Amazon Rainforest Animals And Plants

Learn about wildlife of the Amazon Rainforest including macaws toucans tyrant flycatchers capybaras tapirs sloths squirrel monkeys red howler monkeys jaguars caimans anacondas tarantulas leaf-cutter ants scarlet ibis and black skimmers.

Amazon rainforest animals and plants. Amazon plants and trees play critical roles in regulating the global climate and sustaining the local water cycle. Among the animals of the tropical Amazon rainforest the only predators of caiman are jaguars and anacondas. Around 30 of the worlds species and 10 of the worlds biodiversity can be found there.

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical forest on Earth with the highest density of plant and animal species anywhere. There are 6 species of these small crocodiles and they feed on fish small mammals and insects. What Is In The Amazon Rainforest.

Mercedes Bustamante is a professor at the University of Brasilia. A a Z de Animais da Amazônia Thanks for visiting my Animals page. A study in 1999 found one square kilometer 247 acres of Amazon rainforest.

There are over 2 million insects that cover the Amazon Rainforest Amazon River 1990. Find updated content daily for rainforest animals and plants. HttpbitlyBBCEarthWWBBC EarthThe BBC Earth YouTube channel is home t.

The Amazon Rainforest is an amazing place that is full of millions of trees unique plants beautiful animals and poisonous predators. The Amazon is the most biodiverse terrestrial place on the planet. Why are thousands of acres of rainforest being destroyed.

This amazing rainforest is home to more species of birds plants and mammals than anywhere else in the world. The Amazon rainforest is the home to many other unique creatures such as the Harpy Eagle the Peanut Head Bug the Kinkajou the Giant Armadillo the Giant River Otter the Ocelot the Puma the South American Tapir the Squirrel Monkey and the Pygmy Marmoset. Want more natural history and wildlife videos.