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: 7625
Animals of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9750
Animals of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7816
Animals of the Treetops Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9601
Animals of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 18272
Animals that Glide Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13605
Ants and Plants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7267
Army Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10155
Bees, Wasps, Termites and Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8523
Bird Sounds of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6743
Birds of Paradise Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8569
Birds of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7212
Birds That Eat Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16559
Bowerbirds, Manakins and Cocks-of-the-Rock Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6516
Butterflies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 15523
Carnivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23214
Cats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14501
Climate of the Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9270
Cryptozoa – Invertebrates of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13198
Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6475
Eagles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 17145
Epiphytes Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23612
Ferns and Bromeliads Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8900
Figs and Fig Wasps Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7859
Flowers of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8140
Foliage of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6079
Foraging Animals of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7120
Fruit Bats and Flower Bats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6299
Giant Trees Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7432
Gibbons and Orangutans Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10060
Herbivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 39136
History of the Earth's Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7874
Hummingbirds and Sunbirds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8346
Insect Camouflage Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8962
Insect Colors Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5739
Insects That Carry Diseases Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10171
Junglefowl, Pheasants and Tinamous Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8075
Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9492
Leafcutter Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5933
Lianas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 19818
Life in the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10914
Monkeys with Prehensile Tails Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30852
Owls Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30469
Parrots Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12288
Plants - Climbers and Stranglers Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14524
Plants of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6796
Pollination Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8827
Quetzals Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7353
Rainforest Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5499
Rainforest Dynamics Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5259
Rainforest Facts: Race for a Cure Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5323
Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8480
Rainforest Relationships Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9587
Rainforest Soil Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 22044
Rainforest Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9610
Rainforests of Africa Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8764
Rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australasia Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7125
Rainforests of the Americas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5608
Reptiles and Amphibians Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7345
River Reptiles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4835
Riverbank Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6430
Seeds and Fruits of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8522
Tall Trees of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11587
Termites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8400
Toucans and Hornbills Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13027
Types of Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10756
Water Birds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7825
Water Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7404
What is a Tropical Rainforest? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5914
Where are the Earth’s Rainforests? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7162