Rainforest Animals Facts For Ks2
The Amazon has more species of plants and animals than any other ecosystem on the planet.
Rainforest animals facts for ks2. Some common animals that live in the rainforest are jaguars howler monkeys sloths anacondas alligators and apes. A wide variety of animal life is found in the rainforest. Creating trees for a rainforest biome box Google Search.
Reptiles such as caimans and the green anaconda. On-screen Show 43 Company. A patch of rainforest measuring 4 square miles can contain as many as 1500 flowering plants 400 species of birds 750 species of trees and 150 species of butterflies.
Animals of the rain forests are provided with a variety of habitats in the different layers of the forest trees. In total it is thought that over 30 of the worlds biodiversity can be found there. There are so many animals living in tropical rainforests that scientists believe there are many species that havent even been discovered yet.
And birds such as toucans macaws and the harpy eagle. Rainforests once covered 14 of the earths surface and even though the Rainforests now only cover 6 of the earth they are home to almost half of the worlds. Spider monkeys live high in the canopy of the rainforest and.
Doc 169 MB. Fun rainforest facts for kids and schools. They are however ectothermal animals and many species therefore enjoy the reasonably mild temperatures of most rainforests.
Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions. Some live at the top of the tallest trees while others live in the lower zones. Lizards are not like frogs in that they prefer wet habitat.