Tropical+Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest

- Tropical Rainforest can have more than 200cm of rainfall per year on ‍average. ‍

- Average temperature for he Tropical Rainforest is 17.7 degrees Celsius.

- About 40%-75% of all species are indigenous to the rain forest including 42,000 different insects, 807 different trees and 1000 different plants. -The tropical rainforest Biome is the most diverse biome in the whole world.

A list of Tropical Rainforest animals are listed below.
 * African Forest Elephant [[image:http://www.elephantconservation.org/iefImages/2009/12/afelph1.jpg width="204" height="225"]]
 * Bengal Tiger [[image:http://www.ewallpapers.eu/w_show/watchful-eyes--bengal-tiger-1280-1024-1294.jpg width="317" height="304"]]
 * Chimpanzee [[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VEW-VowUhdk/TV9zk-vXYKI/AAAAAAAAAyE/kbaA03RI6N4/s1600/chimpanzee-picture.jpg width="283" height="260"]]
 * Harpy Eagle [[image:http://marksolock.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/549415641.jpg width="267" height="240"]]
 * Proboscis Monkey [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Portrait_of_a_Proboscis_Monkey.jpg width="253" height="272"]]
 * Sumatran Rhinoceros [[image:http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/rhinos/graphics/rhinosumatran.jpg width="316" height="189"]]
 * Toco Toucan [[image:http://www.vistatuneup.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toco-toucan.jpg width="229" height="167"]]

- Below is a picture of the San Rafael Falls in the Amazon Rainforest. This part of the rainforest is located in Ecuador.

- Rainforests only cover <6% of the Earth's surface.

- Home of the Jambu Fruit Dove (AKA Ptilinopus Jambu) which is a medium sized dove that's covered with bright greens and pinks. The Jambu Fruit Dove lives almost a mile high in the trees of rainforests and are endangered from deforestation. It's feathers are spread apart that help them fly faster to get away from predators that live in the rainforest. The fact that it lives so far up in the trees is another way that it can escape predators.

^^^^This is a picture of a Jambu Fruit Dove.

-Come from species: New World Monkeys (Platyrrhini) -New world monkeys are more primitive than old world monkeys. [Their thumbs aren't opposable and their brains are less complex] 1. Prehensile tails 2. Bright colors 3. Sharp patterns 4. Loud vocalizations 5. Diets relying heavily on fruit. 1. Adapting to aboreal life (these monkeys have prehensile tails) -Prehensile Tails are used as an extra hand for these monkeys. This is so they can use them to swing from tree to tree and grab food with their hands. 2. Acrobatic -These monkeys have to be acrobatic so that they can swing from tree to tree and get their food.
 * Common animal would be the Spider Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi)
 * Description:
 * Some adaptations:

1. Leaves are long, narrow, and green in color. 2. Stems are really big- the plant can grow to be 80ft in height. 3. Stems are also dark green in color. 1. Grows the best in a moist environment. 2. Reduces soil erosion. - They suck up all the water on and in the ground that may cause flooding and lead to soil erosion.
 * Common plant would be the Bengal Bamboo (Bambusa Tulda)
 * Description:
 * Some adaptions: