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: 7676
Animals of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9838
Animals of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7859
Animals of the Treetops Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9691
Animals of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 18333
Animals that Glide Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13662
Ants and Plants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7323
Army Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10250
Bees, Wasps, Termites and Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8568
Bird Sounds of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6811
Birds of Paradise Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8636
Birds of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7263
Birds That Eat Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16612
Bowerbirds, Manakins and Cocks-of-the-Rock Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6598
Butterflies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 15580
Carnivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23293
Cats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14545
Climate of the Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9438
Cryptozoa – Invertebrates of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13259
Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6539
Eagles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 17218
Epiphytes Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23679
Ferns and Bromeliads Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8947
Figs and Fig Wasps Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7906
Flowers of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8210
Foliage of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6178
Foraging Animals of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7176
Fruit Bats and Flower Bats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6338
Giant Trees Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7502
Gibbons and Orangutans Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10139
Herbivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 39217
History of the Earth's Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7935
Hummingbirds and Sunbirds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8390
Insect Camouflage Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9010
Insect Colors Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5808
Insects That Carry Diseases Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10223
Junglefowl, Pheasants and Tinamous Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8708
Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9547
Leafcutter Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5973
Lianas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 20011
Life in the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10964
Monkeys with Prehensile Tails Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 31024
Owls Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30523
Parrots Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12374
Plants - Climbers and Stranglers Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14604
Plants of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6831
Pollination Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8888
Quetzals Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7393
Rainforest Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5546
Rainforest Dynamics Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5298
Rainforest Facts: Race for a Cure Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5385
Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8515
Rainforest Relationships Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9630
Rainforest Soil Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 22102
Rainforest Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9682
Rainforests of Africa Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8817
Rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australasia Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7190
Rainforests of the Americas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5676
Reptiles and Amphibians Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7385
River Reptiles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4877
Riverbank Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6478
Seeds and Fruits of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8561
Tall Trees of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11639
Termites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8449
Toucans and Hornbills Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13085
Types of Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10798
Water Birds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7884
Water Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7450
What is a Tropical Rainforest? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5966
Where are the Earth’s Rainforests? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7373