http://www.rainforestanimals.info Rainforest Animals - a unique and amazing world... en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:52 CST Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:52 CST http://www.rainforestanimals.info/ Rainforest Animals - a unique and amazing world... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:52 CST http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/116789/Rainforest-Animals:-Mountain-Gorillas-... Rainforest Animals: Mountain Gorillas I remember watching a documentary when I was young about a woman who went looking for mountain gorillas, a very rare species, and found out how these creatures lived. That woman was Dain Fossey and it’s mainly her work that brought these apes and their vanishing breed into the attention of th... 2010-10-17 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/69602/Rainforest-Animal:-Howler-Monkey... Rainforest Animal: Howler Monkey If you ever used the term howl like a monkey, you may not have realized how applicable it is. Howler Monkeys are said to be the loudest monkeys in the world. According to their reputation, the call of a howler monkey can be heard as far as 4 miles even across the dense rainforest. Scientists conservatively ... 2010-05-07 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/60324/Rainforest-Animal:-Piranha... Does size matter? This little fishes called Piranha’s may be small in size, but they are feared by even by indigenous people of the rainforest. Piranhas are found in the South American Rivers, namely in Amazon, Orinoco, Paraguay-Paraná, São Francisco and the many rivers of the Guyanas. These omnivorous fishes have extremely shar... 2010-04-11 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/60327/Rainforest-Animals:-The-Great-Hornbill... Rainforest Animals: The Great Hornbill The Great Hornbill is a big bird that is found in the rainforests of India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sumatra. The Hornbill gets its name from it’s massive bill which is curved like a horn. The Great Hornbill is also identifiable by its bright yellow and black casque (helmet) over the b... 2010-04-11 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/55103/Rainforest-Animals:-Vampire-Bat... Vampire Bat is a creature of legends, myths and Hollywood flicks. Most people associate them to the legend of Dracula and vampires. In reality their reputation is somewhat unjustified. First of all these rainforest animals are not very large with bodies that can grow up to only 3 inches long and wing span of up to 8 inches. And they actually disl... 2010-03-05 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/54980/Rainforest-Animals:-Red-Eyed-Tree-Frog-(Agalychnis-Callidryas)... Large red eyes popping out of tiny neon green body! This rainforest animal looks more like a character from a Disney movie or an amphibian super hero then a mere frog. The Red-Eyed Tree Frogs have developed iconic status among rainforest animals because of their look. However, contrary to popular belief, the Red-eyed tree frogs are not p... 2010-03-04 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/54986/Rainforest-Animals:-Tarantula... Rainforest Animals: Tarantula The name Tarantula inspires fear in many and brings visions of giant hairy black spiders that can eat even birds! But contrary to popular belief, most of the Tarantulas are not dangerous to humans and their bite cannot kill you, although you might feel sick. Tarantulas can be found both in rainforests as well as desse... 2010-03-04 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/53794/Rainforest-animals:-Anaconda... Rainforest animals: Anaconda Anaconda (Genus: Eunectes) is one of the most well known animals in the rainforest and is even kept as exotic pets by some people. But unlike your average cats and dogs, these pets can easily grow up to 20 feet and weigh up to 40 stones (250Kg). There are three types of Anaconda’s known around the rain... 2010-02-23 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/52452/The-mysterious-world-of-rainforest-animals... The mysterious world of rainforest animals Exotic, rare and incredible, these are just a few words to describe the rainforest animals in our world. Guarded from the eye by thick foliage and supported by an incredible ecosystem like the rainforest, animals have colorful bodies and unique characteristics that a very few other animals show. Unfortu... 2010-02-10 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/articles/52453/Rainforest-Animals-and-their-world... Imagine a world of tall trees and dense green foliage covering a forest floor that is shaded from the sun. It is an almost magical kingdom that rainforest animals live in. As the name suggests, these forests get some of the highest rainfalls in the world. The only other season they have is the dry season when it doesn’t rain. 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There he is, in his natural habitat, talking to a TV camera while prone over a fossil on a windy cliff, wading off shore with crustaceans, or in a rainforest as a slithering velvet worm (this enchanting little creature) crawls up his arm.... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:21:26 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097884/-China-sets-up-foundation-to-protect-largest-tropical-rainforest... A government-sponsored foundation was set up Monday to protect Chinas largest tropical rainforest in the southwestern province of Yunnan.... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097885/-Wildlife-photographer-to-speak-in-NV... Acclaimed wildlife photographer and filmmaker Ian McAllister will be at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre tomorrow, Oct. 23, to present two new books and share some stunning, brand-new images of the Great Bear Rainforest.... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:08:35 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097886/-New-tool-to-map-malaria-developed... Malaria kills an estimated 1 million people each year, but humans arent the only animals under attack. Birds also contract the disease through mosquito bites. SF State biologists have been studying malaria among birds in Africa in an effort to understand the geography of the disease, and their work has culminated in the creation of a new model, ca... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:17:08 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097887/-Water-Beetle-Expert-Discovers-20-Species-in-Pristine-Rainforest-of-Suriname... Hundreds of miles from the nearest road, he canoed from camp to camp through one of the planet’s few remaining untouched tropical forests, one of a band of international scientists searching for unknown plants and animals.... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:07:35 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097888/-Children-learn-of-wonders-in-the-Amazon-Rainforest... Samples of coconut, cashews and starfruit and an array of other edibles found in the Amazon Rainforest were a mid-morning snack for second-graders in the gifted magnet program.... Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:39:13 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097889/-The-Eden-Project?-No,-its-Chester-Zoo... As greenhouses go, this one is pretty large. Plans have been approved for a 16,000 sq metre biodome, which will recreate the conditions of the Congolese rainforest in England.... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:14:17 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097890/-Yoda-lookalike-among-200-new-animals-and-plants-found-by-scientists-in-remote-rainforest... Naturalists were not on a mission to find a lookalike for Star Wars Yoda but thats what they got with this tube-nosed fruit bat.... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:28:04 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097891/-Elvis-the-King-Cobra-Confirmed-to-be-Living-at-the-Singapore-Zoo... Singapore Zoo, the Worlds Only Rainforest-Themed Zoo, has a New King Cobra By Andrew Wong Singapore - Singapore Zoo, the worlds only rainforest-themed zoo, has a new king cobra which has been absorbed into the parks collection after being rescued by Wildlife Reserves Singapores (WRS) wildlife rescue experts. The 4.3 metre long snake, named Elvis, ... Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:09:55 -0700 http://www.rainforestanimals.info/news/1097892/-Bat-resembling-Star-Wars-Yoda-discovered-in-Papua-New-Guinea-rainforest... The bat, which has an appearance reminiscent of the Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda, has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Papua New Guinea.... Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:41:51 -0700