There are four layers of the rainforest where these creatures live. The highest layer is the emergent layer. It is hot and sunny up here. Birds fly from… Audio Environment A Puffin Comeback October 12, 2023 Atlantic puffins have made a comeback in Maine. More of these seabirds ...
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African wild dogs are found in Sub-Saharan Africa (the part of Africa south of the Sahara Desert). These endangered canids live in packs consisting of an alpha pair and their offspring. They hunt at dawn and dusk, pursuing prey such as Thomson’s gazelles and other mid-sized antelopes. T...
Understory layer The understory layer is beneath the leaves of the canopy but above the forest floor. It is a dark, moist, humid and cool environment, containing large-leafed shrubs and plants. The understory is home to many insect species and a few small species of mammals, birds, snakes ...
and as the largest ecosystem on Earth, they are home to approximately half the animal species on the planet. Animals are found in each of the four layers of forest: the overstory, the canopy, the understory and the forest floor. Each level provides the perfect environment for different specie...
and can often be found in the same area as other groups, although they don’t usually mix. Males however, are solitary most of the year, but during the breeding season will move closer to the sounders, and even other males. Male Wild Boars compete with one another to mate with a ...
Taiga, biome composed mainly of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in northern circumpolar regions typified by long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation. Taiga, ‘land of the little sticks’ in Russian, is name
The Fan-Throated Dragon Lizard is named for the layer of skin beneath its chin, which resembles a fan. This lizard can be found all over India, living along the forest floor. There were five known species of Fan-Throated Lizard, but in 2016 a new species was discovered. It was named...
Because many large trees in the rainforest receive year-round sunlight and precipitation, the canopy cover does not change during the year as it does in other forest biomes. Each layer is a unique biotic community containing different plants. Only the emergent layer is unique to tropical rainfore...