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Take a walk on the wild side, and experience the wonders of the rainforest. From fearsome tree snakes to giant spiders, this book will help you discover all kinds of amazing creatures you may never have seen before!
From simple questions like "Where are tropical rain forests?" to complex ones like "What happens to plants, animals, and people as rain forests disappear?," this book delivers the answers kids want.
Discover which animals are at the top and which are at the bottom of three rainforest food chains, and learn what happens at each stage of their life cycle. At the end of each spread, use the picture clue to guess which predator is waiting to pounce.
This visual guide to rainforest around the globe gives details of their incredible range of exotic animals, colourful plants and native peoples. Watch a jaguar pounce, swim with piranhas, encounter an electric eel and discover how rainforests are one of the world's most important habitats.
This series takes an in-depth look at some of the major social and political issues that feature on the front pages of today's newspapers.
Primary rainforest in Bukit timah Nature Reserve
(Image source: nparks.gov.sg)
While a large amount of tropical rainforest has been cleared in Singapore, some of the primary rainforest, untouched by human activity, can be found in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Visit the links below to find out more about Singapore's rainforest flora and fauna, locations of forest habitats, as well as rainforest conservation efforts:
(Video source: National Geographic)
Rainforests get a lot of rain—between 50 and 260 inches every year and they receive more intense sun rays than you could find anywhere else on Earth! Most tropical rainforests are found in locations close to the equator like:
Insects trapped inside a pitcher plant
Rainforests are home to an incredible number of plants. The Amazon Rainforest alone provides a habitat for over 40,000 plant species! However, in a rainforest biome there is competition for sunlight and nutrients; plants have to adapt to find their place in the ecosystem.
Capybara in a river
The rainforest is home to more than half of the world's animals. All types of creatures are represented, from tiny insects to large mammals. As there is great competition for natural resources for the animals living in the rainforest, they have adapted to the environment for survival.
Human activities have severely disrupted the rainforests of the world. Millions of acres are lost each year to farming, logging (much of it illegal), mining, and other human endeavors. If unchecked, these activities could potentially eliminate the rainforests of most of Asia, Africa, and South America.
(Image source: Time for Kids)
There are four different layers in the Amazon rainforest:
Learn more about them in the links below:
(Image source: askabiologist.asu.edu)
Pop into this virtual rainforest found in Panama. Listen to the animals and explore the lush green plant life. Biologists David Pearson, Karla Moeller, and Peter Marting are also there to show you around this biome.
