Tropical Rainforest By: Mini Preston, Lily Guindon, Laila Mueller,and Joel Wifler

Animals in the

Tropical Rainforest

By Joel Wifler

Kinkajous live in Central and South America, where they spend a lot of their time in trees. They are able to pivot their feet backwards and forwards. This makes it easy for them to run in different directions along branches and up and down trees. The Kinkajou also has a gripping tail that it uses like another limb. The kinkajou hangs from their tail which also aids in their balance. This tail also serves as a blanket,while many of its features and traits look like a chimp, they are actually more related to the raccoon.

Kinkajous

Bengal Tigers live in india and are sometimes called indian tigers.Tigers are the largest member of the cat family.There were eight species at one time but three became extinct.

Hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500.

Bengal Tigers

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing more than 98 percent of our genetic blueprint.

Chimpanzees live in social communities of several dozen animals.Although they normally walk on all fours, chimpanzees can walk upright.Chimps are generally fruit and plant eaters,but they also eat insects,eggs,and meat.

Chimpanzees

Poison dart frogs, members of the Dendrobatidae family, wear some of the most brilliant and beautiful colors on Earth.Their elaborate designs are deliberately ostentatious to ward off predators.

Poison dart frog

Some species display unusual parenting habits, including carrying both eggs and tadpoles on their backs.

Green AnacondaA member of the boa family,south america’s Green Anaconda is the largest snake in the world.

Green anacondas can grow up to 29 feet. Anacondas live in swamps,marshes,and slow moving streams mainly in the amazon.They eat wild pigs,deer,birds,turtles,and jaguars.

Facts about the Tropical Rainforestby Mini Preston

Climate/Weather In the Tropical Rainforest the average temp. is about 70-85 degrees fahrenheit.Most of the time the weather is humid

because of all of the rainfall.There is about 400 inches per year of rainfall.The climate is warmer in these areas because the sun is closer to the equator.

Layers of the Tropical Rainforest

What Are Layers?

Layers are four groups that separate rainforests.

1.EMERGENT LAYER

2.CANOPY LAYER

3.UNDERSTORY LAYER

4.FOREST FLOOR

1.EMERGENT LAYERThe tallest trees are the emergents, towering as much as 200 feet above the forest floor.

2.CANOPY LAYERThis is the primary layer of the forest and forms a roof over the two remaining layers.

3.UNDERSTORY LAYER Little sunshine reaches this area so the plants have to grow larger leaves to reach the sunlight.

4.FOREST FLOORIts very dark down here almost no plants grow in this area, as a result.

Fun Facts1.The Tropical Rainforest is an ecosystem that covers about 7% of the Earth’s surface.

3.The Tropical Rainforest has hundreds of different trees

2.Rainforests are extremely important because the water it produces evaporates and then is used as rain in other areas.

4.There are over 2,500 different species of vines. Some have a thickness that equals the circumference of a human being.

5.Tropical Rainforests are one of the oldest biomes on Earth. There are some that have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

Tropical Rainforest Locationby Laila Mueller

Location Tropical rainforests are located in various locations, for example the Amazon Rainforest is a rainforest in the location of the Amazon Basin of South America.

More Locations 57% of the world’s rainforests are located in Latin America

1 third of the world’s rainforests are located in Brazil

25% of the world’s rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

18% of the world’s rainforests are located in West Africa

Plants in theTropical Rainforest By Lily Guindon

Bougainvillea Jambu Bengal Bamboo Curare Strangler Figs

Bougainvillea

The Bougainvillea lives in a very green habitat. It can reach over

30 feet tall! They can be a variety of colors such as pink, red,

orange, white, or yellow. The Bougainvillea’s root is very fragile,

so it doesn’t form a good, firm root ball.

Bengal Bamboo The Bengal Bamboo 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 to 100 degrees fahrenheit. It can grow between 40

to 80 feet tall!

Curare The Curare can grow as large as a large liana, or vine found in the

canopy of the Southern African Rainforest. They are heart shaped

which may be 4 to 8 inches long and almost as wide, with a 2 to 6

inches long petiole. It is smooth on top and hairy white on the

bottom. Some people use the Cuare to make into a light syrup.

Jambu

Jumbu is a mildly sweet, crisp, watery fruit and it grows naturally

in India to Eastern Malaya. Jambu is a small tree or large shrub and

grows to an average height of 10 to 20 feet tall! It likes plenty of rain

evenly spaced throughout the year. They are pink when young, and

become yellowish-green beneath when mature. They bloom twice a

year,in July and September. They ripen in August and November.

Strangler Figs

Figs are one of the most important plant species of a rainforest ecosystem. There is close to 1,000 different species of Ficus, which can be found in any major rainforest. Hundreds of animals such as pigeons, parrots,

hornbills, toucans, monkeys, gibbons, and fruit eating bats feed on the

sweet fruit of the fig tree. They are considered a keystone. Several animals

depend on fruit as a major part of their diet.

QUIZ TIME!

Let’s test your knowledge and see what you’ve learned.

Question 1 : What’s the one animal that lives in india?

A: Poison Dart Frog

B: Chimpanzee

C: Bengal Tiger

D: Kinkajous

THE ANSWER IS...

Bengal Tiger

Question 2 : About how many inches per year does the rainforest get?

A:200in. per year

B:400in. per year

C:70-85in. per year

THE ANSWER IS...

400in. per year

Question 3 : What is the 2nd highest layer in the rainforest?

A: Forest Floor

B: Emergent Layer

C: Understory Layer

D: Canopy Layer

THE ANSWER IS...

Canopy Layercanopy layer

Question 4 : 1 third of the world’s rainforests are located in where?

1 : Brazil

2: Southeast asia and the Pacific islands

3: Latin America

4: West Africa

THE ANSWER IS...

Brazil

Question 5:What plant grows up to 30 feet tall?

A: Jambu

B: Bengal Bamboo

C: Bougainvillea

D: Curare

THE ANSWER IS...

Bougainvillea

THE END...

JK[just kidding]

Fun Fact QuestionQuestion: How do sloths catch their prey if they are so slow?

Answer: They don’t. They are herbivorous, which means they only eat plants.

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