News on The Rain Forest MUST READ
By Nevaeh Arena
The Rainforest
There are three major geographical areas of the world's biomes. They are South Africa, Africa, and Australia (Blue Planet Biomes). The climate of the rainforest ranges from 20 to 25 degrees Celsius. That must remain in the rain forest (Mission Biomes). In only a month, the rainforest receives four inches of rain!!! (Mission Biomes). The layers of the rain forest are emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor (Blue Planet Biomes). A few specific adaptations that living things in the rainforest have that living things have to help them survive are: the Toco Toucan's feather-like tongue helps it move food along its bill (Blue Planet Biomes). The harpy eagle has a seven-foot wing span for flying fast in the forest (Blue Planet Biomes). The Jambo Fruit Dove is nine inches tall, but only weighs 1.5 ounces (Blue Planet Biomes). Something that makes the rain forest unique is that rain forests now cover 6 percent less of our world (Blue Planet Biomes). The Durian is thought to be one of Southeast Asia's most ancient, primitive trees (Blue Planet Biomes). Some Indians of South America crush and cook the root system of the curare (Blue Planet Biomes). image from www.srl.caltech.edu
The Bougainvillea Root System
The Bougainvillea root system is very fragile and doesn't form a good root ball. (Blue Planet Biomes) image from elstika.com
The Silvery Gibbon
The silvery gibbons are small apes weighing 13 pounds (6 kg). (Blue Planet Biomes)
image from causes.com
The Jambu
The Jambu is a small tree or large shrub. (Blue Planet Biomes) image from www.pbase.com