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Tropical Rainforest
Red eyed tree frog
There are many types of
amphibians in a tropical rainforest.
One of these is the Red Eyed Tree
Frog. The Red Eyed Tree Frog eats
insects and sometimes other small
frogs, but their favorite is crickets.
The predators of the tree frog are
snakes, bats and large birds. They
are originally from Costa Rica but
are now in many rain forests.
People think that the red eyes are to
startle predators.
Toucan
One of the birds in the tropical rainforest is the toco
toucans. These are the largest type of toucan. The
Toco's main predators are humans, large cats, and
the worst enemy is the jaguar. they eat fruit, bird
eggs, insects, rodents, lizards, and other smaller
birds. the toco is a very noisy animal they can be
heard a half a mile away. they are found mainly in
South America.
Poison Dart Frog
• Another example of the amphibious inhabitants of the tropical
rainforest are poison dart frogs. Also known as poison arrow frogs
these small frogs come in various colors. The colors warn predators
that they are poisonous. They eat mostly beetles and other insects.
They live in Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and
Hawaii islands.
Margay
• One of the rainforest's smallest cats is the
margay. The margay is a tree cat that very rarely
is on the ground. They eat birds, insects,
reptiles, and other small tree animals. The
predators of the margay are larger carnivores
and birds of prey. They are found mainly in
Central and south America. The margay is only
about 2 feet tall at the shoulder.
Forest Elephant
• Although most people think about elephants in
the desert in Africa. There is also Forest
elephants. The Forest elephants are much like
African and Asian Elephants the biggest
difference is where they live. Almost the only
predators of the forest elephants are humans.
the elephants eat grass, leaves, and fruit. They
are found in West and Central Africa. On their
front feet they have five toes on their back feet
they only have four.
Climate
• Only rain forest near equator are warm
year long. Subtropical forests have year
long changes. There are a couple of types
of rainforest and they are categorized by
the seasonal changes name:
Monsoon, equatorial, subtropical
Rainfall
• Very wet environment total rain fall: 1500-2500 mm. No
dry season. Rain falls nearly everyday. It is usually 64F69F everyday. At night it drops between 52F-59F. There
is little difference between warm and cold months.
Relative humidity is very high. The type of climate is
called Equatorial.
The result of the rain fills the rainforest with lust green
plants. Many trees have canopies providing shade for
animals and plants the canopies help the little plants and
animals on the forest floor from the blistering sun. The
forest floor is very shady and cool. The best time to visit
the rain forest is in their winter which is June 22September 21.
Cool Breeze
• There is an air flow that's comes to the equator which
causes moisture in the air. That causes 24 hours of
continuous rainfall. There are a few dry months, but if
you would visit there it would still seem wet. There is
about 15 feet of rainfall each year.
They receive about 12 hours of sunlight each day. Since
all the sunlight makes photosynthesis it keeps energy
into the forest. Which makes plants stronger which gives
food to the animals. So climate isn't just rain.
plants
bougainvillea
• the bougainvillea grows in the biome of the
Amazon rainforest in South America. this
bueatiful plant can grow to be up to 30 feet It can
either be vines, trees, or shrubs with sharp
thorns. the leaves of the bougainvillea are heart
shaped with droppy tips. bougainvilleas dont like
swampy areas because it dosent have a lot of
soil drainage. it can live with a lot of waterbut it
dosent like to hold the water for long.
The strangler fig tree
• strangler figs are one of the most important plant speices in the
rainforest ecosystem. there are around 1,000 different species of
ficus, which can be found in every major tropical and rainforest.
Many many animals such as parrots pigeons gibbons monkeys horn
bills toucans and fruit eating bats eat the sweet figs from these
trees. Because they are so important to the animals of the tropical
rainforest figs are considered a “keystone” species. There is a
constant supply of fruit for the animals because different types of
figs give fruit at various times of the year. In some areas up to 70%
of the animals us figs for the main part of their diet. Strangler figs
can grow to be 148 feet tall. They make up some of the tropical
canopy. They actually grow in a fig tree and when their roots reach
the ground the cut off the other tree’s nutrients, or strangle it. Then it
grows lots of thick