You've found some of the many connections in the Dzanga-Sangha river habitat.
I travel along the river in my pirogue, a narrow canoe carved out of a tree trunk.
Can you find me?
Image Credits:
Illustrations by AMNH/Laura Friedman