The rainforest is a feast for the senses. From the loud hum of insects and calls from birds and other animals to the earthy aroma from the forever dampened soil — researchers who spend time in this habitat describe it as a restorative and invigorating place. It’s also teeming with life. Though rainforests cover only 6 percent of the earth’s surface, it’s estimated they contain at least half of all the animal and plant species in the world.
In such a warm, humid and biodiverse environment, animals have developed many adaptations to keep them cool, find food and avoid prey. Here are four adaptations and the animals that use them.
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Camouflage is a tool that insects and animals use as a defense mechanism. If they can blend in with their surroundings, they can hide their movement and location.
“In regions with such intense biodiversity, it’s ...
