Animals of the Rainforest Articles & Videos

• Animals Found in the El Yunque Rainforest

  Located on the northeastern mountains of Puerto Rico, in the El Yunque National Forest, lies a small, crescent-shaped area known as the El Yunque Rainforest. It gathers its rains---over 240 inches yearly---from coastal moisture that collect… read more

• List of Amazon Rainforest Animals

  The Amazon rainforest produces 20 percent of all oxygen on Earth. At the current rate of consumption, more than half of the rainforest will be destroyed by 2030. Over 100 animal species--from mammals to insects--face permanent extinction ea… read more

• Poisonous Animals in the Rainforest

  The tropical rainforest is a challenging environment for hikers, climbers, kayakers, and many other outdoors sportsmen. These jungles can be found across the globe, from the Amazon of Brazil to Taman Negara in Malaysia. These diverse settin… read more

• What Are the Most Dangerous Animals in the Rainforest?

  The rainforest is the most diverse ecosystem in the world. Central and South America, Africa, India, Indonesia, and Australia all support tropical rainforest ecosystems. Biologists and ecologists have estimated that almost half of all anima… read more

• What Kind of Animals Live in the Rainforest?

  Rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Central and South America, Africa, India, Indonesia and Australia all support tropical rainforest ecosystems. Biologists and ecologists have estimated that almost half of all animal… read more

• Rainforest Floor Animals

  There are various types of rainforests, including cooler, temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests. Both have very green, very dense vegetation, and rain is common. However, it rains just 100 inches in temperate forests compared with… read more

• Endangered Rainforest Animals

  Biologically rich rainforests in Africa, the Americas and Asia contain more than half of all the world's animals and they provide more than one-third of the earth's oxygen. Despite this, they are disappearing fast due to human invasion, and… read more

• Rainforest Animals in Danger

  Rainforests are biologically rich, containing more than half of the world's animals and birds, plus a plethora of plants and insects and one-fifth of the Earth's drinking water. But rainforest plants and animals have disappeared at disturbi… read more

• Rainforest Biome Animals

  With more than half of Earth's animals living in tropical rainforests, these lush, wet regions are some of the richest and most diverse. They are also some of the most vibrant and life-giving biomes in the world, producing more than one-thi… read more

• Facts About the Layers of the Rainforest

  In tropical rainforests, the trees provide a barrier, dividing the forest into very different zones. Above the canopy of trees, the forest is bright, open and windy. Below them, it is dark, stifling and still. The plants and animals of the… read more

• What Are the Different Layers of the Rainforest?

  The rainforest is a complex web of interdependent plants and animals. The forest is divided into discrete layers, and in some ways these layers are like separate environments. A monkey may spend its whole life in the canopy or emergent laye… read more

• What Kind of Animals & Insects Live in the Rainforest?

  Rainforests are located along the equator in places such as South America, Africa, India and Australia. It is estimated that almost half of all the world's animal species can be found in rainforests. Amongst the types of animals you will fi… read more

• About Amazon Rainforest Animals

  The Amazon is both the world's greatest river and its greatest rain forest. It should come as no surprise that the area is home to a wide variety of fascinating mammals, reptiles, birds and fish, including some extremely unusual and rare cr… read more

• About the Amazon Rainforest Animals

  The Amazon rainforest is is the biggest forest in the world and home to an countless species of plants, animals and insects. Up high in the canopy, you can find spider monkeys and colorful birds, while down below in the river are reptiles,… read more

• What Animals Live in the Emergent Level of the Rainforest?

  The tallest layer of the rainforest, the emergent layer, is home to giant, flowering trees and diverse animal species. Animals that live in the emergent level of the rainforest must quickly adapt to dry conditions, rough winds, airy spaces… read more

• Types of Rainforest Plants

  Rainforests are comprised of four unique layers--the emergent, canopy and understory layers and forest floor--and each has it's own diverse eco-system. According to the Rainforest Alliance, over 50 percent of the earth's plants live in the… read more