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In an average year in a tropical rain forest, the climate is very humid
because of all the rainfall, which amounts to about 250
cm per year.
An area of a
rainforest the
size of a football
field is being
destroyed each
second.
The trees o
f a
tropica
l
rainforest are
so densely
packed that ra
in
falling on th
e
canopy can ta
ke
as long as 1
0
minutes to
reach the
ground.
More than 2,000
different species of
butterflies are found in the
rainforests of South America. The forests of
Central Africa are home to more
than 8,000 different species of
plants.
Poison Dart Frog
Red Eyed Tree
FrogLeaf Cutter
Ant
Harpy Eagle
Parrot
Toucan
Gorilla
JaguarLemur
orangutan
Spider monkey
AnacondaManatee
Piranha
InformationPandas are black and white bears that live in
temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized but rarest
animals in the world, they have come to symbolize endangered species and
conservation efforts.
HabitatPandas live in broadleaf and coniferous
forests with a dense understory of bamboo, at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet.
Torrential rains or dense mist throughout the year characterizes these forests, often
shrouded in heavy clouds.
Life Span Scientists are not sure how long giant pandas live in the wild, but they are sure it is shorter than lifespans in zoos. Chinese scientists have
reported zoo pandas as old as 35.
Diet A wild giant panda’s diet is almost exclusively (99 percent) bamboo. The balance consists of other grasses and occasional small rodents or
musk deer fawns. In zoos, giant pandas eat bamboo, sugar cane, rice gruel, a special high-
fiber biscuit, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes.
Bengal Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Curare
Coconut Tree
Tualang
Strangler Figs
Mangrove Forests
Durian
Jambu Kapok Tree
The Bambusa tulda can be found in the biome of the Southeast Asian rainforest. It often grows as an undergrowth scattered or in patches in the forest. It does very well in a moist environment with a lot of rainfall. It likes temperatures between 40 degrees Fahrenheit and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainforests get around 100 inches of rain per year.
Rainforests are found mainly around the equator. They hold many varieties of plants and animals. The vegetation in rainforests grows in layers. Some of the layers get sunlight, but the bottom layers get little or no sunlight.
Food Chain
Climate in the rainforest Animals in the rainforest plants in the rainforest Interesting facts about the rainforestInformation about panda’s in the rainforestAll headings from flaming textAll pictures from free images 1 picture on page 8 is from Heathers Animation
