Transcript The Rainforest - Ms Sheehan`s Website

,Hey Sarah Bieber here. When Ms Sheehan told us that we were doing a
project on the rainforest I wasn’t that pushed on it. But now its gotten
very interesting. In my project you will learn about the different
animals the unusal plants and the strange tribes. Its amazing to see
how much plants and animals live in the rainforest so sit back relax and
enjoy my wonderful project. Thank you.
DID YOU KNOW???
 That half the worlds species live in the rainforest?
 There are 44 different monkeys live in rainforests?
 There are 250 types of trees in the rainforest?
 That there are 1 million types of fungi living on the forest
floor?
 There are 4 levels in the rainforest?
 That there is over 200 tribes in the rainforest?
 That there is about 40, 000 different plant species , 3,000
different fish, 1,294 different birds, 427 different mammals
,428 different amphibians and 378 different reptiles?
THE CACAO TREE
 You might hear many different words describing chocolate. The Latin name for cacao is
Theobroma, which means 'food of the gods.' Anyone who has tasted cocoa knows why
this name is so appropriate. Cocoa is the processed product derived from the beans of the
cacao plant. The word "chocolate" is from the Aztec word, "xocolatl," which means "bitter
water." The cacao tree is an evergreen that grows to about 15 to 25 feet. The fruits and
flowers of the cacao tree grow directly from its trunk. The tree grows an oblong fruit
commonly called a pod, which can be four to 12 inches long. When the pod is young it is
green in color, and can turn yellow, red or purple when ripe. Each pod contains 20 to 60
reddish-brown cocoa beans up to an inch long, which are usually arranged in five rows
surrounded by a sugary pulp. Pods are usually harvested at the end of the wet, or rainy,
season. It takes seven to 14 pods to produce one pound of dry cocoa bean. You can find
the cacao tree in the amazon rainforest.
THE HOT LIPS FLOWER
 The hot lips is so called obvious reasons. It is also
called devils ear. Indigerous people use the flower for
medicinal purposes. Like many plants with red
flowers. It is pollinated by hummingbirds it is found
throughout the neotropics. The hot lips flower can
come in many different shapes and sizes.
THE HELICONIA
 There are about 40 different species of heliconia. The leaves of
this plant are paddle-shaped, and they are related to the banana
family. Heliconias are sometimes called "lobster claws" or "parrot
flowers" because of their beak-like "bracts" which can be orange,
purple, red, yellow, pink, green or a combination of these. A
bract is a leaf structure at the base of a flower. The heliconia's
flowers are tiny and found inside these bracts, which are so large
and colorful that they almost hide the flowers altogether. This
keeps the flower's sweet nectar tucked away so that only
specialized birds can get to it. Some species of heliconia have
upright facing flowers, and in some called hanging heliconia, the
flowers dangle down from the main stem
THE CAPYBARA
 The capybara is a rodent which looks like a huge guinea pig all mixed up with a
hippopotamus. In fact the capybara is the largest rodent on earth. It has tough
skin with a layer of thin red or brown hair. The capybara has longer back legs
than front legs. Adult capybaras are 20-24 inches tall and 42-53 inches in body
length. A male capybara can weigh from 77 to 140 pounds and a female
capybara can weigh from 80 to 145 pounds. The capybara's eyes and nostrils are
on top of its head, it has small ears, a deep face and a snout. The capybara has
webbed feet, which help him swim in search for his meal.
The capybara is found in various places of South America and Central America.
These places include the Amazon rainforest, Panama, the Andes Mountains,
Colombia, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina. It's habitat covers from the Amazon
Basin to the Andes Mountains. The capybara may inhabit jungles or grass
steppes but the capybara always lives close to a river, marsh, swamp and lake.
The places the capybara inhabits are safe places where the capybaras can mate,
have babies and raise them safely. The capybara is a fantastic animal that can
live from 8-18 years in the wild but in captivity it lives up to 12 years of life.
THE OKAPI
 The okapi is a beautiful and unusual animal. With its white-and-black striped
hindquarters and front legs, it looks like it must be related to zebras! But take a
look at an okapi’s head and you’ll notice a resemblance to giraffes.
 The okapi is indeed the only living relative of the giraffe. Like giraffes, okapis
have very large, upright ears, which catch even slight sounds, helping them to
avoid trouble. They also have long, dark prehensile tongues, just like a giraffe’s,
to help them strip the buds and young leaves from the understory brush of
their rainforest home.
 Okapis are hard to find in the wild. Their natural habitat is the Amazon
rainforest. Okapis are very wary, and their highly developed hearing alerts
them to run when they hear humans in the distance. The secretive nature of
okapis and the difficulty most humans have of traveling in their habitat have
made okapis hard to observe in the wild. Therefore, researchers can only
estimate how many okapis live there. It is believed that there are currently
about 25,000 okapis in the wild.
THE PINK DOLPHIN
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The Pink Dolphin lives in the Amazon Rainforest. It is usually found in the tributaries and main rivers
of the Orinoco River systems in South America. This animal can stay above water up to fifteen
minutes in the rivers. Males sleep just below the surface and they come up to breathe as the reflex.
The Pink Dolphin's body has adapted to the rivers of the Amazon. The Pink Dolphin looks almost like
the grey dolphin, but they have differences. It measures 2.5 to 3 meters long. Although males are
generally larger. The color of its body is pale pink. Instead of having a dorsal fin like the grey dolphin,
it has a hump on its back. The Pink Dolphin's tale is bigger and it has 2 flippers that look like big
leaves. The Pink Dolphin's neck is kind of long and his head has a little hump in the forehead. His
beak is long and has tiny hairs on top. This animal has tiny eyes. The Pink Dolphin can turn its head
180 degrees, all the way around since it has an unfused vertebrae. It weighs approximately 90
kilograms. The Pink Dolphin got its amazing pink color from the kind of water it lives in, and the
kind of food it eats. The Pink Dolphin does not have many adaptations. During the years it developed
a long beak to get it's prey. Its small eyes are also an adaptation; it helps the animal see better in the
water. Their flexible bodies help them swim faster and get more food. These dolphins can swim at a
speed of up to 20 miles per hour. Some of the Pink Dolphin's adaptations can help him protect it self
The Pink Dolphin does not have many enemies, so it has few ways to protect it self. One of the ways it
protects it self is by staying with its pod or group. Another ways would be making squeaking sounds
to call its pod. If a Pink Dolphin is alone, it will use it's long beak to protect it self. This animal also
uses his flippers for protection and also for mating. The Pink Dolphin is a very nice and friendly
animal. The only enemy it has is humans. Although the Pink Dolphin has 40% more brain capacity
than humans do, but it still gets killed and hurt by humans.
THE HULI
The Huli are an indigenous people who live in the
Southern Highlands districts of Tari, Koroba,
Margaraima and Komo, of Papua New Guinea. The
latest estimates put their population at around
150,000. They have lived in their current area for about
1000 years. They speak primarily Huli and Tok Pisin.
Many also speak some of the surroundingi languages,
and some also speak English.
CONCULSION
 I hope you enjoyed my project. I had a lot of fun
learning about the rainforest, Especially the animals
and plants. I learned that every minute millions of
trees are being cut down in the amazon. There are four
layers in the rainforest, and bamboo is not a tree or
plant it is grass.
Thank you
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by sarah bieber
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