Tropical Rainforest
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Location~ They are located in southeast Asia and pacific islands(25% of the worlds tropical rainforests) and west Africa(18%)
Climate~ Humid because of all of the rain. It rains about 250 cm a year.
The water of the tropical rainforest if fresh water not salt.
Animals:
Gorilla~ They walk on their knuckles not their hands. They are not color blind. The average lifespan of a gorilla is 35-40 years.
Jaguar~ They have jaws and large hearts especially equips for for piercing the scull of their prey. They can kill their prey with one bite at the neck. They live for about 12-15 years.
Snakes~ It can move without any disturbance. It finds its prey through its tongue(vibration). Snakes can swallow its food whole.
Sloth~ The average body heat is 30-34*C. Their fur color is actually green because of bacteria. Sloths have good camouflage in trees.
Panda~ Their thumbs are actually an extension of the wrist. The panda's head if an adaptation of them eating bamboo. The average lifespan of a panda is 20 years.
Red Fox~ They are nocturnal They adapt really easily. Mature foxes weigh 8-12 lbs and are 48-57 inches long.
4 Facts:
~Giant bamboo grows up to 9 inches a day.
~ An area of the rainforest the size of a football field is destroyed everyday.
~Trees are so tall and bunched together that the rain can sometimes take 10 minutes to get to the ground.
~ There are more than 2000 different species of butterflies in the rainforest.
Bibliography:
mbgnet.net
bioweb.uwlax.edu
google.com
backyardnature.net
worldanimalfoundation..net/f/sloth.pdf
animals.mom.me
Location~ They are located in southeast Asia and pacific islands(25% of the worlds tropical rainforests) and west Africa(18%)
Climate~ Humid because of all of the rain. It rains about 250 cm a year.
The water of the tropical rainforest if fresh water not salt.
Animals:
Gorilla~ They walk on their knuckles not their hands. They are not color blind. The average lifespan of a gorilla is 35-40 years.
Jaguar~ They have jaws and large hearts especially equips for for piercing the scull of their prey. They can kill their prey with one bite at the neck. They live for about 12-15 years.
Snakes~ It can move without any disturbance. It finds its prey through its tongue(vibration). Snakes can swallow its food whole.
Sloth~ The average body heat is 30-34*C. Their fur color is actually green because of bacteria. Sloths have good camouflage in trees.
Panda~ Their thumbs are actually an extension of the wrist. The panda's head if an adaptation of them eating bamboo. The average lifespan of a panda is 20 years.
Red Fox~ They are nocturnal They adapt really easily. Mature foxes weigh 8-12 lbs and are 48-57 inches long.
4 Facts:
~Giant bamboo grows up to 9 inches a day.
~ An area of the rainforest the size of a football field is destroyed everyday.
~Trees are so tall and bunched together that the rain can sometimes take 10 minutes to get to the ground.
~ There are more than 2000 different species of butterflies in the rainforest.
Bibliography:
mbgnet.net
bioweb.uwlax.edu
google.com
backyardnature.net
worldanimalfoundation..net/f/sloth.pdf
animals.mom.me
Food Web
Energy PYRAMID
The arrows point to the animal that will receive the energy. The energy decreases 10% every time it moves up a level. When you divide 10% from level 1, you get the # of joyless for level 2.