The Tropical Rainforest
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The Tropical Rainforest
Image description: Illustration of rainforest scene with capuchin monkey peeking from behind a leafy bush on the left.

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This is a tropical rainforest.
There are tropical rainforests all over the world.
Image description: Photograph of a cluster of trees in the rainforest

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This one is in South America.
Image description: Left image shows a cluster of trees in the tropical rainforest. Right image shows a world map with South America circled.

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There are lots of things that make the tropical rainforest a special place.
First of all, it rains here—a lot!
Almost every day, at least some rain falls.

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Also, it is warm in the tropical rainforest.
All year long, it is warm enough to wear shorts and t-shirts.
Image description: Photograph of the sun shining through a cluster of leaves on the rainforest floor.

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There is something else that makes the rainforest a very special place.
Can you guess what it is?
Image description: Images shows a collage of four animal photographs depicting a capuchin monkey, sloth, toucan and leafcutter ants.

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The rainforest is home to more plants and animals than anywhere else in the world!
How neat is that?
Image description: Photograph of a hummingbird hovering near a tropical plant

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The rainforest is a habitat.
A habitat is a place where animals and plants live.
It has to provide everything an animal or plant needs to stay alive.
Image description: Photograph of a tapir eating grass

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Plants need water, air and sunlight to stay alive.
Image description: A close-up photograph of a tropical plant in a cluster of tropical plants

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Animals need food, water and shelter from other animals and from different types of weather.
Image description: Photograph of a red-eyed tree frog taking shelter in an enclosed in leaf

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In the rainforest habitat, there are different places where animals can live.
Image description: Illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration.

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The canopy is like the ceiling of the rainforest.
It is where the tops of most of the trees reach.
Image description: Illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The canopy layer is highlighted.

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Lots of animals live here, like monkeys, frogs and birds.
Image description: Three photographs appear below the text on the left of the screen showing a capuchin monkey, toucan and red-eyed tree frog.
The right image shows is an illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The canopy layer is highlighted.

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There are a few trees that grow even taller than the trees in the canopy.
The area above the canopy is where the tops of the tallest trees reach the sky.
Image description: Illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The area above the canopy is highlighted.

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Eagles, butterflies and bats live here.
Image description: Three photographs appear below the text on the left of the screen showing an eagle, butterfly and bat. The right image shows is an illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The canopy layer is highlighted.

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The area below the canopy is made up of shorter trees and bushes.
Snakes, lizards and ocelots live here.
Image description: Three photographs appear below the text on the left of the screen showing a a snake, lizard and ocelot. The right image shows is an illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The area below the canopy layer is highlighted.

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The lowest part of the rainforest is the forest floor.
It is dark here because trees block the light from traveling all the way down to the ground.
Image description: The right image shows is an illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration and is highlighted.

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Jaguars, tapirs, worms and ants are some animals that live here.
Image description: Three photographs appear below the text on the left of the screen showing a jaguar, tapir and ant. The right image shows is an illustration of the layers of the rainforest with labels for the canopy and forest floor. The area above the canopy is the top layer and is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the top is the canopy. The canopy layer is separated from the layer beneath it with a dotted line. The layer beneath the canopy is separated from the forest floor by a dotted line. The forest floor is the bottom layer of the illustration. The canopy layer is highlighted.

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Why do some animals live at the very top of the rainforest, some at the bottom and others in the middle?
It is because animals live where they can find the food, water and shelter that are right for them.
Image description: Illustration of a rainforest scene with a hummingbird hovering over a tropical flower, a capuchin monkey and tapir drinking water from a pond, a red-eyed tree frog sitting on a lily pad in the pond, a leafcutter ant drinking water from a rain droplet on a leaf and a toucan perched in a tree eating fruit.

Closing Slide
The End
Image description: Illustration of rainforest background.