Amazon Rainforest By Marlen Meleny Alex Geo Attractions

Amazon Rainforest By: Marlen, Meleny, Alex, & Geo

Attractions in the Amazon Activities to do while you are on your trip. • Tourist can go zip lining • Go Hiking and explore the natural wonders this biome holds Landmarks to visit • • Brazil Venezuela Bize Samoa River Basins • Amazon River Basin • The Congo River Basin

A diverse of animals in the Amazon Poison Dart Frog Diet- Termites, crickets, flies, and ants Size- 1 -7 cm in length Habitat- Lives near marshes, marches, and rivers Python Diet- birds and mammals Size- 15 -25 ft long Habitat- Found near water Gorilla Diet-Leaves, fruit, and small branches Size- 350 -400 lbs, males 175 -700 lbs, Females height 5. 5 ft for 6 ft Toucan Diet- small fruit, and sometimes insets Size- 33 -65 cm in height Habitat- in holes of hollow trees Piranha Diet- small fish and small mammals Size- 1 ft in length Habitat- The rivers and streams

Plants The rainforest sustains only plants that can withstand a lot of rain Examples: Bengal Bamboo Common names- spineless Indian Genus- Bambus Coffee Grow 30 ft Tall. It’s a bush or shrub. There are coffee beans. It takes 6 -8 years for full production Species – Tulda Orchids Is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plats and blooms that are often colorful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family Bananas The worlds favorite fruit. They are not trees, they're herbs. Every year they reach full length 10 through 20 ft long. Banana stems can weigh 100 pounds

The Weather • Climate averages 64 degrees Fahrenheit • Rain season – October- May • Recommending to go in June- September

What to Wear Long sleeve Shirts -Make sure they are… Hair Essentials -Hat -Head bands -Hair ties • In a light color • Able to dry fast Body/ Toiletries • Baggy • Laundry Detergent 2 pants for the jungle • bug spray • Sun Screen - One to wash while you wear the other • Cheap Sunglasses Light weight, not too baggy, in a light color • Back Pack Clothes to wear around the lodge or evening • Antibiotic ( recommending Cipro -Pants -Long sleeve loose fitting shirts -Sandals , basic sneakers - Light socks for jungle boots - Clean clothes for plane ride home make sure to wrap them in plastic ( b/c your other clothes are going to stink )

Bibliography • www. nayariva. com/bbgs/news/810839 -packing-list-what-to-pack-forthe-amazon-rainforest • www. rainforest. net/Plants