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Register to read the introduction… Each rainforest differs in the animals it inhabits. Some of the animals that can be found are insects, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals (EL, 2014: para.4). The animals live in the four layers of the rainforest. The Emergent layer: This is for animals such as parrots, vultures and eagles, macaws. The vultures help eat the dead animals which help keep the rainforest clean, the birds from this layer also help to create new plants in this rainforest by eating seeds then dropping them (SIL, 2014: para.10). The Canopy Layer: is home to the largest number of animals, Squirrels, monkeys, Sloths, iguanas are the type of animals that might live in this layer (SIL, 2014: para.11). The Understory: The Understory: is home to animals like the jaguar, tree frogs and insects (SIL, 2014: para.12). The Forest Floor: Mainly consists of insects such as ants and beetles (SIL, 2014: …show more content…
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Unknown 2010, ‘Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions or Greenhouse Gases’, Save Your World, viewed 6 March 2014, http://store.saveyourworld.com/Preserve-The-Rainforest-s/34.htm
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