Rainforests near the equator are warm and wet, providing habitat for many amphibians and animals. Trees provide both food and camouflage for rainforest animals like macaws and tree frogs. A variety of animals rely on the rainforest ecosystem, with some like the endangered ocelot and giant river otter formerly facing threats but now finding refuge among the trees.

1. Rainforest Animals Talia P

2. Rainforest Rainforests are full of trees. They are near the equator so most of them are warm and wet.

3. Wet weather All of the rain can be helpful to the many amphibians that need wet skin to live such as tree frogs.

4. Food finding Animals need trees for food. The macaw has a strong beak so it can crack open nuts.

5. Camouflage Some rainforest animals look like their homes. Camouflage helps animals stay safe.

6. Getting Energy Animals get energy by eating other plants or animals. An example would be a capybara eats grass and the puma eats the capybara.

7. More animals The ocelot is an endangered animal. People built on the desert where it used to live. It now calls the rainforest home.

8. More animals [continued] The giant river otter lives in rivers in the rainforest. It was once hunted for its fur.