Animals That Live in the Rainforest
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It is believed that over 50% of the world's species of plants and
animals are found in the rainforest. Amazingly, only cover 6 -
7% of the total land surface on Earth is covered by rainforest.
On average, there are between 30 to 80 different species of
trees per acre. There is also a wide variety of animal life found
in the rainforest. Many of the animals have special adaptations
that allow them to live in the tropical conditions, they could
not survive outside of this ecosystem.
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Bengal Tiger
Bengal tigers are beautiful creatures that live in forests, tropical rainforests, and
mangroves in southern and southeastern Asia. The bengal tiger weigh between 400 and 600 pounds and grow from 5 to 10 feet in length.
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Jaguar
Jaguars are found in Central and South America and Mexico. Jaguars can be found in deserts, rainforest, and grasslands. They are a gorgeous animal.
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Anaconda
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Because it's the biggest snake in t he world
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ants
because ants live everywhere Evan no you can not see they
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HOWLER MONKEY
The howler monkey is the loudest land animal and the loudest monkey it can be heard up to three miles away. The blue whale is the only animal that is louder than the howler monkey.
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Spider Monkey
Spider Monkeys live high in the canopy of the rainforest
and seldom venture to the rainforest floor.
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love it
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Gorilla
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love gorillas
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hahaha
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Orangutans
Orangutans live in Asia. They are the only great ape from Asia. They are found in tropical rain forests in Indonesia, northern Sumatra, and in low-lying swamps in Borneo.
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Okapi
The Okapi live in the rainforests of Congo in Africa. They grow to be 5 to 6 feet in height, 6 to 8 feet in length and weigh between 450 to 650 pounds.
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Harpy Eagle
The Harpy Eagle can be found in and near the rainforests
of Central and South America, they eat monkeys, sloths and other small mammals.
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Alligators
Because Alligators are not just great predators, the Baby Alligators are kept as pets by the people who live in the rainforests. These people protect these animals and keep them healthy. When they are old enough the people who live in the rainforest set them back into the wild. I did my re-search!!!
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Lemur
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Wow nice comment!!
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OCELOT
Ocelots are a very graceful medium-sized cat that live in grasslands and rain forests.
They are very good swimmers and fast hunters.
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GIBBON
A rare, slender, long- armed, small, tree-dwelling apes from Asia.
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Parrot
Parrots nest in trees in tropical and sub-tropical
areas.
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Toucan
Toucans are located in Central and South America in
tropical and sub-tropical rainforests, they live in holes of hollow trees.
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Sloth (Manatees)
Manatees can be found in the warm water coastlines and
rivers of Florida, the Carribbean, Africa, the Amazon and
parts of Asia. The manatee is not confined to these
areas but these are where the largest populations are
located.
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Emerald Tree Boa
A green snake with white bands, which grows to be up to be around 7.25 feet long. . The emerald tree boa eats rodents and birds.This snake catches food with its long teeth then squeezes it.
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CAPYBARA
The worlds largest rodent.
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Southern Cassowary
Cassowaries are the second heaviest bird on earth next to the ostrich. An adult Cassowarie can grow between 4 and 6 feet tall and can weigh up to 130 pounds. Cassowaries are true rainforest birds
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Orangutan
Orangutans can be found in rainforests as well as other
forests at higher elevations and near lowland swamps. They will sleep in trees as well as move through the trees in search of fruit.
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Binturong
Binturongs are very rare and live in trees in the dense forests of southeast Asia.
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Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly
The Queen Alexandra lives in a small portion of Papau New Guinea in the rainforests.
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TARSIER
Tarsiers are small mammals with enormous eyes. Trasiers spend their whole life in trees including when they give birth and when sleeping at which times they cling to a tree trunk.
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CUCKOO
There are approximately 140 species of cuckoo. They get their name from the sound of their call coo-coo coo coo-coo-coo.
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wha.....?
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