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: 7508
Animals of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9624
Animals of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7699
Animals of the Treetops Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9478
Animals of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 18121
Animals that Glide Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13502
Ants and Plants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7159
Army Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10009
Bees, Wasps, Termites and Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8420
Bird Sounds of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6634
Birds of Paradise Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8443
Birds of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7054
Birds That Eat Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 16436
Bowerbirds, Manakins and Cocks-of-the-Rock Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6353
Butterflies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 15346
Carnivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23071
Cats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14397
Climate of the Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9094
Cryptozoa – Invertebrates of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 13090
Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6344
Eagles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 17019
Epiphytes Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 23466
Ferns and Bromeliads Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8799
Figs and Fig Wasps Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7761
Flowers of the Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8034
Foliage of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5936
Foraging Animals of the Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7008
Fruit Bats and Flower Bats Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6194
Giant Trees Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7309
Gibbons and Orangutans Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9943
Herbivores of the Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 38980
History of the Earth's Rainforests Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7760
Hummingbirds and Sunbirds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8235
Insect Camouflage Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8856
Insect Colors Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5613
Insects That Carry Diseases Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9965
Junglefowl, Pheasants and Tinamous Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5940
Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9185
Leafcutter Ants Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5840
Lianas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 19632
Life in the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10792
Monkeys with Prehensile Tails Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30556
Owls Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 30356
Parrots Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12013
Plants - Climbers and Stranglers Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 14400
Plants of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6690
Pollination Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8693
Quetzals Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7265
Rainforest Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5412
Rainforest Dynamics Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5151
Rainforest Facts: Race for a Cure Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5191
Rainforest Floor Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8387
Rainforest Relationships Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9482
Rainforest Soil Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 21911
Rainforest Understory Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9513
Rainforests of Africa Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8648
Rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australasia Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7006
Rainforests of the Americas Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5516
Reptiles and Amphibians Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7235
River Reptiles Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4728
Riverbank Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6331
Seeds and Fruits of the Canopy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8407
Tall Trees of the Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11472
Termites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8304
Toucans and Hornbills Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 12919
Types of Tropical Rainforest Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10626
Water Birds Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7689
Water Insects Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7297
What is a Tropical Rainforest? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5794
Where are the Earth’s Rainforests? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6831