The  Congo  Rainforest  By  Madison  5MH
Table of Contents Introduction........................page  1 About  the  Rainforest........Page  2 Animals................................Page  3 Different  Rainforest.........Page  4 Plants...................................Page  5 Glossary................................Page  6 Cited  Sources......................Page  7 About  the  Author..............Page  8
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Introduction Many  different  species  in  the  world  are  endangered,  but  have  you  ever  thought  that  places  like  rainforests  could  be  endangered  too?  It  you  want  to  learn  more,  turn  the  page  and  start  the  adventure...
The Congo Rainforest About the Rainforest The Congo rainforest is located in the northern part of central Africa. This rainforest includes one of the longest rivers in the world and is also the second biggest rainforest after the Amazon. This rainforest is full of plants like any other rain forests. The
Map of the Congo Rainforest in Africa.
Congo rainforest also contains four different types of trees: the Brazil nut tree, Kapok tree, Fig tree, and the Cecropia tree. This rainforest is covered with 70% of all plants in Africa. This makes up a large portion, with over 600 tree species and 10,000 animals species.
One of the Cecropia trees in the Congo Rainforest.
Animals Land Animals
River Animals In the Congo River there isn’t as many animals like the animals on land but there is over 400 different species of fish in this river and there are big
The Congo rainforest has some magnificent animals in the world. The giant mountain
gorillas are one of the more endangered gorillas out of the two types. The rainforest
crocodiles resting among the Congo river. There are two different types of
otters and the manatee.
also has many different types of chimpanzees, hippopotamus, wild boars for example. The
people of Congo are hunting the hippopotamus so they can eat their warm meat even though it is illegal. Many different species of birds such as hawks and eagles find homes there. The
types of snakes that live there are the cobras, green mambas, puff adders, and pythons.
An Opaki also lives in the Congo rain forest; it is half zebra half deer.
Different Rain Forests The Lists of the Rain Forest (Fun Fact)
The list of the
Diagram of The Major Rainforest
Rain Forests Fun Fact!
There are so many rainforests in the world but only the largest are popular. The top 10 rainforest are: 1. Amazon Rainforest 2.
The Types of Rainforest
Congo Rainforest 3. Papua New Guinea Rainforest 4. Dainrtree Rainforest 5. Sapo National
Park Rainforest 6. Monteverde Rainforest
7. Ecuadorian Rainforest 8. Montecristo
Rainforest 9. Mount Kinabalu Park Rainforest
10. Sinharaja
Rainforest.
There are only two different types of rainforest. One of them is the tropical rainforest, and the other one is the temperate rainforest. Tropical rain forests have hundreds of trees and is warm and usually the age of the trees grow to 50-100 years. There are a lot of Epiphytes such as orchids and bromeliads. The temperate rainforest only has a few trees like from 10-20 but the trees live for 1000-5000 years. The temperature is cool on the rainforest floors so there are mostly only mosses and ferns.
Plants The Congo rainforest is home to many plants than any other country in Africa. Trees are usually 40 meters above the ground. There is a competition for the plants that fight for sunlight so tall growth is necessary. Plants at the bottom rarely survive and are mostly full of moss, ferns, dead plants and leaves. The dead trees still have use
though; they usually are for birds and bats for breeding areas and also for shelter. Other small animals can use them too. The Medicinal plants are found in this rainforest. These plants are drugs that can fight
sicknesses like cancer. People have identified 1400 plants that can fight cancer.
Different types of plants in the Congo Rainforest.
Glossary Central- Near the center Contains- To hold or include
Endangered- Almost none of these animals are in the world anymore
Epiphytes- Plants that grow on each other Identified- To point out an object. Magnificent- Making an outstanding show. Medicinal- Something that contains medicines. Portion- A part of an object. Temperate- climate characterized by mild temperatures.
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Madison  was  born  in  California,  San  Francisco.  She  has  a  golden  retriever  dog  at  her  house  that  is  three  years  old.  She  loves  to  swim  and  is  really  good  at  it.  She  also  dances  and  has  won  first  place  in  the  Asian  Grand  Prix  before.  Madison  can  also  play  the  cello  and  piano.  Another  one  of  her  hobbies  is  to  draw  and  play  with  her  friends! Â