The Rainforest

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The Rainforest

• By
• Heather Catalanatto

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What lives in the Rainforest?

• Rainforests are populated with insects,
  arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and
  mammals
• There are also several species of plant life that
  thrive here

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Insects and arachnids

• Most of the animal species found in the
  rainforest are insects
• Some include butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers,
  and caterpillars
• Arachnids that live in the rainforest include
  scorpions, spiders, and tarantulas

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Insects
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Arachnids
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Reptiles and Amphibians

• Tropical rainforests are home to a huge diversity
  of reptiles and amphibians
• Some reptiles are snakes, lizards, turtles, and
  crocodiles
• Some amphibians include frogs, toads,
  salamanders, newts, and caecilians.
• These are found in virtually all rainforest
  habitats, ranging from the high canopy to streams
  and creeks.
• Many of these are endangered species

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Reptiles
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Amphibians
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• Birds
• -Tropical rainforests are home to many kinds of
  birds
• - Some include parrots, hornbills, toucans, and
  raptors like eagles, hawks, and vultures. -Some
  migratory birds live in rainforests during the
  winter and return to cooler regions during the
  spring and summer.
• Some of the migratory birds travel to the United
  States , and Central America
• Many of these birds are on the endangered species
  list

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Birds
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• Mammals
• Tropical rainforests are home to many kinds of
  mammals ranging in size
• The large mammals include jungle cats like
  tigers, jaguars, and leopards
• Primates in the rainforest include monkeys and
  apes
• Most rainforest mammals are small, nocturnal, and
  inconspicuous some are bats and rodents
• Even though we think of the large mammals when we
  think of the rainforest the small mammals are the
  most abundant
• As with most of the creatures in the rainforest
  most of the mammals are on the endangered species
  list

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Plant Life

• Plant life is extremely abundant in the
  Rainforest
• Most modern medicine is derived from Rainforest
  plants
• Some include the blue gum, the bromeliad, ferns,
  banana and cacao trees, ginger, orchids, the
  passion flower, plumerias, and rubber trees
• The plants here contribute to most of the worlds
  oxygen supply

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Climate

• The Rainforest climate is very humid and warm all
  year round.
• It is part of the tropical moist climate zone.
• The average rainfall is anywhere from 100 to 260
  inches a year.
• The average daily temperature is about 77 degree
  Fahrenheit.

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Location

• The Rainforest is located near the Earths
  equator, it covers only six percent of the Earth,
  but is home to more species of plants and animals
  than anywhere else in the world.
• There are Rainforests in Central America, Africa,
  the Amazon, Australia, and Southern Asia.
• Rainforest are only found in a specific part of
  the world
• They are located anywhere from the Tropic of
  Capricorn south of the equator to the Tropic of
  Cancer which is north of the equator.

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Locations of the Rainforests
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Resources

• www.rainforestanimals.net
• www.Blueplanetbiomes.org
• www.thinkquest.org

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