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Tropical Rain Forest Tropical rain forests can be found in south and central America, southeast Asia, western Africa, and on small islands. Rain forests are usually found near the equator. Rain forests are found near the equator, which means the temperatures are very warm. The temperatures can range from 68 degrees Fahrenheit to 93 degrees Fahrenheit. The average rainfall is about 50 to 260 inches. Mankind has destroyed over half of the beautiful rain forests, for land to build houses and stores. Scientists believe that there are 1,400 rain forest plants could offer cures to cancer, that we are destroying for land. ANIMALS PLANTS FOOD WEB OF THE RAINFOREST
 * [[image:silver_gibbon2.jpg]]The silvery gibbon is high in treetops, the females sing a morning song before she and her family move off to spend the day foraging for fruit.
 * Jambu fruit dove is a forest dove that inhabits the second growth forest of mangrove swamps and rain forests on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and western java, they are easily recognized in the forest by there soft cooing.
 * The Bengal tiger's base color is brown/orange and it's cheeks are white. It can get up to ten feet long and three feet tall, when it's on all fours. it isn't the largest tiger though, the Siberian tiger is the largest.
 * The African forest elephant is eight feet tall at the shoulders, the tusks are straight and their giant ears are round. Scientists used to believe that there were only two types of elephants: African savanna elephant and the Asian elephant. Then they discovered the African forest elephants.
 * The Harpy eagle's wings span is seven feet. It is one of the large and strongest eagles. It weighs 14 to 18 pounds. When it screeches all the monkeys freeze with fear, then the eagle goes in for the kill.
 * The Indian flying fox bat is one of the largest bats, its wing span is five feet. You can find 100s or 1000s of bats in a single tree.
 * The anaconda can get as long as 30 feet. The way they kill their pray by squeezing their pray, instead of using venom. Then, they swallow there pay whole, after they eat their prey they sleep while it is digesting.
 * Toucans have pretty colors. They have large and long beaks to reach food. Scientists believe there are 33 species of toucans in the rain forest.
 * The mamba snake is the most poisonous snake in the tropical rain forest. Their sharp fangs inject the poison into a small animal . This could kill the animal on the spot.
 * Sumatran rhinoceros is a small and hairy rhinoceros. It is one of the smallest rhinoceros in the world, being eight to 8.5 feet long. This rhinoceros's hair is gray and brown.
 * [[image:bambusa_tulda2.jpg]] Bengal bamboo is a type of grass that can grow up to 80 feet, and three inches in diameter. This bamboo is dark green, straight, and stalky.
 * The Bougainvillea plants grow in South America. These vine-like plants grow up other plants to reach sunlight. The leaves are dark green and look like ivy. The flowers can be pink, red, orange, or white.
 * The Curare vine can get as thick as four inches, and the green leaves can be four to eight inches long. The leaves are smoth on the top but the botom is white and fuzzy.
 * Durian trees like to grow on lowland rain forests. they can grow as tall as 130 feet, and can live as long as 150 years. This tree produses large fruits for the main branches and even the trunck itself!
 * Coconut trees produse cocnuts. This tree can grow from 50 to 80 feet, and the huge leaves can be as long as 17 feet. The leaves can be yellow-green, and the trunks can be light gray. The dwarf palm is the smallest type of coconut tree.
 * The Jumbu is a small tree that produses a small, crisp fruit. This tree can grow up to 20 feet, the limbs grow from a crooked trunck close to the ground. this small tree likes plenty of water throughout the year.
 * Tualang trees can grow up to 250 feet. They live in damp location such as riverbanks, in valleys. These trees are most known for the disk-like honey-combs.
 * Mangrove foarests grow on the edge of the ocean, where rain forests meet the ocean. The tap roots filter the brackish water, to take out the salt.
 * The Strangler Figs can grow up to 148 feet tall. These figs produse fruit several times a year, so these figs are very importent to many animals in the rain forest.
 * Kapok trees can grow up to 150 feet, and 9 feet in diameter. the trunks are gray and smooth. The Kapok tree is home to many animals and even plants.

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