Animals of A Tropical Rainforest
"To be classified as a rain forest, a forest must have a closed canopy, in which the treetops, or crowns, touch each other, creating a shaded forest interior. In addition, temperature and rainfall must be high and relatively even throughout the year."
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Tropical rainforests stay green throughout the year. Most tropical rainforests lie near the equator ... in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon rainforest, covering about a third of South America.

Move your mouse over the different layers and learn about the different participants in this tropical rainforest biome.
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butterfly
capybara, a semi-aquatic rodent
A tree frog has special sucker-like toes for hanging onto branches of trees.
A humming bird feeds on nectar from flowers.
butterfly
coati, a hog-nosed raccoon
alligator
beetle
deer
tarantula
armadillo
bat
praying mantis
eagle
tapir
A macaw feeds on nuts, seeds and fruits.
snake
snail
possum
squirrel monkey
toucan
jaguar
anaconda
jaguar
iguana
parrot
eagle
parrot
ants
A spider monkey can coil its long and muscular tail round a branch and hang upside down. In this position, it looks like a spider.
Drag and place the animals (not to scale) onto the appropriate layer of the rainforest. At the end of this activity, type your name and click on the printer icon (top right) to print the page.

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