Bruce X. Vaughan

RAINFOREST

CharacteristicsIn the rainforest animals have

to drink water from plants.In the rainforest as much two

thirds of the land based animals in the world live there.

The rainforest has a canopy, understory, and forest floor

There are two kinds of rain forests, Tropical and Temperate.

Both rainforests are in danger.Tropical rainforests are close

to the Equator.

LocationThe rainforests are

located in New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Central America, Madagascar, Africa, Australia

Plant lifeTrees are the largest

rainforest plant.The raffles is the

largest tree found in the rainforest.

The Bromeline is a flower found in the rainforest.

Animal LifeMonkeys swing through

the canopy.The fruit bat sucks juice

from the fruit of the rainforest trees.

The sloth has very sharp claws that help the sloth climb.

The anaconda is one of the worlds largest snakes and is found in the rainforest ecosystem.

ResourcesThe Rainforest by Joy PalmerMbgenet.net