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: 7514
Animals of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9629
Animals of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7704
Animals of the Treetops Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9481
Animals of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 18127
Animals that Glide Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13508
Ants and Plants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7163
Army Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10015
Bees, Wasps, Termites and Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8425
Bird Sounds of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6638
Birds of Paradise Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8448
Birds of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7063
Birds That Eat Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16443
Bowerbirds, Manakins and Cocks-of-the-Rock Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6363
Butterflies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 15353
Carnivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23082
Cats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14402
Climate of the Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9099
Cryptozoa – Invertebrates of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13095
Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6351
Eagles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 17025
Epiphytes Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23478
Ferns and Bromeliads Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8805
Figs and Fig Wasps Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7765
Flowers of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8037
Foliage of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5940
Foraging Animals of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7014
Fruit Bats and Flower Bats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6201
Giant Trees Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7318
Gibbons and Orangutans Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9952
Herbivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 38990
History of the Earth's Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7771
Hummingbirds and Sunbirds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8243
Insect Camouflage Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8862
Insect Colors Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5619
Insects That Carry Diseases Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9969
Junglefowl, Pheasants and Tinamous Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5948
Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9192
Leafcutter Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5843
Lianas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 19640
Life in the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10802
Monkeys with Prehensile Tails Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30562
Owls Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30364
Parrots Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12020
Plants - Climbers and Stranglers Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14407
Plants of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6694
Pollination Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8698
Quetzals Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7269
Rainforest Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5413
Rainforest Dynamics Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5160
Rainforest Facts: Race for a Cure Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5195
Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8391
Rainforest Relationships Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9490
Rainforest Soil Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 21918
Rainforest Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9517
Rainforests of Africa Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8655
Rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australasia Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7013
Rainforests of the Americas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5522
Reptiles and Amphibians Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7240
River Reptiles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4732
Riverbank Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6335
Seeds and Fruits of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8414
Tall Trees of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11477
Termites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8308
Toucans and Hornbills Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12929
Types of Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10630
Water Birds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7694
Water Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7302
What is a Tropical Rainforest? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5800
Where are the Earth’s Rainforests? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6838