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    Rainforests are dense, warm forests located near the equator that provide habitat for millions of plant and animal species. They generate much of the earth's oxygen and have distinct layers - the emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor - that each support different life. Rainforests are extremely biodiverse, containing a vast variety of insects, arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals that live in the forest's various levels, such as birds in the canopy and jaguars on the forest floor.

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    Rainforests are dense, warm forests located near the equator that provide habitat for millions of plant and animal species. They generate much of the earth's oxygen and have distinct layers - the emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor - that each support different life. Rainforests are extremely biodiverse, containing a vast variety of insects, arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals that live in the forest's various levels, such as birds in the canopy and jaguars on the forest floor.

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    Rainforests are dense, warm forests located near the equator that provide habitat for millions of plant and animal species. They generate much of the earth's oxygen and have distinct layers - the emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor - that each support different life. Rainforests are extremely biodiverse, containing a vast variety of insects, arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals that live in the forest's various levels, such as birds in the canopy and jaguars on the forest floor.

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    Rainforests as habitats

    What are rainforests?


    Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests.
    They are habitats for millions of plants and
    animals.
    Rainforests are extremely important in the
    ecology of the Earth. The plants of the
    rainforest generate much of the Earth's oxygen.

    Where are the rainforests?


    Tropical rainforests are found in a belt around
    the Equator of the Earth.
    There are tropical rainforests across South
    America, Central America, Africa, South East
    Asia and Australia.

    Layers of the rainforest


    Different animals and plants live in different parts of the
    rainforest. Scientists divide the rainforest into different layers
    (zones) based on the living environment. Starting at the top the
    layers are:
    EMERGENTS: Giant trees that are much
    higher than the average canopy height. It
    houses many birds and insects.
    CANOPY: The upper parts of the trees.
    This leafy environment is full of life in a
    tropical rainforest and includes: insects,
    birds, reptiles, mammals, and more.
    UNDERSTORY: A dark, cool environment
    under the leaves but over the ground.
    FOREST FLOOR: Teeming with animal
    life, especially insects. The largest
    animals in the rainforest generally live
    here.

    Animals of the rainforest.


    Rainforests are tremendously rich
    in animal life. Rainforests are
    populated with insects (like
    butterflies and beetles), arachnids
    (like spiders and ticks), worms,
    reptiles (like snakes and lizards),
    amphibians (like frogs and toads),
    birds (like parrots and toucans)
    and mammals (like sloths, monkeys,
    apes and jaguars).

    Different animals live in different strata of the


    rainforest. For example, birds live in the canopy (upper
    leaves of the trees) and in the emergents (the tops of the
    tallest trees). Large animals (like jaguars) generally live on
    the forest floor, but others (like howler monkeys and
    sloths) are arboreal (living in trees). Insects are found
    almost everywhere.

    Morpho Butterfly- lives in the canopy. Has a wing span of 18 cm.

    Many birds live in the Emergent (top) layer. They look


    for nesting places and are away from predators.

    The canopy is home to many


    birds and monkeys.
    The understory layer gets little light and is home to
    many animals like frogs, bats, apes and owls.
    There are ant eaters and leafcutter ants.
    The forest floor is home to many insects, spiders
    and large animals like jaguars and ocelots.

    Chlamydosaurus kingii

    Green palm viper arboreal snake

    Invent a rainforest creature of your own.

    This is a Butterfroguin. It lives in the Brazilian rainforest.


    Zoologists have never seen it flying, and believe it uses its wings
    to attract insects and butterflies to eat. The Butterfroguin is a
    mix of butterfly, frog and penguin.

    Howler Monkey Genus Alouatta


    General information
    The Howler Monkey is the loudest monkey and the
    loudest land animal. The only animal that is louder than
    the Howler Monkey is the Blue Whale. The Howler's call
    can be heard up to three miles (4.8 km) away.
    The Howler is the largest New World monkey (monkeys
    from South, North, and Central America).
    Habitat
    These social primates live high in the trees (the canopy)
    of the rain forests of southern Brazil, northern Argentina,
    Paraguay, and Bolivia. Howlers have a life span of about
    20 years. These monkeys are in decline due to a loss of
    habitat.
    Anatomy
    Adult male Howlers are black to brown; females and the
    young are lighter in colour. Howlers grow to be about 2 to
    4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 m) tall and weigh from 8 to 22 pounds
    (3.5 to 10 kg). They have a long tail, a short snout, and
    wide-set, round nostrils. Adults females usually have one
    baby at a time.
    Diet
    Howlers eat mostly leaves, but occasionally supplement
    their diet with fruit and maggots.
    Predators
    Large birds of prey (like the harpy eagle) prey upon the
    howler monkey.

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