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Anatomy Measuring up to four feet long ocelots are about twice the size and weight of ordi nary house cats Female ocelots are slight smaller than male usually growing to two and a half feet in. Judy and Katherine. We are learning about the rainforest. Rainforests are hot, steamy places were it rains a lot. Rainforests are the wettest areas of land in the world. More than 32 feet of rain may fall during a single year in some rainforests.. . Rainforest is located near the equator .. In Rainforest is really hot and rains a lot .. Rainforest has four layers they are . Forest Floor , Understory Layer , Canopy Layer and Emergent Layer .. Every tropical rainforest consists of . four. major . strata. , or layers. Though these layers are related, each layer is like its own distinct world.. 1. 2. 3. 4. Hi! I am Mango the Monkey and I am here to tell you all about the rainforest canopy. First, lets learn about the other layers of the rainforest!. By: Michael Anaya & . Emanoel. . Lorenzzutti. Forest of tall trees that is hot all year around and gets about 50 to 260 in. of rainfall a year. . Brazil Nut Tree. Famous for reaching heights of over 160 feet, the Brazil nut tree towers above other trees in the Amazon rainforest. During January and February, its fruit -- which is the size of a baseball and can weigh up to 5 pounds -- ripens and falls to the ground, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph on its descent. Inside the fruits’ hard, woody exterior are anywhere from 10 to 21 nuts arranged in a pattern similar to segments of an orange. The outer casing of the fruit is so hard that only one known animal -- the agoutis, a large rodent with sharp, chisel-like teeth -- can crack it open. In just one year, a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts.. by . Ms. Gladman. Rainforests are all over the world.. There are four main layers of the rainforest.. Animals live in all of the different layers.. The . forest floor . is the lowest layer in the rainforest.. By Teja, Mridh, Justin, Jayden. W. orld Location. There are Rainforests in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.. Climate. In the Rainforest there are no seasons. I is always hot and wet. The average teetered is around 70°F to 90°F.. Tropical rainforest – A forest of tall trees found in a region of year-round warmth. (Equator).. Average precipitation (rainfall): 1250mm – 6600mm.. Home to greatest variety of living things in the world. – Huge biodiversity.. Animals & Their Environment. 2016. Four “basic” layers of the rainforest. The rainforest has 4 basic layers. Plants and animal have adapted to the various layers. Each layer has a “MICROCLIMATE”. BY:NADIA, MICHACL,ARTURO. WHERE ARE TROPICAL RAINFOREST’S?. They are found. In South America. . ,Asia and Africa.. They are typically found near the equator.. FACTS ON THE RAINFOREST. The worlds largest Rainforest are in South America, Africa ,and southeast Asia. . Today we are learning to…….. Describe why the rainforest is so important to us.. Explain why the rainforest is being destroyed.. Discuss how groups of people are trying to conserve the rainforests.. Did you know there are two types of r. ainforest?. T. he . temperate and the . tropical!. Tropical rainforests are found close to the . equator.. Temperate . rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the . Tropical forests are characterized by the greatest diversity of species. They occur near the equator. Because the equator is evenly heated by the sun, the average temperatures of the three warmest and three coldest months do not differ by more than 5 degrees. . How many animals are there?. Rainforests have more animals than any other ecosystem!. There are 125 . species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 100 species of reptiles, 60 species of amphibians, and 150 species of . The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).. Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana..