birds live in the canopy (upper leaves of the trees) and in the emergents (the
tops of the tallest trees). Large animals (like jaguars) generally live on the
forest floor, but others (like howler monkeys and sloths) are arboreal (living in
trees). Insects are found almost everywhere.
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Put in report & find out more about where animals live
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Some animals try to convince predators that they are bigger and more fierce than they really are. For example, the larva of the lobster moth (Stauropus fagi), whose larva looks like a scorpion, but is in fact completely defenseless. Many butterflies have large "eye" designs on their wings. This makes them look like the head of a very large animal instead of a harmless butterfly, and scares many predators away.
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Interesting...add to report find a bit more about camafluge
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great website
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The Food Chain RealAudio Click here to be joined by your audio host! What is the difference between the 'Food Chain' and 'Food Web?' A popular misnomer, the 'food chain' is not actually a linear chain but a complex web. Energy is passed from one organism to another in a complex network like a spider's web. The food chain consists of four main parts: * The Sun, which provides the energy for everything on the planet. * Producers: these include all green plants. These are also known as autotrophs, since they make their own food. Producers are able to harness the energy of the sun to make food. Ultimately, every (aerobic) organism is dependent on plants for oxygen (which is the waste product from photosynthesis) and food (which is produced in the form of glucose through photosynthesis). They make up the bulk of the food chain or web. * Consumers: In short, consumers are every organism that eats something else. They include herbivores (animals that eat plants), carnivores (animals that eat other animals), parasites (animals that live off of other organisms by harming it), and scavengers (animals that eat dead animal carcasses). Primary consumers are the herbivores, and are the second largest biomass in an ecosystem. The animals that eat the herbivores (carnivores) make up the third largest biomass, and are also known as secondary consumers. This continues with tertiary consumers, etc. * Decomposers: These are mainly bacteria and fungi that convert dead matter into gases such as carbon and nitrogen to be released back into the air, soil, or water. Fungi, and other organisms that break down dead organic matter are known as saprophytes. Even though most of us hate those mushrooms or molds, they actually play a very important role. Without decomposers, the earth would be covered in trash. Decomposers are necessary since they recycle the nutrients to be used again by producers. This table shows the relational biomass of each of the major g
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Tropical rainforests are home to many kinds of mammals
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PRIMATES Bolivian Gray Titi Dusky Titi Monkey Ebony Langur Golden Lion Tamarin Gorilla Lemurs Long-Tailed Macaque Macaque Orangutan Proboscis Monkey Squirrel Monkey Wied's Tufted-Eared Marmoset Woolly Monkey CATS Jaguar Ocelot OTHERS African Forest Buffalo African Forest Buffalo Agouti Babirusa Bat Bearded Pig Capybara Coatimundi Elephant Giant Anteater Giant River Otter Malayan Tapir Okapi Sloth Sumatra Rhino Tapir Wild Boar
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Great and useful. Lots of options if you are looking at biodiversity
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facts about tropical rain forest mammals
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The tallest trees are the emergents, towering as much as 200 feet above the forest floor with trunks that measure up to 16 feet around. Most of these trees are broad-leaved, hardwood evergreens. Sunlight is plentiful up here. Animals found are eagles, monkeys, bats and butterflies. CANOPY LAYER This is the primary layer of the forest and forms a roof over the two remaining layers. Most canopy trees have smooth, oval leaves that come to a point. It's a maze of leaves and branches. Many animals live in this area since food is abundant. Those animals include: snakes, toucans and treefrogs. UNDERSTORY LAYER Little sunshine reaches this area so the plants have to grow larger leaves to reach the sunlight. The plants in this area seldom grow to 12 feet. Many animals live here including jaguars, red-eyed tree frogs and leopards. There is a large concentration of insects here. FOREST FLOOR It's very dark down here. Almost no plants grow in this area, as a result. Since hardly any sun reaches the forest floor things begin to decay quickly. A leaf that might take one year to decompose in a regular climate will disappear in 6 weeks. Giant anteaters live in this layer.
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Perfect. If you want to know some of the animals that can be found in each layer, there you go. But honestly it is not that amazing, but it's OK.
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Ecology Asia : Snakes of Southeast Asia - 0 views
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Love them or loathe them, snakes are undoubtedly one of the most successful of animal groups, inhabiting a wide range of habitats. And many species in Southeast Asia have simply stunning colours and patterning.
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Click on one of these thumbnails and you will find some really cool info about snakes:)
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This was in the book of when we went to the botanical garden
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This one is also in the book.
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5 Msa cool info about snakes
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Giant Pandas, Giant Panda Pictures, Giant Panda Facts - National Geographic - 0 views
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A Website that has information on Giant Pandas in China
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The tiger, largest of all cats
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Less than 4,000 remain in the wild
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The tiger is very important to our lives and not a lot are still living.
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In the past century, the world has lost three of the nine tiger subspecies. The Bali, Caspian, and Javan tigers have all become extinct ... and many scientists believe the South China tiger is “functionally extinct”.
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Many tigers are being extinct already 3 types of species are extinct and the fourth is soon extinct.
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