On
this page are some interesting tropical
rainforest facts.
*
Tropical
rainforests are the
species-richest
ecosystems on the Earth.
* They cover only 5% of the Earth's surface, but are home to more than
50% of plant and animal species in the world.
* Orchids
are the most diverse group of flowering plants with 18,000 species
recorded.
* The world's largest
flower is Rafflesia
arnoldii (1 meter across).
* The world's tallest
towering plant is Australia's Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans).
* The smallest bird in the world is bee hummingbird.
* The central and south American Tinamou lays multi-coloured eggs.
* Some cockatoos' calls are so loud
they can be
heard from 5km distance.
* Male bowerbirds spend a lot of time to build and maintain an ornament
to
impress females. Some decorate it with colorful items, others bring
fresh flowers almost every day.
* Australia's duck-billed platypus
is a mammal that lays
eggs
and males carry enough venom to kill a small dog.
* A tiger's night vision
is six times better than humans.
* A hippotamus gives birth under the water and nurses young in the
water.
* The world's longest venomous
snakes are King Cobras.
* The world's largest
snakes are the non-poisonous anacondas.
* A chameleon's tongue
is twice as long
as its body.
* The world's largest butterfly's
wingspan is 30cm.
* there are 116
species of poison-arrow
frogs, which got their name from tribal
people using
their
highly venomous poison on the tips of their darts.
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