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Animal adaptations in tropical rainforest - Coggle Diagram
Animal adaptations in tropical rainforest
Protection
Sloths use camouflage and move slowly so they are hard to spot by predators
Green eyed tree frog has textured skin to blend in with tree bark
Obtaining food
Toucans have long, large bills to allow it to reach and cut fruit from branches that are too weak to support its weight.
Jaguars have developed large claws which enable them to climb small trees and catch their prey.
Mobility
Spider monkey has long strong limbs to climb trees
Flying frog has webbed hands and feet to help it glide from plant to plant
Geckos have developed large, flattened toe pads that have sticky scales on their undersides. These help them grip onto the smooth tree trunks
Mimicry
Katydid behaves like a stinging wasp
Not all poison dart frogs are poisonous but since they look like they are, they provide mimicking tendencies
Poisonous
Poison dart frogs come in very bright colors that indicate they are poisonous
Lobster moths
Reduction of size and stature
Jaguars are the largest species of cats but in a rainforest they would like to be smaller. Such small built allows it to acquire the speed needed to hunt for food.
Nocturnality
Bearded pig in most other biomes are diurnal but in rainforest they travel in groups at night