The Rainforest
in danger
Locations of Rainforests
The locations for the the Rainforests are,
Amazon river basin(South America)
The Congo river basin(Western africa)
And also throughout much of southeast Asia
Deforestation
The rainforest is going through deforestation and that is being caused by people that work in logging companies because they are clearing a massive scale of the rainforests.They cut countless trees a year and they also build roads to reach more and more arts of the rain forests.They way it hurts the envirorment is by when they cut down the trees they also destroy the habitats of other animals.
Animals in the Rainforests
Macaw
The Macaw is the largest of all parrots.There are more then 16 macaws and they range from over 3 feet to 1 feet.Macaws have hooked bills which are perfect for eating nuts,fruits and seed's.Their feet have strong grip which help them grip easy,and they use there feet to grasp on there food.Threats to the macaws are harpy eagles,snakes jaguars,and humans.
Poison dart Frog
The Poison dart Frogs is located in the amazon river and they are brightly colored and there colors warn predators of the danger they impose.They have a a natural venom inside their body that can paralyze a predator or can even kill them.the threat for the poison dart frog is when people cut down trees in the rain forests.
The Andonda
The anaconda is located in the amazon river.The diet of the anaconda is consists of rodents,fish,birds,caiman,and turtles.Anacondas can reach over 37 feet in length.The anaconda life span is 15-30 years.
Chimpanzee
The chimpanzee inhabits tropical rainforest areas, low altitude forests, mountain forests and savanna forests in West and Central Equatorial Africa.The Chimpanzee will spend both in trees and on the ground,but when they are sleeping they stay in the trees.They can weigh anywhere between 90 to 200 pounds.
Orangutan
The orangutans can be found in rainforests as well as other forests at higher elevations and near lowland swamps.They will sleep in trees as well as move through the trees in search of fruit.The orangutan eats tropical fruits and also leaves,insects and bark.
Bromeliads
Bromeliads are related to the pineapple family. Their thick, waxy leaves form a bowl shape in the centre for catching rainwater. Some bromeliads can hold several gallons of water and are miniature ecosystems in themselves providing homes for several creatures including frogs and their tadpoles, salamanders, snails, beetles and mosquito larvae.
Carniverous Plants
Some plants are adapted to obtain nutrients from animal matter. The best known of these is probably the Venus fly trap, but more impressive is the pitcher plant Nepenthes rafflesiana, found in southeast Asia. This plant grows to 30 feet tall and may have pitchers 12 inches in length, usually crammed full of digested insects.
Buttress Roots
Most rainforest soil is very poor with all the nutrients available largely remaining at surface level. Because of this rainforest trees have very shallow roots.Some very tall trees have developed ways of obtaining much needed additional support by forming buttressed roots, which grow out from the base of the trunk sometimes as high as 15 ft above the ground
Orchids
Orchids comprise one of the most abundant and varied of flowering plant families. There are over 20,000 known species and orchids are especially common in moist tropical regions. Although temperate orchids usually grow in the soil, tropical orchids are more often epiphytes which grow non-parasitically on trees.
Epiphytes
Epiphytes, or air plants, grow everywhere but can be found mainly on the branches, trunks, and even the leaves of trees. The name 'epiphyte' comes from the Greek word 'epi' meaning 'upon' and 'phyton' meaning 'plant'.
Climate in The Rainforest
The climate of the Rainforest is very hot and wet.The Average temperature of the Rainforest is about 80 degrees F all year around with no Exception of of cool nights The temperature of the Rainforest has nevr dropped bellow 64 degrees F.It rains about 160-400inches each year.
solutions
two solutions that could help prevent deforestation is not to cut down too many trees and also not to build anything in the rainforest