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Tropical Rain Forest - Coggle Diagram
Tropical Rain Forest
Predators
Some animals have adapted their behaviors to avoid predators or have developed defense mechanisms to combat predators
Camoflauge
Animals like the butterfly have developed patterns on their wings to be able to blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators.
Mimicry
Stick insects have evolved to look like sticks and twigs in order to avoid the detection of predators.
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Nocturnality
Some animals have adapted behaviorally to hunt or gather food at night in order to encounter less competition as well as to avoid predators.
Movement
Animals like the sloth significantly reduce their movement in order to avoid the attention of predators
Food Source
The location and type of food available may affect feeding habits or physical features of animals.
Beak shape
Some birds like the toucan have developed long and narrow beaks that allow them to open fruits.
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Production
Leaf Cutter ants can produce their own source of fungi by carrying leaves from higher layers to their habitats underground.
Environment
Multilayer Structure
The various levels of rain forests provide a range of environments for animals to choose to reside in or move through.
Gathering Behavior
Competition for food varies between levels. Animals like toucans choose to gather food from certain heights due to a lack of competition.
Sticky climbing
Some animals like the gecko have developed sticky scales on the underside of their toepads in order to climb trees and move between layers
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Swinging
Animals like the spider monkey have adapted to traveling across tree branches and also developed a prehensile tail to be able to grasp tree branches as well.
Size
Animals have adapted in terms of size in order to adjust to the landscape of the tropical rainforest.
Larger Size
Snakes in tropical rainforest can grow bigger than the average snake worldwide due to their ability to travel along the forest floor, between trees, and underground.
Smaller size
Jaguars are typically very large animals, yet have adapted to a smaller size in the tropical rainforest in order to be able to navigate the understory.