The Toucan Tammy Tour Of The Tropical Rainforest
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The Toucan Tammy Tour of the Tropical Rainforest
Created by Sarah Sams, Josh Shugg and Sophie Testerman
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Rainforests cover 6% of the world.
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There are three major rainforests in existence:
The Amazon located in South America.
The Congo located in Africa
The Borneo located in the islands off of Asia.
Notice how these are all located around the equator!
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Lets compare your environment in Colorado to mine here in the rainforest.
-Rainforests are appropriately named for there large amount of rain that they receive each year.
-Most areas receive 80 inches, but some can reach upper to 400 inches.
-In Colorado, you only receive approximately 18 inches per year.
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Now lets compare the temperature.
-In Colorado you have much lower temperatures with an averages between 36.2 to 98.8 ° F. While the highs may be somewhat higher, the lack of humidity makes it feel much cooler.
-The rainforest is a very hot and humid place to live. The average in the rainforest is between 68 to 93° F.
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Lets take a look at the vegetation that is surrounding me. This is part of what is called a biome (a terrestrial ecosystem).
-In Colorado, you are use to seeing a plant life that makes up a Taiga Biome.-This includes things like coniferous trees.
-My home is part of the Tropical Rainforest Biome. Lets investigate some of the different layers that forms this biome.
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Lets start at the bottom and work our way up. The first level of the rain forest is the Forest Floor.
What does it look like?-Very little sunlight-Few plants-Dead matter collects and is taken up by trees with shallow roots
What are the main animals that live here?-Large animals: -Gorillas -Anteaters -Wild boars -Jaguars-Insects
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The next level is the Under Story.
What does it look like?-Dark and cool-Short leaf plants, small trees
What are the main animals that live here?-insects-small mammals-snakes-jaguars-lizards-ant birds
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The second to last level is the Canopy.
What does it look like?-65-130 feet-lots of tree topsWhat are the main animals that live here?-ME! (toucan)-orangutan -insects-monkeys
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The highest level is the Emergent Layer.
What does it look like?-up to 270 feet-lots of sunlight-tallest tree tops
What are the main animals that live here?-house birds-insects
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Let’s start by talking about some of the foods.Delicious foods!
-avocado -banana
-grapefruit -guava -lemon -lime
-mango -orange -papaya
-pineapple -plantain
-sweet potato-coffee
-tea-nuts (cashews, macadamias)
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-aspirin and painkillers-insect repellant
-erasers-tires
-chewing gum-latex
-other rubber items
Here are some of the products you might run into in your everyday life that comes from the rainforest.
Extracting rubber from trees!
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