A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the ...

The Amazon Rainforest teems with exotic, diverse wildlife, from energetic monkeys to colorful macaws to predatory jaguars.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have ...

I discovered a ton of new animals in my giant rainforest canopy vivarium. After some renovations to my canopy vivarium, which involved moving in a large banyan tree, I was surprised to discover ...

The primary tropical rainforest is divided into at least five layers: the overstory, the true canopy, the understory, the shrub layer, and the forest floor. Protection Tropical rainforests are not ...

A rainforest is typically made up of four key layers: emergent, upper canopy, understory, and forest floor. In the top emergent layer, trees as tall as 200 feet (60 meters) grow far apart and tall ...

The biggest animals live on the forest floor. Most rainforest animals have unique features which help them move through the rainforest. For example, birds have short, broad wings, ...

With so many different types of plants, animals and insects living in the rainforest, ... These hard-working insects help to keep the forest floor clear of dead leaves and other debris.

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the ...