Warm, wet forests can be called jungles or rainforests.
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Bright macaws sit in the plush trees of the rainforest.
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This cocoa plant’s fruit is used to make chocolate.
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Animals that live in the rainforest must adapt to being warm and wet most of the time.
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The largest type of rodent, called the capybara, lives in the rainforest.
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What is a tropical rainforest habitat?
Tropical rainforests are warm, wet forests. They are also called jungles.
Tropical rainforests grow near the equator. The equator is around the middle of the world.
Tropical rainforests grow near the equator. The equator is around the middle of the world.
Warm, wet forests can be called jungles or rainforests.
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What animals live in a tropical rainforest habitat?
Rainforests are full of life. Colorful birds like macaws and toucans fly around the trees. Sloths, monkeys, ocelots, and capybaras
live in the jungle. Bats, snakes, and frogs live there, too. Some rainforests have chimpanzees, gorillas, or orangutans.
Millions of kinds of insects live in the rainforest. They include ants and butterflies.
Rainforest rivers have deadly fish, anaconda snakes, and caimans. Caimans are similar to alligators.
Millions of kinds of insects live in the rainforest. They include ants and butterflies.
Rainforest rivers have deadly fish, anaconda snakes, and caimans. Caimans are similar to alligators.
Bright macaws sit in the plush trees of the rainforest.
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What plants live in a tropical rainforest habitat?
The jungle is full of tall trees, vines, and beautiful flowers.
Trees like mahogany, teak, and rosewood grow in the forest. So do plants like orchids, bromeliads, ferns, and pitcher plants.
Many foods come from the rainforest! Vanilla, black pepper, bananas, mangoes, cashews, and chocolate come from tropical forests.
There are so many kinds of rainforest plants that scientists have not found them all!
Trees like mahogany, teak, and rosewood grow in the forest. So do plants like orchids, bromeliads, ferns, and pitcher plants.
Many foods come from the rainforest! Vanilla, black pepper, bananas, mangoes, cashews, and chocolate come from tropical forests.
There are so many kinds of rainforest plants that scientists have not found them all!
This cocoa plant’s fruit is used to make chocolate.
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What is the weather like in a tropical rainforest habitat?
Rainforests are warm and wet. They are 68°F to 95°F (20°C to 35°C) all year long.
Most rainforests receive 100 inches (200 cm) of rain per year.
Most rainforests receive 100 inches (200 cm) of rain per year.
Animals that live in the rainforest must adapt to being
warm and wet most of the time.
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Fun facts about a tropical rainforest habitat
The largest rainforest is the Amazon. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and other countries.
Half of the world‘s plants and animals live in rainforests.
People are harming rainforests. They cut down trees and cause pollution.
Rainforest trees grow very close together. Only 2 percent of the sunlight in a rainforest reaches the ground.
Many rainforest plants are used to make medicines.
Half of the world‘s plants and animals live in rainforests.
People are harming rainforests. They cut down trees and cause pollution.
Rainforest trees grow very close together. Only 2 percent of the sunlight in a rainforest reaches the ground.
Many rainforest plants are used to make medicines.
The largest type of rodent, called the capybara, lives
in the rainforest.
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Article Citation in MLA (Modern Language Association) Ninth Edition format:
"Tropical Rainforest." Report Builder, Gareth Stevens Publishing, garethreportbuilder.com/article/1051/tropical-rainforest. Accessed 27 Feb 2025.
