Rainforests

Rainforests and monsoon forests girdle the Earth in a broad, green belt wherever extremely heavy rainfall combines with the year-round high temperatures of tropical and equatorial land areas.

The oldest rainforest on Earth is the Queensland rainforest in Australia.

Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7312
Animals of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9308
Animals of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7493
Animals of the Treetops Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9272
Animals of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 17884
Animals that Glide Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13290
Ants and Plants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6909
Army Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9733
Bees, Wasps, Termites and Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8212
Bird Sounds of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6406
Birds of Paradise Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8205
Birds of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6890
Birds That Eat Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16025
Bowerbirds, Manakins and Cocks-of-the-Rock Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6119
Butterflies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14959
Carnivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 22807
Cats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14201
Climate of the Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8844
Cryptozoa – Invertebrates of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12855
Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6110
Eagles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16742
Epiphytes Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23092
Ferns and Bromeliads Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8593
Figs and Fig Wasps Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7543
Flowers of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7843
Foliage of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5717
Foraging Animals of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6773
Fruit Bats and Flower Bats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6010
Giant Trees Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6999
Gibbons and Orangutans Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9700
Herbivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 38603
History of the Earth's Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7491
Hummingbirds and Sunbirds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8008
Insect Camouflage Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8627
Insect Colors Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5418
Insects That Carry Diseases Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9721
Junglefowl, Pheasants and Tinamous Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5711
Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8934
Leafcutter Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5612
Lianas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 18464
Life in the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10536
Monkeys with Prehensile Tails Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30041
Owls Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30073
Parrots Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11743
Plants - Climbers and Stranglers Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14176
Plants of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6494
Pollination Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8407
Quetzals Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7077
Rainforest Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5199
Rainforest Dynamics Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4969
Rainforest Facts: Race for a Cure Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5030
Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8176
Rainforest Relationships Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9291
Rainforest Soil Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 21569
Rainforest Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9253
Rainforests of Africa Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8408
Rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australasia Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6751
Rainforests of the Americas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5257
Reptiles and Amphibians Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6970
River Reptiles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4560
Riverbank Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6104
Seeds and Fruits of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8180
Tall Trees of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11198
Termites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8134
Toucans and Hornbills Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12676
Types of Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10388
Water Birds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7431
Water Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7088
What is a Tropical Rainforest? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5532
Where are the Earth’s Rainforests? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6490