Wednesday 16 March 2011

What Animals live in a rainforest? Which layer of the Rainforest do they live in? Select one animal, find a picture of it and include it in your blog, and describe it`s habitat

There are a lot of animals in a rainforest some include: snakes, lizards, insects, spiders, birds, howler monkeys, two-toed sloths, jaguars e.t.c The animals in a rainforest have adapted to the conditions there, they need the same conditions to survive.

The Emergent Layer- eagles, bats, birds, and butterflies.

The Canopy- snakes, toucan, tree frogs, howler monkeys, sloths, monkeys.

The Understory- jaguars, insects, red-eyed tree frogs, leopards.

The Forest Floor- giant anteaters, millipedes, centipedes, termites, cockroaches, slugs, worms, beetles, armadillos and tigers.

Two-Toed Sloths
Two-toed sloths live in the canopy, they hang from branches in the trees. They move so slowly insects can live and breed in its fur. It often hangs in the same tree for a long time and rarely moves from its tree. Its claws are similar to hooks which keeps a good grip on he branch it is hanging from. It lives in the canopy where there are many plants and other animals.

info from http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html




















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