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Tropical forests


TROPICAL FORESTS


  • Tropical forests, also known as rainforests, are found between the equator and the two tropics (Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn).

Tropical forests

  • The temperature of these forests range from 20°C to 34°C.
  • These regions receive heavy rainfall throughout the year; the annual rainfall is more than 200 cm.

  • Vast variety of flora and fauna are found in these forests.

 

Plants:

  • Orchids, vines, mosses, and ferns

Vines:

Mosses

 

Animals:

  • Bats, monkeys, gorillas, jaguars, toucans, sloths, macaws, a vast variety of insects, etc

Jaguar

Scarlet macaw

Variety of insects are found in rainforests