the rain forest

The Rain Forest

A tropical rain forest is like an apartment building. Just as an apartment building has many floors, a rain forest has many levels. Different creatures live at each level of the rain forest.

The ground level is the forest floor. Leaves litter the ground. Many insects live here. Ants look for food under the leaves.

Tapirs walk among the trees. They lift up the leaves looking for food. Armadillos scurry around.

The next level is the understory. Tarantulas spin their webs to catch insects and birds. Anteaters use their long snouts to sniff out ants. Iguanas hunt for flies.

Big snakes like boa constrictors wind around branches. Jaguars climb the lowest branches of the trees and wait for food. Sometimes they catch fish and crocodiles.