The Rainforest
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The RainforestBy: Nic Grube
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Animals Of The Rainforest1. The Golden Lion Tamarin2. The Capybara3. The Black Caiman4. The Bengal Tiger5. The Silvery Gibbon6. The Slender Loris7. The Kinkajou8. The Binturong9. The Basilisk Lizard10. The Pygmy Marmoset
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The Golden Lion Tamarin
http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_tamarin.htm
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The Golden Lion Tamarin Only about 400 of them are left in the Amazon.
Huge rivers , barren lands, and croplands make it so these monkeys are hard to get to and so its hard for the monkey to get out as well.
Acrobatic, quick-moving monkeys
Analytical masters of their arboreal world.
Endangered and lives in the Tropical Rainforest
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The Capybara
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Amazonia/Facts/capybarafacts.cfmhttp://gainesvillewildlifecontrol.com/gainesville-alachua-high-springs-branford-can-you-say-capybara/
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The Capybara Weigh more than 100 lbs. An herbivore that eats grass and aquatic
plants Highly social and males control groups Can remain underwater for up to 5
minutes Reddish Brown fur on top and Yellow
Brown fur underneath
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The Black Caiman
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/reptiles/crocodiles_alligators/black_caiman.html http://www.flickriver.com/photos/artour_a/4594734018/
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The Black Caiman Feed on fish, water birds, Capybara, and
sometimes domestic animals Lay 30-65 eggs Usually lay eggs in mound of vegetation
and soil The Female watches the eggs Can grow to be 13 – 20ft long Live in lakes and slow moving rivers Jaguars as well as humans are predators
of the Black Caiman Life Expectancy is 50 – 80 years
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The Bengal Tiger
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger/
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The Bengal Tiger Have great power and strength and are
the largest of the cat family Most common tiger and populates about
half of the tiger population Lives in India and is sometimes known
as the Indian Tiger Are hunted for body parts and for the
use in Chinese medicine This species is endangered and its roar
can be heard from 2 miles away Life Span is 8 – 10 years in the wild Weighs anywhere from 240 – 500lbs.
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The Silvery Gibbon
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/silvery_gibbon.htm www.daughterearth.com
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The Silvery Gibbon Make a song that can be heard over a mile
and last 7 minutes (Only females sing) Live in treetops of the Javas Rainforest Songs can be different and can show
territory (Territory is about 42 acres) If intruders are seen it is the males job to
crash through the forest after them Known as lesser apes and have no tail Usually weigh only 13lbs. And have long
arms Eats fruit, flowers, and young leaves Gestation Period- 7-8 months and must wait
2-3 years between births
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The Slender Loris
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/endangered/mammals/slender-loris.html http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=22
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The Slender Loris Weigh 103 – 172 grams
Has long and slender arms and legs
Curl up in balls during days and are active and social at night
The Highland Slender Loris lives at the canopy level at 1,800–2,300 meters altitude
The Red Slender Loris lives at the primary and secondary lowlands level up to 900 meters in altitude
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The Kinkajou
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0310/feature2/zoom2.html
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The Kinkajou http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/kinkajou.htm
Sleeps in upper canopy and in holes in trees Nocturnal Weighs anywhere from 3 to 10lbs. Golden-Brown fur Round head, big eyes, small ears, and snout like
a bear’s Soles of feet provide grip Moves by climbing and jumping Solitary and can live over 23 years Rarely seen ,but not endangered Carnivore Prehensile tip to tail which helps climbing
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The Binturong
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/binturong/pictures/1187/
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The Binturong Carnivore Long snout and many teeth AKA Bearcat Females 20% larger and heavier than males Dark-Brown to Black shaggy, coarse fur and tipped with gray Prehensile tip to tail that helps climb and acts
like an extra leg Nocturnal To big to leap from tree to tree so must climb
down tree then walk to another
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The Basilisk Lizard
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-basilisk-lizard/
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The Basilisk Lizard AKA plumed or double-crested basilisk Able to run on water Spend time in trees, but are always close to
water If threatened it can drop from tree and land in
water and run 5 feet per second across the surface
Can go across surfaces of water for 15 feet or more
Even when in water they swim very well
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The Pigmy Marmoset
http://pygmymarmoset.net/pygmy-marmoset-pictures.html
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The Pigmy Marmoset Usually have twins, but can have triplets and
quadruplets Newborns must be fed every 2 hours Claws that help cling to trees Omnivore Can live to be 15 years old Small size helps hide from predators Still chases intruders on their territory even
though they’re so small
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Plants Of The Rainforest1. The Rafflesia Plant2. Bromeliads3. The Strangler Fig4. Lianas5. Bengal Bamboo6. The Giant Corpse Flower 7. The Bladderwort8. The Victoria Amazonica 9. The Walking Palm Tree10. The Belladonna
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The Rafflesia Plant
http://www.arkive.org/rafflesia/rafflesia-spp/image-G19163.html
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The Rafflesia Plant Largest single flowers in the world
Can reach over 90cm across
Has leathery petals
Actually a virus, but grows on host(Tetrastigma Vines)
Found in primary and secondary rainforests
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Bromeliads
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/bromeliads.html
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Bromeliads Thick, waxy leafs
Related to pineapple family
Bowl shape in center of leafs
Bowl shape makes great habitat for small animals
When animals die it gives the plant nutrients
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The Strangler Fig
http://www.mongabay.com/04strangler_fig.htm
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The Strangler Fig Hollow on inside
A root that starts in ground then slowly grows up host tree
When host tree dies it leaves the inside hollow
Produces large amounts of fig fruit
Hard for loggers to cut through so usually stay there when a forest is cleared
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Lianas
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/lianas.htmlhttp://www.tutorvista.com/biology/plants-in-a-tropical-rainforest
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Lianas Thick, woody stems
Can grow up to 3000 feet
Attach to trees and grow on trees towards sunlight
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Bengal Bamboo
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm ` `
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Bengal Bamboo
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The Giant Corpse Flower
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The Giant Corpse Flower
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The Bladderwort
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The Bladderwort
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The Victoria Amazonica
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The Victoria Amazonica
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The Walking Palm Tree
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The Walking Palm Tree
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The Belladonna
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The Belladonna
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Rainforests Around The World1.) The Amazon Rainforest Location- South America Fact- Home to 1/5 species of all plants and 1/10 of all
mammal species. Also home to second longest river.2.) The Congo Rainforest Location- Africa Fact- Covers more than1,000,000 square miles3.) Other Rainforests Location- Madagascar or Central Africa Location- South East Asia and Southern Asia- Bangladesh,
Borneo, Java, Burma, and even Malaysia Location- Australia- New Guinea and New Zealand
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.html#AF