The RainforestsBy: Megan Shaw

Science 8

Index:Animals MacawTree frog CapybaraPictures fun factsKinds of rainforestsHow much rain is in a rainforestRainforest cafeSources

Ant Eater Ants Bats Capybara Howler Monkey Jaguar Macaw Mosquitoes Sloth Spider Monkey Tapir tarsier Toucan Termites

Animals

MACAW There are 17 species of macaws Are members of the parrot family The birds have large powerful beaks that

break nuts and seeds Have a bone in their tongues Have gripping toes to grab onto branches Are very social animals and gather in Groups from 10-30 Flocks sleep in trees at night The Latin name is Ara auricollis

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Their size varies from 1.5 cm to 10 cm Have strong, long legs They are able to cling to trees They are able to jump 40 times their own

height They hunt for their food at night (insects

and other invertebrates Frogs inhabit the area all around water The Latin name is Agalychnis callidryas

Tree froghttp://www.animalpictures1.com/postcard.img988.htm

The Latin name Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Diet of grasses Habitats- tropical grasslands, freshwater Relatives- mouse, giant jumping rat Is the worlds largest rodent (compared to

rats and mice) Is semi-aquatic

Capybarahttps://mvscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/the-capybara.jpg/70150585/the-capybara.jpg

FUN FACTS A piece of a rainforest the size of a football field is

being destroyed each second Bamboo grows up to nine inches a day!!!!! Rain takes 10 minutes to reach the ground!!! Algae grows in the sloths fur because the sloths

move so slow Some monkeys are omnivores eating both plants

and animals 2000 different species of butterflies are found in

the Southern Rainforest The rainforest is home to 8000 different plants Frogs, squirrels, and snakes are included of the

flying animals

KINDS OF RAINFORESTS Tropical and temperate forests are the two

types of rainforests in the world There are rainforests in Central America, the

Amazon, Africa, and Southern Asia, Australasia

HOW MUCH RAIN IS THERE IN THE RAINFOREST There is 80 inches yearly in the rain forest

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Rainforest Café The rainforest cafes are

every where in Canada and the United States they have one in Niagara Falls on that street and one in Yorkshire, and many other places across the world

The animals in the rainforest café come to life and start moving and dancing and stuff according to my friend that went there she said that it was cool but things that come to life for me would very creepy but that’s my opinion

Websites http://photos.igougo.com/images/p355720-Ni

agara_Falls-Rainforest_Cafe.jpg http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/amphibian

s/treefrogs.php http://www.rainforestcafe.com/default.asp http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/anima

ls/birds/macaw.html http://www.learnanimals.com/red-eyed-tree-fr

og/ http://www.birdcare.com.au/scientific_names.

htm http://www.rebsig.com/capybara/