1. Layers of the forest **All images from www.mrsgebauer.com
Rainforests
Layers of the forest
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2. Layers There are four layers in the rainforest. -forest floor
-understory
-canopy
-emergent

3. Forest floor Very little sun reaches the forest floor Humid
Fallen leaves and dead animals decay(rot) and give nutrients to the soil

4. Animals on the floor Jaguar

5. Giant Millipede

6. Matama Turtle

7. Scorpion

8. Anaconda

9. The Understory This layer is hot, damp, and still
A lot of shrubs and young trees

10. Animals in the Canopy Fruit Bat

11. Boa Constrictor

12. Tree Frog

13. Spider Monkey

14. The Canopy The trees in this layer can be as high as 100 feet!!
They layer looks like a green roof for the forest
This layer protects the floor from sun and rain

15. Animals in the Canopy Cockatoo

16. Sloth

17. Macaw

18. Golden Lion

19. Emergent Layer Only a few trees break through to this layer.
They can be as tall as skyscapers!
They have long thin trunks.

20. Animals in the Emergent Layer Lovebirds

21. Blue Doctor

22. Brown Peacock

23. Harpy Eagle