SAVING WILDLIFE Rain Forest Animals by Sonya Newland Smart Apple Media
What Is a Rain Forest Rain forests are areas of thick forest where it rains nearly all year round They are home to more than half of all the millions of types of plants and animals on earth Salamander page 21 This map shows the areas of tropical and temperate rain forests Although they only cover a small part of the earth they are home to more than half of all living things Golden lion tamarin page 12 Tropical rain forest Temperate rain forest Warm and Cool Rain Forests There are two types of rain forest Tropical rain forests are found close to the equator where it is always warm Plants grow quickly in the hot damp conditions providing food and shelter for animals as large as tigers and as small as ants Temperate rain forests are often found along coasts and on mountain slopes These forests are home to creatures that prefer a cooler climate such as bears deer and otters Three toed sloth page
EXTREME A rise Home ANIMALS High Rain forests are divided into layers At the bottom The goliath birdeaters of the is the dark damp forest floor where creatures such South American rain forest are as spiders scorpions and beetles live Above this the largest spiders in there are small trees and bushes growing toward the world Some of them are bigger than the sunlight The tops of the trees are called the a dinner plate canopy This layer of the rain forest is buzzing with 12 in life Monkeys swing between the trees butterflies 30 cm flutter among the flowers and snakes curl around the branches Above the very tallest trees eagles soar looking for prey in the canopy below Bengal tiger page 10 Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Javan rhino page 9 Forest elephe page
