Biome Key

Animals of the Rainforest

The Tropical Rain Forest Biome


Questions For The Experts:

  • How many poison frogs are in Africa alone?
  • Is it non-stop rain, how long?
  • Are there poisonous plants?
  • How many species live in the tropical rain forest?
  • How many animals are extinct that once lived in the rain forest?
  • How did the slow loris adapt to the rain forest environment?
  • What kind of medicines are developed in the rain forest?
  • What food sources are there in the rain forest?
  • How come when you go above the canopy you can hurt your eyes, and when you
  • go above a regular, you can't?
  • What is hotter, a hot day in a desert or a hot day in a rain forest?
  • How come there are not a lot of lakes or ponds in a rain forest?
  • Where the tropical rain forests located in the world?
  • What are the forest layers in the tropical rain forest?
  • What types of animals live in the different layers of a tropical rain forest?
  • Do animals move much between the layers?
  • What is the silliest thing you have seen an animal do in the tropical rain forest? Why was it doing it?
  • Which animal that lives in the tropical rain forest do you think is the most fascinating? Why?
  • Are there certain animals that you think are smarter than others?
  • How many times have you visited the tropical rain forest? Which was the most memorable, why?
  • Are there any body functions that are out of the ordinary that an animal in the tropical rain forest does? (like getting rid of excess heat?)
  • What is the most ferocious bird out of all birds in the tropical rain forest?
  • What animals live under the ground in the tropical rain forests?
  • What is the most dangerous animal to be next to in this biome?
  • What was the weirdest behavior of an animal that you have seen in the tropical rain forest?
  • What is the biggest animal in the tropical rain forest that you have seen?
  • What is the most colorful animal?
  • Where is this biome found?
  • What geological events are related to the formation of this biome?
  • What animals are found in this biome?
  • What is the weather and climate like in this biome?
  • What plant communities dominate this biome?
  • The geology of the biome will include its distribution around the world and the geologic events and structures associated with the biome
  • The meteorology of the biome will include the Climate of the biome and why that climate exists there.

Biome Key

Animals of the Rainforest