In The Moist Rainforests Of South America, Sloths Move So Slowly That Algae Are Able To Grow In Their Fur.
Its powerful beak can open hard nuts and seeds. One of the most well known mammals which calls the rainforest home is the spider monkey. It means that they eat plants and fruit too.
Rainforest Animals Facts Show That The Piranha Also Inhabits The Amazon Basin.
Bobcats, mountain lions, and black bears are major predators in the rainforests of the pacific northwest. This is found in the bark of the cinchona tree. The rainforest helps with making medicines.
Wild Boars And Warthogs Are Examples Of Rainforest Pigs.
More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are found in the rainforests of south america. The families of birds that you can spot in the rainforests include cuculidae and vangidae. Rainforests get at least 250cm of rain a year.
Scientists Believe There Are Literally Thousands Of Undiscovered Species Of Animals, Birds Reptiles, Insects And Plants Living In The Canopy Alone.
The hot, humid conditions which encourage a wide variety of life in the rain forests, change little during the year. Life inside a bustling wet, rainforest is a dangerous one. Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating both animals and plants.
All Types Of Creatures Are Represented, From Tiny Insects To Large Mammals.
An average of 137 species of life forms are driven into extinction every day in the world’s tropical rainforests. Tropical rainforest animals include the okapi, tapir, rhinoceros, gorilla, jaguar, poison dart frog, boa constrictor, toucan, spider monkey, and sloth. Green anacondas are the largest snakes (but not the longest) in the world.
