Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) Animals

There are many beautiful animals that live in unique habitats in permanent rivers, streams, and creeks. Here are a few interesting facts from around the world. If an animal lives in a river, stream, creek, or waterfall, it is grouped together and called the wetlands. This means fresh water that mingles in with salt water. So the animals can live in and out of the water. These are one of the most unique habitats on Planet Earth. The wetlands can provide food, breeding, shelter, and water all together in one place. Here are some examples of animals that live in these habitats. The Amazonian Manatee lives in the Amazon River Basin. There are three types of Manatees and the Amazonian is the smallest. The Manatee is part of a group of mammals that are sea cows or Sirenia. Their primary form of food is to munch on vegetation in the water. They are nocturnal and diurnal. A Sea Otter is so adorable and cute. It lives in the habitat of Coastal Brackish, marine lakes, and other places. Otters like to chill out on their backs on nice, quiet sea kelp. They are the smallest marine mammal. They are also Carnivorous which means they eat meat and are the only marine mammal to do so. River dolphins live in China, India, and Brazil. These dolphins are small in number, extremely shy, and very rare. They use sonar to locate food but with all the pollution and crowding of the rivers, it is now become difficult to find a food source for them to survive.


Even-toed ungulates	Carnivores	Cetacea	Bats	Dasyuroids	Opossums	Sirenia	Primates	Fish	Reptiles	Amphibians	Birds

Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) Animals

Animals living in the Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) habitat

Even-toed ungulates

Carnivores

Dolphins, porpoises, and whales

Bats

American marsupials

Rodents

Dugongs, manatees, and sea cows