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=Tropical Rain forest =

 Average Temperature The temperature rarely gets higher than 93 degrees Fahrenheit, and it rarely gets below 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

Average Rainfall The Rain forest gets over 100 inches of rain yearly, it normally gets around 50-260 inches.

Average Humidity Between 77% and 88%of humidity

Climate- Wet tropical climate

Fast Facts The Rain forest covers less than 6% of Earth's surface. Estimated more than half of the world's plant and animal species live in tropical rain forests Rain forests produce 40% of Earth's oxygen. Almost all rain forests lie near the equator. About 1/4 of all the medicines we use are from most tropical plants are thought to be potential cures for cancer. There are about 100 to 300 species in one 2 1/2 acre area in South America. Where are Rain forests located you might ask? Well rain forests are located in Central America in the Amazon river basin. Africa- Zaire basin with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. They are also found in Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Queensland, and last but not least Australia. The tropical rain forest is a forest made up of all trees in a year of warm weather. Forestation is what is happening to many of the trees, and why the rain forest covers only 6% of earth's surface today!

There are many waterfalls such as this one, in the Rain forest.

Human Impaction on the Amazon Rain forest

The Amazon Rain forest is a Tropical Rain forest. Humans have impacted one of the world's most famous and one of the most beautiful and peaceful rain forests which is the Amazon Rain forest in Brazil. Humans are destroying our main oxygen sources in the world. over 750 different species of trees live in the Amazon Rain forest and humans are killing those trees, animals, and plants. Within the next 50 years the Amazon Rain forest will be gone for good at the current rate the Amazon Rain forest is being destroyed.

Climate Very Humid. Usually rains more than 90 days a year, and the strong sun usually shines between storms. The water cycle usually repeats often along the equator​. African Forest Elephant: They are adapted to living in dense forests. Their tusks are straight since curved ones might get caught in the underbrush and vines in the forest. They are also smaller so that they can move around the dense forests more easily. Scientists have begun tagging forest elephants with tracking devices so they can be more easily followed. It has recently been discovered that African Forest Elephants can have a home range of about 2,000 square kilometers( 1,243 square miles). Common Names for the African Forest Elephant is Pygmy. The Genus is Loxodonta. Their species is the Cyclotis species.



King Cobra It grows anywhere from 12-18 feet long. It can lay 18-50 eggs at a time. The average temperature for a King Cobra is usually 95 degrees. Adults usually weigh up to 12-20 pounds. Their fangs can grow a 1/2 inch. King Cobra means snake eater. The King Cobra is a carnivore that eats mostly other snakes, but will eat lizards, some frogs, and sometimes small mammals. = =

More Examples of Animals:

-Harpmain -Vampire Bat -Bengal Tiger -Chimpanzee -Dawn Bat -Harpy Eagle -Common Palcivet Palm Civet

Many species of animals can be found in the rainforest. Common characteristics that are found in these animals include adaptations to a life in the trees, such as prehensile tails of New World Monkeys. Other characteristics are bright colors an dsharp patterns, loud vocalizations, an diets heavy on fruits.

The vampire bat adapts to its ecosystem by sleeping in the daytime.

Food Web of the Rainforest 10 Examples of Plants:

-Curare -Coconut Tree -Durian -Jambu -Mangrove -Kapok Tree -Dwarf Palm -Strangler Figs -Bengal Bamboo -Bougainvillea

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Created by: Jill Stevens, Erin Skinner, Austin Hatton