Animals of the Rainforest, From the Rainforest
Most recent answer: 10/22/2007
Q:
How many animals live in the rainforest?
- chris (age 12)
Maxwell EIementary School, Montgomery,Alabama USA
- chris (age 12)
Maxwell EIementary School, Montgomery,Alabama USA
A:
Chris,
There are many animals in the rainforest. According to www.animalsoftherainforest.org there are 125 kinds of mammals, 400 kinds of birds, 100 kinds of reptiles, thousands of kinds of insects and 65 kinds of amphibian in a typical 4 square mile area of rainforest.
As a resident of the rainforest in Southwest Cameroon I can tell you that the amount and variety of animals here is amazing. I have seen at least a dozen species of frogs alone in my yard, not to mention monkies, drills, countless butterflies, and awide assortment of lizards. As far as snakes go we have vipers, pythons, mambas,puff adders, cobras and boas. We also have smething called Duiker which is this weird little animal that looks like a deer but is about the size of a dog and bounces around a lot.
If you want to know more there are numerous sites about the rainforest on the web.
Dan
There are many animals in the rainforest. According to www.animalsoftherainforest.org there are 125 kinds of mammals, 400 kinds of birds, 100 kinds of reptiles, thousands of kinds of insects and 65 kinds of amphibian in a typical 4 square mile area of rainforest.
As a resident of the rainforest in Southwest Cameroon I can tell you that the amount and variety of animals here is amazing. I have seen at least a dozen species of frogs alone in my yard, not to mention monkies, drills, countless butterflies, and awide assortment of lizards. As far as snakes go we have vipers, pythons, mambas,puff adders, cobras and boas. We also have smething called Duiker which is this weird little animal that looks like a deer but is about the size of a dog and bounces around a lot.
If you want to know more there are numerous sites about the rainforest on the web.
Dan
(published on 10/22/2007)