Tropical Rainforest Biome: Plants and Animals

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Name	Views and Comments	Date
bella	i love it	1/31/2012
Judy	where is a chimpanzee in a food pyramid	1/16/2012
nikki	had all the information i needed	1/9/2012
Daniela	would never have known this thank you, I'm helping my daughter with her home work ,and came across this !FRICKEN AWESOME	12/15/2011
greenscreen	we should all be the cast of Jersey Shore next Halloween!	11/1/2011
greenscreen	hello. its sunday and im bored...	10/2/2011
Skittles	Katriel, I'm going 2 e-slap you -.-	10/1/2011
Skittles	R U still dating Anastasia? :3	10/1/2011
yoda	hey	9/23/2011
Skittles	K, did u get into art cla.s.s? I did :) it's boring though...	9/8/2011
Greenscreen	Hey guys. The coolest thing happened at the mall yesterday. Me and Skittles were at this store and some lady walks up 2 us and asks if we r interested in acting or modeling, then we r like "no". Then she says if we are ever interested 2 call her. Then she gave us her number and it turns out she was a talent scout! So then we told out dad about it and he just threw out her number LOL. So ya. Bye.	8/28/2011
co	i went to atlantic city and had funnel cake awesome	8/24/2011
co	awesome cool bye	8/24/2011
Skittles	school 2 marrow sigh	8/21/2011
Greenscreen	Having fun in California? ☺	8/19/2011
Skittles	THE CD WAS UNDER HER DESK	8/6/2011
Skittles	Go to Youtube type in "Friday Lrics Analyzed With Rebecca Black after that watch "sunday comes afterwards starring rebecca black" its so funny lol i died laughing	8/6/2011
Greenscreen	OMG! We r going to a Far East Movement CONCERT! Those people who sang that song Fly Like A G6. Thats them. And I am going to their concert on August 10. At Six Flags. HAHAHAHA!	8/4/2011
Skittles	whos keemureth? s k i t t l e s	8/3/2011
Skittles	I had a friend named Billy once. Turns out he had a boyfriend named Katriel	8/3/2011
Greenscreen	I went to Six Flags today. It was very fun thanks for asking. Can you tell Anastasia to come on here?PLEASE! I miss her.	8/2/2011
greenscreen	wat r u doing?	8/1/2011
greenscreen	whose kemmeruth?	7/29/2011
kemmeruth	nice!	7/28/2011
greenscreen	lucky! i have been living in las vegas 4 about 7 years and not ONCE have we ever been 2 Cali. im going 2 six flags ag.ain 2morrow	7/27/2011
katriel	Im in California	7/25/2011
GREENSCREEN	IF YOU ARE READING THIS RIGHT NOW YOU ARE UGLY.	7/23/2011
greenscreen	I want to go back 2 six flags	7/23/2011
greenscreen	I went to Six Flags today! But the lines were so long so we just left. I'm am very irritated. -_-	7/23/2011
katriel	can you find my friend billy in Texas	7/21/2011
greenscreen	whats up katriel?	7/21/2011
greenscreen	what have u guys been doing	7/18/2011
Obama the Llama	I love selena gomez!	7/17/2011
Skittles	i throw my Skittles in the air sometimes saying ay-oh taste the rainbow!	7/17/2011
Obama the Llama	Lets all pray for what we have. Its all we have. I'm doing my best. It is my best. And nobody else could do better. In the White House, it is my duty, to make the descisions. I have made a great one. THANK YOUAMERICA!.!.!.!.!.!	7/16/2011
greenscreen	not much u?	7/15/2011
katriel	what's up	7/15/2011
michel jakcson	what niki?	7/14/2011
Danyon D	wow this is awesome	7/14/2011
Danyon D	what? i didnt even know they had that many things	7/14/2011
greenscreen	katriel wat have u been doing?	7/13/2011
greenscreen	ANASTASIA'S BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY!? uhhhhh i knew that	7/13/2011
Skittles	i heard it got up to 117 degrees there jeez thats hot	7/13/2011
katriel	Anastasia birth day was yesterday	7/10/2011
greenscreen	u guys shouldnt have put ur phone numbers up online	7/10/2011
Skittles	hi katriel...im bored...how bout we all come on at 6:00 every saturday?it would B 6 my time and 4 yourz cuz the time difference	7/10/2011
greenscreen	we dont have a house phone srry	7/10/2011
Lola	Hey it is me Lola so what are u doing Mystery	7/6/2011
katriel	use the house phone	7/5/2011
greenscreen	i dont have a phone!	7/5/2011
jerken cobeta	wow whats a wonderful world it is im happy to see it thanks god,for the creatures in the wold	7/2/2011
jerken cobeta	wow whts a wonderful world it is	7/2/2011
greenscreen	katriel im going 2 call u at 3 in the morning lol	7/2/2011
katriel	my number is 587-5743 an anastasia number is 702-762-8749	7/1/2011
Skittles	Katriel did u finally get a date with Nick or did he turn u down aga.in?lol	7/1/2011
greenscreen	have u seen anastasia?	7/1/2011
greenscreen	HELLO im at the library right now(reading is educational u should try it katriel) wat r u doing?	7/1/2011
katriel	what are you guys doing	6/30/2011
Skittles	we went to this one place "Ripleys believe it or not mueseum" it was so cool we were in there for 3 hours! i seen the worlds ugliest woman there (looks like Katriel! loljk) a man eating clam worlds biggest tire ( it was HUUUUUGe) a shrunken head and i learned how 2 make 1 (creepy) a whole entire boat replica made out of jade ( a jewl) it was huge and so pretty!talk about expensive 2	6/29/2011
Skittles	its really cool they have restaurants and a bunch of cool rides and The Alamo (google it) and at ni.ght they let u takke carriage rides, u no with a horse and everything so pretty	6/29/2011
Skittles	they have this place theycall "Downtown"	6/29/2011
Skittles	the school is alot longer	6/29/2011
Skittles	lol y would i have 2 guess who u r? it says ur name!	6/29/2011
greenscreen	its h.otter in texas than nevada!	6/29/2011
greenscreen	and im guessing ur katriel?	6/29/2011
greenscreen	h i we m o v e d have u seen anastasia?	6/29/2011
katriel	whats up Greenscreen and Skittles do you know how this is	6/28/2011
katriel	what is going on down there	6/28/2011
katriel	h i	6/28/2011
greenscreen	i miss u guys...where r u?	6/26/2011
greenscreen	im at texas now its awesome	6/20/2011
greenscreen	lola tell jazmine 2 get on so we can talk	6/17/2011
Skittles	hey at the library u guys arent talking :(	6/17/2011
Skittles	IM HAVING SO MUCH FUN! I SEEN THE ALAMO NOT 2 LONG AGO ITS REALLY COOL ITS BEEN THERE SINCE LIKE, 1800	6/16/2011
Skittles	went 2 Ripleys believe it or not museum saw a shrunken head and stuff	6/16/2011
Skittles	omg heyz just got in Texas im in the library wont b able 2 tak for up 2 2 monthes	6/16/2011
Lola	mystery don't u feel like going to the pool today i am going to the pool today it is my 2nd time i am going to the pool	6/10/2011
Lola	hey mystrey it is me Lola ur cousin so whats up what are u doing	6/10/2011
:)	GOT MY LABTOP BACK!	6/9/2011
sour	what up	6/9/2011
saltine sammi	LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! YAY!	6/9/2011
CrazyMonkeyGoBo	wuz up peeps	6/8/2011
L	weell who is GREENSCREEN?	6/8/2011
justin bieber	yes i will	6/8/2011
Cam Quinseng	justing bieber will u marry me?	6/8/2011
Skittles	lol that is 2 funny! LMFAO IM DYING OF LAUGHTER HAHAHHHAHHAHAHAH	6/8/2011
greenscreen	LOL SKITTLES!	6/8/2011
L	omg cat fight!	6/8/2011
Skittles	if she wont i will lol jk	6/8/2011
anthony	will u audrey?	6/8/2011
greenscreen	audrey would u take that lovely man 2 be ur husband?	6/8/2011
Skittles	i will ! lol jk	6/8/2011
anthony	aud.rey. wi. u m.a.rr.y m.e? .get..s down .k.n.e.e.s	6/8/2011
Mrs.Q	I AM FINALY ON!	6/8/2011
anthony	audrey wanna go out?	6/8/2011
anthony	hey where is audrey?	6/8/2011
Skittles	good one mr. panther!	6/8/2011
mystery	what?	6/8/2011
greenscreen	The tropical rainforest – whether the jungles of Africa, the forests of Borneo, or the mile-upon-mile leafy canopies of the Amazon – is aptly named. During the rainy season, on most afternoons, the rain clouds start accumulating and the humidity heightens until finally the thunder’s growls erupt into roars, the wind rises into a shriek and the rain begins crackling on the leaves. In the areas where tree-cover is sparse, the heavy big drops are heard long before thick sheets of water thrust their way to the forest floor. The sound can be so loud that it can even be hard to hear yourself think as the drops slosh on to the forest floor. But the forest’s leafy canopy turns into an umbrella, softening the force of the rain, its path downward constantly being re-routed as the drops run off the glossy green leaves. When night befalls, the rainforest is shrouded in pitch darkness. The moon and the bright stars are veiled by layer upon layer of leaves. But it is no longer silent, being filled with the orchestra of forest sounds made up of chirruping insects, hooting night birds, croaking frogs, and the whispering swish of the wings of flying foxes. It is at this time that the tropical rainforest is at its most fascinating. The extraordinary manner in which the rainforest, and all the life that it supports, function is equally fascinating. The soil on which tropical forests are found is very poor and shallow. In order to overcome this, nature has perfected amazing recycling methods. In the rainforests this recycling can be seen taking place right in front of your eyes as the humid heat decays everything faster. If you should finger a fallen log you will find loose, softened wafers of the wood breaking off. And while it decays, throngs of organisms like fungi and insects, feast on the nutrients. Only a small portion of tropical forests is considered as rainforests. In order to qualify as a rainforest, the area must have the following criteria: Forests that exist between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Forests that stay frost free and warm throughout the year, with the mean temperature being between 70 degrees and 85 degrees F, with minimal daily fluctuation. Forests that receive regular rainfall all through the year, about 80 to 400 inches per year. Therefore, much of the tropical forested areas are not considered rainforests. Those forests that get irregular rains, e.g., monsoon rains succeeded by a dry season, are moisture laden deciduous forests. The trees that exist in these forests usually shed their leaves during the dry season. Tropical Rainforest Biomes Have Four Strata: Scientists have divided the rainforest into four zones, or strata, on the basis of the living environment. Different plants and animals dwell in these zones. The Emergent Layer This layer comprises of giant trees that thrust up higher than the layer of dense canopy, forming huge crowns shaped like mushrooms. Although these trees get the highest amount of sunlight, they are also subject to strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures. This layer is home to many insects and birds. The Canopy Layer The irregular, broad crowns of the trees in this layer form a continuous, tight canopy, which is about 60-90 feet above the forest floor. The branches of these trees are usually entangled with liana vines and covered with epiphytes. The canopy is where 90 percent of the organisms of the rainforest can be found, most of them seeking the treetops for the brighter light there. These include mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, and so on. The Understory This layer is a dark and cool place because it receives only 2 to 15 percent of the sunlight that falls on the canopy. It is a comparatively open space, containing leafy herbaceous plants and young trees that can only tolerate low light. Most of the popular house plants that people buy to decorate their gardens and homes come from here. The Forest Floor The floor of the forest gets less than 2 percent of the sunlight; hence little grows here apart from plants that are adapted to very low amounts of light. The floor of the forest is covered with a thin layer of branches, leaves, fruits, and seeds, which decompose very quickly. It teems with animal life, particularly insects. The largest animals that inhabit the rainforest populate this area. Adaptations in Tropical Rainforests Usually getting over 80 inches of rain per year, the rainforest plants have made adaptations, which help them to shed water in an efficient manner. For example, many plants that exist in rainforests have leaves that have drip tips, precisely for this purpose. Since these trees grow in wet, spongy soils, they also have stilt and buttress roots, which provide extra support. Another interesting adaptation that the plants have is the ability to absorb as much of the little sunlight that comes through to the forest floor. Hence, it’s common for these plants to have large leaves, which increase their capacity to take in sunlight. Some plants, such as ferns, bromeliads, and orchids grow as epiphytes up in the canopy, where there is more sunlight available. These plants usually get their nourishment from the air itself through their ‘air roots’. This is possible due to the high humidity in these areas. What Makes the Tropical Rainforest Biome Special? The tropical rainforests are where half of the Earth’s animal and plant species exist. Many birds that breed in temperate zones make them their winter home. Some of the most beautiful wildernesses on Earth are found in tropical rainforests. The forests abound with medicinal plants that are beneficial for us. Many unique tribal cultures have inhabited these forests for thousands of years. HOW SMART AM I?	6/8/2011
Skittles	who is that? omg	6/8/2011
greenscreen	hide it then fast!	6/8/2011
anthony	hello? wat the hell r u guys doing?	6/8/2011
mystery	hey	6/8/2011
greenscreen	lol im gunna prtend im anthony dont tell her	6/8/2011
greenscreen	hi jazmine	6/8/2011
Skittles	audrey is coming! aya!	6/8/2011
mystery	hey srry i got off	6/8/2011
sKITTLES	lol cute	6/8/2011
Skittles	watch out 4 the bleh bleh blehz! OMG!HELP!	6/8/2011
greenscreen	im playing falling sand game wizzzz zee zombies	6/8/2011
greenscreen	k be that way jazzy	6/8/2011
Skittles	im on worlds hardest game its fun!	6/8/2011
Skittles	she dosent know how 2 typoe! lol she quit Asap	6/8/2011
greenscreen	its the only way we can talk 2 her while we're in texas	6/8/2011
greenscreen	awww why?	6/8/2011
greenscreen	is anastasia here 2day?	6/8/2011
greenscreen	why?	6/8/2011
Skittlez	i'd kill for a week more of school just 2 mess around lol	6/8/2011
Skittlez	this th.ing wont let me say anything!	6/8/2011
Skittles	grrrrrrrrrr...	6/8/2011
greenscreen	oh my jesus im thirsty!	6/8/2011
skityles	yep	6/8/2011
GREENSCREEN	wow really?	6/8/2011
Skittles	Yaya! heyz audrey is doing her test still ^_^	6/8/2011
mystery	what up	6/8/2011
greenscreen	that test was ah-lot easyier than i thought	6/8/2011
greenscreen	hullo	6/8/2011
Skittles	hey y'all	6/8/2011
mystery	hey	6/8/2011
Skittlez	here	6/8/2011
easdr	it is all faaltu and fattu	6/8/2011
rebeca	what up	6/7/2011
saltine sammi	heyy wats going on?	6/7/2011
bubbles	Yes sam	6/6/2011
sammi	back	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	my brother is lost	6/6/2011
sammi	cori	6/6/2011
sammi	same here	6/6/2011
rebeca	whos bubbles	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	y rebeca/ gianna	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	wateve	6/6/2011
re	gotta go	6/6/2011
bubble	heyy	6/6/2011
LASVEGASBOY2100	UR WEIRD SAM	6/6/2011
LASVEGASBOY2100	UR WEIRD AND THIS IS CESAR	6/6/2011
re	im doing my homework	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	SAMANTHA SAMANTHA SAMANTHA	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	CESAR CESAR CESAR!	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	OOPPS SRRY:) AND I AM COOL AND JUST BEIN COOL	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	eating saltine crackers lol yumm :P	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	Y A BOY AND DONT SAY MY NAME SAMANTHA	6/6/2011
rebeca	so what are u doin	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	suree u r cool sure	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	BEIN COOL LIKE ALWAYS .	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	u mean mclovin and he is cesar	6/6/2011
rebeca	whos mclovin	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	STARTS WITH A CE AND ENDS WITH AN ARE	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	so how is everyone doing	6/6/2011
rebeca	whos mlv	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	HI REBBECA SAMMI IS WEIRD U NO THAT	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	heyyy finally ur on	6/6/2011
rebeca	hey guys	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	OH OK SO WATS UP	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	no cuz it is true about me and i am eating them right now.	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	rebeca and death arnt on cuz they went on in 6th period	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	NO I SOTLE IT FROM A FRIENS AND UR NAME IS WEIRD	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	NO plus ur name is weird ! lol	6/6/2011
MCLOVIN	WATS UP REBBECA AND DEATH	6/6/2011
MCLOVIBN	NO IM COOL AND URR WEIRD	6/6/2011
mclovin	cool	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	mclovin is a weirdo and i am fine	6/6/2011
mclovin	wazzz uppzzz my peepz	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	i am eating saltine crackers yum :P	6/6/2011
mclovin	the rain forest is cool	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	supp	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	heyy	6/6/2011
AWESOMENESS	suppz	6/6/2011
sammi	heyy how is everyone doing!?	6/6/2011
rebeca	what are u doing	6/6/2011
rebeca	yo	6/6/2011
death	whats up	6/6/2011
rebeca	nice name sam	6/6/2011
Nothing	Noone. :) Not kidding.	6/6/2011
rebeca	nothin who do you like in this school	6/6/2011
saltine sammi	suppz	6/6/2011
Nothing	What do you want Rebecca ?	6/6/2011
rebeca	yo	6/6/2011
rebeca	any body on	6/3/2011
rebeca	i like pie	6/3/2011
m.s.	yo anybody on	6/3/2011
m.s	i like pie	6/3/2011
skittles	Monday? we're moving and i guess we'll never talk	6/3/2011
Mrs.Q	Like i said u so want him on mystery can get him on	6/3/2011
Mrs.Q	hi im on	6/3/2011
mystery	hey	6/3/2011
greenscreen	i dont get how to do the cheat cheat...its fed	6/3/2011
Skittles	I'm here	6/3/2011
greenscreen	u breathing?	6/3/2011
Skittles	Finished the BBA (boring benish assignment)	6/1/2011
CrazyMonkeyGoBo	meow	5/31/2011
greenscreen	hey	5/31/2011
RockinMouth	If u have a PS3 and Call of Duty Black Ops, add me . My psn code is DownSinceDawn8. And suscribe me on Youtube. My channel is RockinMouth	5/30/2011
Lola	hey mystery whatsup what are u doing	5/28/2011
Lola	what are u doing mystery	5/28/2011
mystery	hey is mystery	5/28/2011
mystery	hey its mystery	5/28/2011
Lola	HEY EVERYBODY I HOPE U HAVE A GRAGHT WEEKEND	5/28/2011
Lola	HEY MYSTERY WHAT ARE U DOING	5/28/2011
Lola	hey every body it is me agin Lola	5/27/2011
RockinMouth	is Andrew M Andrew Medina?!?!?!?!?!?	5/27/2011
katriel	whats you people	5/27/2011
kim	i think this is a very good website. but you need more info	5/27/2011
greenscreen	ur welcome :)	5/27/2011
greenscreen	The tropical rainforest – whether the jungles of Africa, the forests of Borneo, or the mile-upon-mile leafy canopies of the Amazon – is aptly named. During the rainy season, on most afternoons, the rain clouds start accumulating and the humidity heightens until finally the thunder’s growls erupt into roars, the wind rises into a shriek and the rain begins crackling on the leaves. In the areas where tree-cover is sparse, the heavy big drops are heard long before thick sheets of water thrust their way to the forest floor. The sound can be so loud that it can even be hard to hear yourself think as the drops slosh on to the forest floor. But the forest’s leafy canopy turns into an umbrella, softening the force of the rain, its path downward constantly being re-routed as the drops run off the glossy green leaves. When night befalls, the rainforest is shrouded in pitch darkness. The moon and the bright stars are veiled by layer upon layer of leaves. But it is no longer silent, being filled with the orchestra of forest sounds made up of chirruping insects, hooting night birds, croaking frogs, and the whispering swish of the wings of flying foxes. It is at this time that the tropical rainforest is at its most fascinating. The extraordinary manner in which the rainforest, and all the life that it supports, function is equally fascinating. The soil on which tropical forests are found is very poor and shallow. In order to overcome this, nature has perfected amazing recycling methods. In the rainforests this recycling can be seen taking place right in front of your eyes as the humid heat decays everything faster. If you should finger a fallen log you will find loose, softened wafers of the wood breaking off. And while it decays, throngs of organisms like fungi and insects, feast on the nutrients. Only a small portion of tropical forests is considered as rainforests. In order to qualify as a rainforest, the area must have the following criteria: Forests that exist between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Forests that stay frost free and warm throughout the year, with the mean temperature being between 70 degrees and 85 degrees F, with minimal daily fluctuation. Forests that receive regular rainfall all through the year, about 80 to 400 inches per year. Therefore, much of the tropical forested areas are not considered rainforests. Those forests that get irregular rains, e.g., monsoon rains succeeded by a dry season, are moisture laden deciduous forests. The trees that exist in these forests usually shed their leaves during the dry season. Tropical Rainforest Biomes Have Four Strata: Scientists have divided the rainforest into four zones, or strata, on the basis of the living environment. Different plants and animals dwell in these zones. The Emergent Layer This layer comprises of giant trees that thrust up higher than the layer of dense canopy, forming huge crowns shaped like mushrooms. Although these trees get the highest amount of sunlight, they are also subject to strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures. This layer is home to many insects and birds. The Canopy Layer The irregular, broad crowns of the trees in this layer form a continuous, tight canopy, which is about 60-90 feet above the forest floor. The branches of these trees are usually entangled with liana vines and covered with epiphytes. The canopy is where 90 percent of the organisms of the rainforest can be found, most of them seeking the treetops for the brighter light there. These include mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, and so on. The Understory This layer is a dark and cool place because it receives only 2 to 15 percent of the sunlight that falls on the canopy. It is a comparatively open space, containing leafy herbaceous plants and young trees that can only tolerate low light. Most of the popular house plants that people buy to decorate their gardens and homes come from here. The Forest Floor The floor of the forest gets less than 2 percent of the sunlight; hence little grows here apart from plants that are adapted to very low amounts of light. The floor of the forest is covered with a thin layer of branches, leaves, fruits, and seeds, which decompose very quickly. It teems with animal life, particularly insects. The largest animals that inhabit the rainforest populate this area. Adaptations in Tropical Rainforests Usually getting over 80 inches of rain per year, the rainforest plants have made adaptations, which help them to shed water in an efficient manner. For example, many plants that exist in rainforests have leaves that have drip tips, precisely for this purpose. Since these trees grow in wet, spongy soils, they also have stilt and buttress roots, which provide extra support. Another interesting adaptation that the plants have is the ability to absorb as much of the little sunlight that comes through to the forest floor. Hence, it’s common for these plants to have large leaves, which increase their capacity to take in sunlight. Some plants, such as ferns, bromeliads, and orchids grow as epiphytes up in the canopy, where there is more sunlight available. These plants usually get their nourishment from the air itself through their ‘air roots’. This is possible due to the high humidity in these areas. What Makes the Tropical Rainforest Biome Special? The tropical rainforests are where half of the Earth’s animal and plant species exist. Many birds that breed in temperate zones make them their winter home. Some of the most beautiful wildernesses on Earth are found in tropical rainforests. The forests abound with medicinal plants that are beneficial for us. Many unique tribal cultures have inhabited these forests for thousands of years. Tropical rainforests help to maintain the global weather and rain patterns. A large part of the water that evaporates from the plants comes back as rain. Hence, the destruction of this important ecosystem can affect rainfall patterns adversely. The ecosystem of the tropical rainforest biome consists of one of the most complex interdependence of animals and plants. Although this is its main strength, it can also be its weakness; organisms that are highly specialized are especially susceptible to disturbance, since they do not have the ability to adapt quickly enough to survive any changes that may occur. Of the estimated 250,000 species of plants that exist on earth, about 160,000 comprise of tropical plants. The Myriad Animals of the Rainforests The tropical rainforest biome is inhabited by some of the most beautiful and strangest of animals in all their myriad variety, from the largest to the smallest, the loudest to the quietest, the most dangerous to the mildest. For example, a species of frog that can fly, a rabbit sized antelope, a spider species that eats birds. Some of the other animals that live in this habitat are toucans, jaguars, tarantulas, and gorillas. And have you heard of the okapi? Or the aye-aye? The okapi looks like a giraffe, but is smaller with a far shorter neck and has stripes on its legs. The aye-aye is a nocturnal animal, closely related to lemurs, which has rodent-like incisor teeth and long bony fingers. In fact, there are such a vast variety of animals in the tropical rainforests that many have not been identified or named yet. There is large-scale destruction of the tropical rainforest habitats of the world going on even as you read this, due to development and logging. Hence, many of these unique species of plants and animals are endangered, while many have already become extinct. Some of the endangered rainforest animals are the orangutan, jaguar, harpy eagle, chimpanzee, golden lion tamarind monkey, gorillas, toucans, parrots, and many more. Once these beautiful creatures disappear, no longer will the Earth resound with the beautiful orchestra of forest sounds.	5/27/2011
greenscreen	The tropical rainforest – whether the jungles of Africa, the forests of Borneo, or the mile-upon-mile leafy canopies of the Amazon – is aptly named. During the rainy season, on most afternoons, the rain clouds start accumulating and the humidity heightens until finally the thunder’s growls erupt into roars, the wind rises into a shriek and the rain begins crackling on the leaves. In the areas where tree-cover is sparse, the heavy big drops are heard long before thick sheets of water thrust their way to the forest floor. The sound can be so loud that it can even be hard to hear yourself think as the drops slosh on to the forest floor. But the forest’s leafy canopy turns into an umbrella, softening the force of the rain, its path downward constantly being re-routed as the drops run off the glossy green leaves.	5/27/2011
Mrs.Q	OMG i dont wanna go	5/27/2011
L	im glaad i came here	5/27/2011
greenscreen	ill hide the thing about anthony andrew is the guy sittting on the right of me	5/27/2011
Mrs.Q	Who the is Andrew M?!	5/27/2011
greenscreen	lets all go get him...now	5/27/2011
Skittles	I wont get him on!...im scared get Jazzy 2 do it! she dosent care!	5/27/2011
Andrew M	what up people	5/27/2011
greenscreen	i wont tell! just get him on	5/27/2011
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victoria	The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, standing about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.76 ft) high at the shoulder, with a body length of 250 centimetres (8.2 ft) and weight of 500–800 kilograms (1,100–1,800 lb). Like the African species, it has two horns; the larger is the nasal horn, typically 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in), while the other horn is typically a stub. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the Sumatran Rhino's body. Members of the species once inhabited rainforests, swamps and cloud forests in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. In historical times they lived in southwest China, particularly in Sichuan.[5][6] They are now critically endangered, with only six substantial populations in the wild: four on Sumatra, one on Borneo, and one in the Malay Peninsula. Their numbers are difficult to determine because they are solitary animals that are widely scattered across their range, but they are estimated to number fewer than 275.[2] The decline in the number of Sumatran Rhinoceros is attributed primarily to poaching for their horns, which are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine, fetching as much as US$30,000 per kilogram on the black market.[7] The Sumatran Rhino is a mostly solitary animal except for courtship and child-rearing. It is the most vocal rhino species and also communicates through marking soil with its feet, twisting saplings into patterns, and leaving excrement. The species is much better studied than the similarly reclusive Javan Rhinoceros, in part because of a program that brought 40 Sumatran Rhinos into captivity with the goal of preserving the species. The program was considered a disaster even by its initiator; most of the rhinos died and no offspring were produced for nearly 20 years, representing an even worse population decline than in the wild. Contents [hide] 1 Taxonomy and naming 1.1 Evolution 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour 4.1 Diet 4.2 Communication 4.3 Reproduction 5 Conservation 5.1 In captivity 6 Cultural depictions 7 References 8 External links	5/26/2011
mr.boring	Ancestral rhinoceroses first diverged from other perissodactyls in the Early Eocene. Mitochondrial DNA comparison suggests that the ancestors of modern rhinos split from the ancestors of Equidae around 50 million years ago.[17][18] The extant family, the Rhinocerotidae, first appeared in the Late Eocene in Eurasia, and the ancestors of the extant rhino species dispersed from Asia beginning in the Miocene.[7][19] The skeleton of the Sumatran RhinocerosThe Sumatran Rhinoceros is considered the least derived of the extant species as it shares more traits with its Miocene ancestors.[7] Paleontological evidence in the fossil record dates the genus Dicerorhinus to the Early Miocene, 23–16 million years ago. Many fossils have been classified as members of Dicerorhinus, but there are no other recent species in the genus.[20] Molecular dating suggests a split of Dicerorhinus from the four other extant species as far back as 25.9 ± 1.9 million years. Three hypotheses have been proposed for the relationship between the Sumatran Rhinoceros and the other living species. One hypothesis suggests that the Sumatran Rhinoceros is closely related to the Black and White Rhinos in Africa, evidenced by the species having two horns, instead of one.[17] Other taxonomists regard the Sumatran Rhinoceros as a sister taxon of the Indian and Javan Rhinoceros because their ranges overlap so closely.[17][21] A third hypothesis, based on more recent analyses, however, suggests that the two African rhinos, the two Asian rhinos and the Sumatran Rhinoceros represent three essentially separate lineages that split around 25.9 million years ago, and it may therefore be unclear which group diverged first.[17][22] Because of morphological similarities, the Sumatran Rhinoceros is believed to be closely related to the extinct Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). The Woolly Rhinoceros, so named for the coat of hair it shares with the Sumatran Rhinoceros, first appeared in China and by the Upper Pleistocene ranged across the Eurasian continent from Korea to Spain. The Woolly Rhinoceros survived the last Ice Age, but like the Woolly Mammoth, most or all became extinct around 10,000 years ago. Although some morphological studies questioned the relationship,[22] recent molecular analysis has supported the two species as sister taxa.[23] [edit] Description Captive specimen with long hairsA mature Sumatran Rhino stands about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.76 ft) high at the shoulder, has a body length of around 250 centimetres (8.2 ft) and weighs 500–800 kilograms (1,100–1,800 lb), though the largest individuals in zoos have been known to weigh as much as 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb). Like the African species, it has two horns. The larger is the nasal horn, typically only 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in), though the longest recorded specimen was much longer at 81 centimetres (32 in).[24] The posterior horn is much smaller, usually less than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, and often little more than a knob. The larger nasal horn is also known as the anterior horn; the smaller posterior horn as the frontal horn.[20] The horns are dark gray or black in color. The males have larger horns than the females, though the species is not otherwise sexually dimorphic. The Sumatran Rhino lives an estimated 30–45 years in the wild, while the record time in captivity is a female D. lasiotis who lived for 32 years and 8 months before dying in the London Zoo in 1900.[20] Two thick folds of skin encircle the body behind the front legs and before the hind legs. The rhino has a smaller fold of skin around its neck. The skin itself is thin, 10–16 millimetres (0.39–0.63 in), and in the wild the rhino appears to have no subcutaneous fat. Hair can range from dense (the most dense hair in young calves) to scarce and is usually a reddish brown. In the wild this hair is hard to observe because the rhinos are often covered in mud. In captivity, however, the hair grows out and becomes much shaggier, likely because of less abrasion from walking through vegetation. The rhino has a patch of long hair around the ears and a thick clump of hair at the end of the tail. Like all rhinos, they have very poor vision. The Sumatran Rhinoceros is fast and agile; it climbs mountains easily and comfortably traverses steep slopes and riverbanks.[11][20][24] [edit] Distribution and habitat The Taman Negara National Park contains the only known concentrated population of Sumatran Rhinoceros on mainland Asia.The Sumatran Rhinoceros lives in both lowland and highland secondary rainforest, swamps and cloud forests. It inhabits hilly areas close to water, particularly steep upper valleys with a lot of undergrowth. The Sumatran Rhinoceros once inhabited a continuous range as far north as Burma, eastern India and Bangladesh. Unconfirmed reports also placed the Sumatran Rhino in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. All known living animals occur in Peninsular Malaysia, the island of Sumatra and Sabah, Borneo. Some conservationists hope that Sumatran Rhinos may still survive in Burma, though it is considered unlikely. Political turmoil in Burma has prevented any assessment or study of possible survivors.[25] A cloud forest in Sabah, BorneoThe Sumatran Rhino is widely scattered across its range, much more so than the other Asian rhinos, which has made it difficult for conservationists to protect members of the species effectively.[25] Only six areas are known to contain communities of more than a handful of Sumatran Rhinoceros: Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, and Way Kambas National Park on Sumatra; Taman Negara National Park in Peninsular Malaysia; and the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo.[7][26] Genetic analysis of Sumatran Rhino populations has identified three distinct genetic lineages.[9] The channel between Sumatra and Malaysia was not as significant a barrier for the rhinos as the Barisan Mountains along the length of Sumatra, for rhinos in eastern Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia are more closely related than the rhinos on the other side of the mountains in western Sumatra. In fact the eastern Sumatra and Malaysia rhinos show so little genetic variance that the populations were likely not separate during the Pleistocene, when sea levels were much lower and Sumatra formed part of the mainland. Both populations of Sumatra and Malaysia, however, are close enough genetically that interbreeding would not be problematic. The rhinos of Borneo are sufficiently distinct that conservation geneticists have advised against crossing their lineages with the other populations.[9] Conservation geneticists have recently begun to study the diversity of the gene pool within these populations by identifying microsatellite loci. The results of initial testing found levels of variability within Sumatran Rhino populations comparable to those in the population of the less endangered African rhinos, but the genetic diversity of Sumatran Rhinos is an area of continuing study.[27] [edit] BehaviourSumatran Rhinoceroses are solitary creatures except for pairing before mating and during child rearing. Individuals have home ranges: bulls have territories as large as 50 km2 (19 sq mi) whereas females' ranges are 10–15 km2 (3.9–5.8 sq mi).[11] The ranges of females appear to be spaced apart; male ranges often overlap. There is no evidence that Sumatran Rhinos defend their territory through fighting. Marking their territory is done by scraping soil with their feet, bending saplings into distinctive patterns, and leaving excrement. The Sumatran Rhino is usually most active when eating, at dawn, and just after dusk. During the day the rhino wallows in mud baths to cool down and rest. In the rainy season they move to higher elevations; in the cooler months they return to lower areas in their range.[11] A Sumatran Rhinoceros wallows in the mud at the Cincinnati Zoo.The rhino spends a large part of its day in wallows. When mud holes are unavailable, the rhino will deepen puddles with its feet and horns. The wallowing behaviour helps the rhino maintain its body temperature and protect its skin from ectoparasites and other insects. Captive specimens of Sumatran Rhinoceros, deprived of adequate wallowing, have quickly developed broken and inflamed skins, suppurations, eye problems, inflamed nails, hair loss and have eventually died. One 20-month study of wallowing behavior found that the Sumatran Rhinoceros will visit no more than three wallows at any given time. After 2–12 weeks using a particular wallow, the rhino will abandon it. Typically, the rhino will wallow around midday for 2–3 hours at a time before venturing out for food. Although in zoos the Sumatran Rhino has been observed wallowing less than 45 minutes a day, the study of wild animals found 80–300 minutes (an average of 166 minutes) per day spent in wallows.[28] There has been little opportunity to study epidemiology in the Sumatran Rhinoceros. Ticks and gyrostigma were reported to cause deaths in captive animals in the 19th century.[24] The rhino is also known to be vulnerable to the blood disease surra which can be spread by horse-flies carrying parasitic trypanosomes; in 2004, all five rhinos at the Sumatran Rhinoceros Conservation Centre died over an 18-day period after becoming infected by the disease.[29] The Sumatran Rhino has no known predators other than humans. Tigers and wild dogs may be capable of killing a calf, but calves stay close to their mothers, and the frequency of such killings is unknown. Although the rhino's range overlaps with elephants and tapirs, the species do not appear to compete for food or habitat. Elephants (Elephas maximus) and Sumatran Rhinos are even known to share trails, and many smaller species such as deer, boar and wild dogs will use the trails that the rhinos and elephants create.[11][30] The Sumatran Rhino maintains trails across its range. The trails fall into two types. Main trails will be used by generations of rhinos to travel between important areas in the rhino's range, such as between salt licks, or in corridors through inhospitable terrain that separates ranges. In feeding areas the rhinos will make smaller trails, still covered by vegetation, to areas containing food the rhino eats. Sumatran Rhino trails have been found that cross rivers deeper than 1.5 meters (5 ft) and about 50 meters (165 ft) across. The currents of these rivers are known to be strong, but the rhino is a strong swimmer.[20][24] A relative absence of wallows near rivers in the range of the Sumatran Rhinoceros indicates that they may occasionally bathe in rivers in lieu of wallowing.[30] [edit] Diet The Sumatran Rhino eats a wide range of plants such as: (clockwise from top left), Mallotus, mangosteens, Ardisia, and Eugenia.[30][31] Most feeding occurs just before nightfall and in the morning. The Sumatran Rhino is a browser, with a diet of young saplings, leaves, fruits, twigs and shoots.[20] The rhinos usually consume up to 50 kg (110 lb) of food a day.[11] Primarily by measuring dung samples, researchers have identified more than 100 food species consumed by the Sumatran Rhinoceros. The largest portion of the diet is tree saplings with a trunk diameter of 1–6 cm (0.4-2.4 inches). The rhinoceros typically pushes these saplings over with its body, walking over the sapling without stepping on it, to eat the leaves. Many of the plant species the rhino consumes exist in only small portions, which indicates that the rhino is frequently changing its diet and feeding in different locations.[30] Among the most common plants the rhino eats are many species from the Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae and Melastomataceae families. The most common species the rhino consumes is Eugenia.[31] The vegetal diet of the Sumatran Rhinoceros is high in fiber and only moderate in protein.[32] Salt licks are very important to the nutrition of the rhino. These licks can be small hot springs, seepages of salty water or mud-volcanoes. The salt licks also serve an important social purpose for the rhinos—males visit the licks to pick up the scent of females in oestrus. Some Sumatran Rhinos, however, live in areas where salt licks are not readily available, or the rhinos have not been observed using the licks. These rhinos may get their necessary mineral requirements by consuming plants that are rich in minerals.[30][31] [edit] CommunicationSumatran Rhinoceros vocalizations (.wav files)[33] Eep Whale Whistle-blow The Sumatran Rhinoceros is the most vocal of the rhinoceros species.[33] Observations of the species in zoos show the animal almost constantly vocalizing and it is known to do so in the wild as well.[24] The rhino makes three distinct noises: eeps, whales, and whistle-blows. The eep, a short, one-second-long yelp, is the most common sound. The whale, named for its similarity to vocalizations of the Humpback Whale (see: Whale song), is the most song-like vocalization and the second most common. The whale varies in pitch and lasts from 4–7 seconds. The whistle-blow is named because it consists of a two-second-long whistling noise and a burst of air in immediate succession. The whistle-blow is the loudest of the vocalizations, loud enough to make the iron bars in the zoo enclosure where the rhinos were studied vibrate. The purpose of the vocalizations is unknown, though they are theorized to convey danger, sexual readiness, and location, as do other ungulate vocalizations. The whistle-blow could be heard at a great distance even in the dense brush in which the Sumatran Rhino lives. A vocalization of similar volume from elephants has been shown to carry 9.8 km (6.1 miles) and thus the whistle-blow may carry as far.[33] The Sumatran Rhinoceros will sometimes twist saplings that they do not eat. This twisting behavior is believed to be used as a form of communication, frequently indicating a junction in a trail.[30] [edit] Reproduction Adult with juvenileFemales become sexually mature at the age of 6–7 years, while males become sexually mature at about 10 years old. The gestation period is around 15–16 months. The calf, which typically weighs 40–60 kg (88–132 lb), is weaned after about 15 months and stays with the mother for the first 2–3 years of its life. In the wild, the birth interval for this species is estimated to be 4–5 years; its natural child-rearing behavior is unstudied.[11] The reproductive habits of the Sumatran Rhinoceros have been studied in captivity. Sexual relationships begin with a courtship period characterized by increased vocalization, tail raising, urination and increased physical contact, with both male and female using their snouts to bump the other in the head and genitals. The pattern of courtship is most similar to that of the Black Rhinoceros. Young Sumatran Rhino males are often too aggressive with females, sometimes injuring and even killing them during the courtship. In the wild, the female could run away from an overly aggressive male, but in their smaller captive enclosures they cannot; this inability to escape aggressive males may partly contribute to the low success rate of captive breeding programs.[34][35][36] The period of oestrus itself, when the female is receptive to the male, lasts about 24 hours, and observations have placed its recurrence between 21–25 days. Rhinos in the Cincinnati Zoo have been observed copulating for 30–50 minutes, similar in length to other rhinos; observations at the Sumatran Rhinoceros Conservation Centre in Malaysia have shown a briefer copulation cycle. As the Cincinnati Zoo has had successful pregnancies, and other rhinos also have lengthy copulatory periods, a lengthy rut may be the natural behavior.[34] Though researchers observed successful conceptions, all these pregnancies ended in failure for a variety of reasons until the first successful captive birth in 2001; studies of these failures at the Cincinnati Zoo discovered that the Sumatran Rhino's ovulation is induced by mating and that it had unpredictable progesterone levels.[37] Breeding success was finally achieved in 2001 by providing a pregnant rhino with supplementary progestin.[38] [edit] Conservation Sumatran Rhinoceros "Rosa" in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Way Kambas National ParkSumatran Rhinoceroses were once quite numerous throughout Southeast Asia. It is now estimated that fewer than 275 individuals remain.[2] The species is classed as critically endangered primarily due to illegal poaching.[2] Until the early 1990s, the population decline was estimated at more than 50% per decade, and the small scattered populations now face high risks of inbreeding depression.[2] Most remaining habitat is in relatively inaccessible mountainous areas of Indonesia.[39][40] Poaching of Sumatran Rhinoceros is a cause for concern, as the price of its horn has been estimated as high as $30,000 per kilogram.[7] This species has been over-hunted for many centuries, leading to the current greatly reduced – and still declining – population.[2] The rhinos are difficult to observe and hunt directly (one field researcher spent seven weeks in a treehide near a salt lick without ever observing a rhino directly), so poachers make use of spear traps and pit traps. In the 1970s, uses of the rhinoceros's body parts among the local people of Sumatra were documented, such as the use of rhino horns in amulets and a folk-belief that the horns offer some protection against poison. Dried rhinoceros meat was used as medicine for diarrhea, leprosy and tuberculosis. "Rhino-oil," a concoction made from leaving a rhino's skull in coconut oil for several weeks, may be used to treat skin diseases. The extent of use and belief in these practices is not known.[24][25][30] It was once believed that rhinoceros horn was widely used as an aphrodisiac; in fact traditional Chinese medicine never used it for this purpose.[7] Nevertheless, hunting in this species has primarily been driven by a demand for rhino horns with supposedly medicinal properties.[2] The rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, which the Sumatran Rhino inhabits, are also targets for legal and illegal logging because of the desirability of their hardwoods. Rare woods like merbau, meranti and semaram are valuable on the international markets, fetching as much as $1,800 per m3 ($1,375 per cu yd). Enforcement of illegal-logging laws is difficult because humans live within or near many of the same forests as the rhino. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake has been used to justify new logging. Although the hardwoods in the rainforests of the Sumatran Rhino are destined for international markets and not widely used in domestic construction, the number of logging permits for these woods has increased dramatically because of the tsunami.[26] However, while it has been suggested that this species is highly sensible to habitat disturbance, it appears this is of little importance compared to hunting, as it can withstand more or less any forest condition.[2] [edit] In captivityThough rare, Sumatran Rhinoceroses have occasionally been exhibited in zoos for nearly a century and a half. The London Zoo acquired two Sumatran Rhinoceros in 1872. One of these, a female named Begum, was captured in Chittagong in 1868 and survived at the London Zoo until 1900, the record lifetime in captivity for a Sumatran Rhino. At the time of their acquisition, Philip Sclater, the secretary of the Zoological Society of London, claimed that the first Sumatran Rhinoceros in zoos had been in the collection of the Zoological Garden of Hamburg since 1868. Before the extinction of the subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis, at least seven specimens were held in zoos and circuses.[24] Sumatran Rhinos, however, did not thrive outside their native habitats. A rhino in the Calcutta Zoo successfully gave birth in 1889, but for the entire 20th century not one Sumatran Rhino was born in a zoo. In 1972, the only Sumatran Rhino remaining in captivity died at the Copenhagen Zoo.[24] Images of the female Sumatran rhino 'Begum' shown in London Zoo from 15 February 1872 to 31 August 1900. It was the type of the extinct sub-species R. s. lasiotisDespite the species' persistent lack of reproductive success, in the early 1980s some conservation organizations began a captive breeding program for the Sumatran Rhinoceros. Between 1984 and 1996 this ex situ conservation program transported 40 Sumatran Rhinos from their native habitat to zoos and reserves across the world. While hopes were initially high, and much research was conducted on the captive specimens, by the late 1990s not a single rhino had been born in the program, and most of its proponents agreed the program had been a failure. In 1997, the IUCN's Asian Rhino specialist group, which once endorsed the program, declared that it had failed "even maintaining the species within acceptable limits of mortality," noting that, in addition to the lack of births, 20 of the captured rhinos had died.[7][25] In 2004, a surra outbreak at the Sumatran Rhinoceros Conservation Centre killed all the captive rhinos in Peninsular Malaysia, reducing the population of captive rhinos to eight.[29][40] Seven of these captive rhinos were sent to the United States (the other was kept in Southeast Asia), but by 1997, their numbers had dwindled to three: a female in the Los Angeles Zoo, a male in the Cincinnati Zoo, and a female in the Bronx Zoo.	5/26/2011
victoria	Editor's Note: With both the male and female Rafetus up and basking, the 2011 breeding season is upon us and all those involved are gearing up for this year’s work. Emily King will be based at the Suzhou Zoo throughout the breeding season and will be providing blog updates on this critical conservaton breeding project. Hi! I’m Emily and I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with the Yangtze giant softshell turtles at the Suzhou Zoo since the female was introduced to the male back in 2008. For me, there was never any doubt in my mind what I wanted to do when I grew up. I wanted to work with animals, specifically with wildlife or exotic species. But it wasn’t until I graduated from university that I discovered what so many people already knew – that turtles are COOL.	5/26/2011
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mr.boring	The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, standing about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.76 ft) high at the shoulder, with a body length of 250 centimetres (8.2 ft) and weight of 500–800 kilograms (1,100–1,800 lb). Like the African species, it has two horns; the larger is the nasal horn, typically 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in), while the other horn is typically a stub. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the Sumatran Rhino's body. Members of the species once inhabited rainforests, swamps and cloud forests in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. In historical times they lived in southwest China, particularly in Sichuan.[5][6] They are now critically endangered, with only six substantial populations in the wild: four on Sumatra, one on Borneo, and one in the Malay Peninsula. Their numbers are difficult to determine because they are solitary animals that are widely scattered across their range, but they are estimated to number fewer than 275.[2] The decline in the number of Sumatran Rhinoceros is attributed primarily to poaching for their horns, which are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine, fetching as much as US$30,000 per kilogram on the black market.[7] The Sumatran Rhino is a mostly solitary animal except for courtship and child-rearing. It is the most vocal rhino species and also communicates through marking soil with its feet, twisting saplings into patterns, and leaving excrement. The species is much better studied than the similarly reclusive Javan Rhinoceros, in part because of a program that brought 40 Sumatran Rhinos into captivity with the goal of preserving the species. The program was considered a disaster even by its initiator; most of the rhinos died and no offspring were produced for nearly 20 years, representing an even worse population decline than in the wild. Contents [hide] 1 Taxonomy and naming 1.1 Evolution 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour 4.1 Diet 4.2 Communication 4.3 Reproduction 5 Conservation 5.1 In captivity 6 Cultural depictions 7 References 8 External links	5/26/2011
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greenscreen	Sifakas are lemurs. Local Malagasy people named them for the unique call they send echoing through Madagascar's forests, which sounds like shif-auk. These primates spend most of their time in the trees, but don't get around in the same way that other lemurs do. Sifakas remain upright, and they leap quickly from tree to tree by jumping with their powerful hind legs. In this way, they clear distances of over 30 feet (9 meters). They can also move quickly on the ground, which they do using a two-legged sideways hop. Sifakas are beautifully colored. They may have different colored limbs and bodies, and often their heads are multicolored with patches of black, white, gray, or golden-colored fur. These vegetarian primates eat leaves, flowers, fruit, buds, and tree bark—sifakas have been known to eat about a hundred different plants. They forage during daylight hours and go to sleep aloft before sunset. Sifakas live in small family groups of three to ten animals. It is believed that only one female from each group breeds, while males may move from group to group. There are three species of sifaka: Coquerel's sifaka, the diademed sifaka, and the golden-crowned sifaka. The golden-crowned sifaka wasn't photographed until 1982 and wasn't known to be a separate species until 1988. They are the smallest of the sifakas and among the most endangered. There may be fewer than 10,000 living in the wild. All sifakas are threatened by the destruction of their forest habitats. Some species are hunted for meat, though others are protected by Malagasy tradition that forbids eating their flesh. -----good for sifaka thing we have 2 do.	5/25/2011
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ms	hey ummm i need help what will happen if the yangtze giant softshell turtle extincts?	5/25/2011
shane	In order to conserve the biodiversity of the planet, one must take into consideration the reasons why so many species are becoming endangered. "Habitat loss is the most widespread cause of species endangerment in the U.S., affecting 85% of imperiled species" (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 416). When an animal’s ecosystem is not maintained, they lose their home and are either forced to adapt to new surroundings or perish. Pollution is another factor that causes many species to become endangered. Also, over-exploitation, disease (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 416), and climate change (Kotiaho et al., 2005, p. 1963) have led to the endangerment of several species. Humans have an impact on the species and their environment. "As human use of resources, energy, and space intensified over the past few centuries, the diversity of life has been substantially diminished in most parts of the world" (Ishwaran & Erdelen, 2006, p. 179). Humans also set standards for which species they think should be saved and which species they find unimportant or undesirable. For example, the coqui frog, an invasive species in Hawaii, is so common there that its "nocturnal singing" reduces the value of homes and prevents hotels from using rooms near forests. Hawaiians have proposed eliminating the frog, and several wildlife managers want to release a pathogen to kill the frogs (Minteer & Collins, 2005, p. 333). The frog has decreased the value of homes and caused a loss of business for several hotels, so the Hawaiians decided it was acceptable to get rid of the group of coqui frog living near them. Another example where the human impact affected the welfare of a species sex in the instance of non-native mute swans establishing themselves at Arrowhead Lake in Vermont. When the population of swans grew to eight birds, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department decided to take action. Two swans were eventually killed, angering animal welfare organizations and people living near the lake (Minteer & Collins, 2005, p. 333). Yet another example of the human impact in the lives of endangered species is that of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Research has shown that the mouse is not taxonomically different from the Bear Lodge meadow jumping mouse and the US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed removing the Preble’s mouse from the endangered species list based on this information (Minteer & Collins, 2006, p. 333). Species maintaining importance"Diversity of life and living systems are a necessary condition for human development" (Ishwaran & Erdelen, 2006, p. 179). Many question the importance of maintaining biodiversity in today’s world, where conservation efforts prove costly and time consuming. Species should be saved for "aesthetic and moral justifications; the importance of wild species as providers of products and services essential to human welfare; the value of particular species as indicators of environmental health or as keystone species crucial to the functioning of ecosystems; and the scientific breakthroughs that have come from the study of wild organisms" (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 418). In other words, species serve as a source of art and entertainment, provide products such as medicine for human well-being, indicate the welfare of the overall environment and ecosystem, and provided research that resulted in scientific discoveries. An example of an "aesthetic justification" in conserving endangered species is that of the introduction of the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park. The gray wolf has brought numerous amounts of tourists to the park and added to the biodiversity in the protected region (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 418). Another example, supporting the conservation of endangered species as providers of products for human well-being, is the scrub mint. It has been found that the scrub mint contains an anti-fungal agent and a natural insecticide (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 418). Also, the deterioration of the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon "alerted people to the potential health hazards associated with the widespread spraying of DDT and other persistent pesticides" (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 418). This serves as an example of how certain fish can serve as identifiers of environmental health and protect human life as well as other species. Finally, an example of species providing for scientific discoveries is the instance of the Pacific yew which "became the source of taxol, one of the most potent anticancer compounds ever discovered" (Wilcove & Master, 2008, p. 418-419). Endangered species could prove useful to human development, maintenance of biodiversity and preservation of ecosystems. Another approach is known as ecosystem conservation, where a focus is placed less on preserving any individual given species than on preserving the proper functioning of the ecosystem as a whole.[17] Helping preserve endangered speciesIt is the goal of conservationists to create and expand upon ways to preserve endangered species and maintain biodiversity. There are several ways in which one can aid in preserving the world’s species who are nearing extinction. One such way is obtaining more information on different groups of species, especially invertebrates, fungi, and marine organisms, where sufficient data is lacking. For example, to understand the causes of population declines and extinction an experiment was conducted on the butterfly population in Finland. In this analysis, the butterflies’ endangered list classification, distribution, density, larval specificity, dispersal ability, adult habitat breadth, flight period and body size were all recorded and examined to determine the threatened state of each species. It was found that the butterflies’ distribution has declined by fifty-one and a half percent, and they have a severely restricted habitat. One example of specific butterflies who have a declining distribution rate are the Frigga’s Fritillary and Grizzled Skipper, who have been affected by habitat loss due to extensive draining of the bogs where they live (Kotiaho et al., 2005, p. 1963–1967). This experiment shows that when we know the causes of endangerment, we can successfully create solutions for the management of biodiversity. Another way to help preserve endangered species is to create a new professional society dedicated to ecological ethics. This could help ecologists make ethical decisions in their research and management of biodiversity. Also, creating more awareness on environmental ethics can help encourage species preservation. "Courses in ethics for students, and training programs for ecologists and biodiversity managers" all could create environmental awareness and prevent violations of ethics in research and management (Minteer & Collins, 2005, p. 336). One final way in which one can conserve endangered species is through federal agency investments and protection enacted by the federal government. "Ecologists have proposed biological corridors, biosphere reserves, ecosystem management, and ecoregional planning as approaches to integrate biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development at increasingly larger spatial scales" (Ishwaran & Erdelen, 2006, p. 179). One example of a federal mandated conservation zone is the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, the largest marine protected area in the world. The monument is essential to the preservation of underwater communities and overfished regions. Only researchers working in the area are permitted to fish, no corals may be removed, and the Department of Homeland Security will enforce restrictions on vessels passing through the waters via satellite imaging. The monument will serve as a home to an estimated seven thousand species, most of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world (Raloff, 2006, p. 92). This environmental monument demonstrates the fact that it is possible to create a safe environment for endangered species, as well as maintaining some of the world’s largest ecosystems. Captive breeding programsMain article: Captive breeding Captive breeding is the process of breeding rare or endangered species in human controlled environments with restricted settings, such as wildlife preserves, zoos and other conservation facilities. Captive breeding is meant to save species from going extinct. It is supposed to stabilize the population of the species so it is no longer at risk for disappearing.[18] This technique has been used with success for many species for some time, with probably the oldest known such instances of captive mating being attributed to menageries of European and Asian rulers, a case in point being the Pere David's Deer. However, captive breeding techniques are usually difficult to implement for highly mobile species like some migratory birds (e.g. cranes) and fishes (e.g. Hilsa). Additionally, if the captive breeding population is too small, inbreeding may occur due to a reduced gene pool; this may lead to the population lacking immunity to diseases. Legal private farming for profitWhereas poaching causes substantial reductions in endangered animal populations, legal private farming for profit has the opposite effect. Legal private farming has caused substantial increases in the populations of both the southern black rhinoceros and the southern white rhinoceros. Dr Richard Emslie, a scientific officer at the IUCN, said of such programs, "Effective law enforcement has become much easier now that the animals are largely privately owned... We have been able to bring local communities into the conservation programmes. There are increasingly strong economic incentives attached to looking after rhinos rather than simply poaching: from eco-tourism or selling them on for a profit. So many owners are keeping them secure. The private sector has been key to helping our work."[19] Conservation experts view the effect of China's turtle farming on the wild turtle populations of China and South-Eastern Asia – many of which are endangered – as "poorly understood".[20] While they commend the gradual replacement of wild-caught turtles with farm-raised ones gradually in the marketplace ( the percentage of farm-raised individuals in the "visible" trade growing from around 30% in 2000 to around 70% ca. 2007),[21] they are concerned with the fact that a lot of wild animals are caught to provide farmers with the breeding stock. As the conservation expert Peter Paul van Dijk noted, turtle farmers often believe in the superiority of wild-caught animals as the breeding stock, which may create an incentive for turtle hunters to seek and catch the very last remaining wild specimens of some endangered turtle species.[21] In 2009, researchers in Australia managed for the first time to coax southern bluefin tuna to breed in landlocked tanks, opening up the possibility of using fish farming as a way to save the species from the problems of overfishing in the wild.[22] Gallery	5/25/2011
r	Barack Hussein Obama II (i /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid against the Democratic incumbent for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. In October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. In foreign policy, Obama gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, and ordered enforcement of the United Nations	5/25/2011
greenscreen	Sifakas are lemurs. Local Malagasy people named them for the unique call they send echoing through Madagascar's forests, which sounds like shif-auk. These primates spend most of their time in the trees, but don't get around in the same way that other lemurs do. Sifakas remain upright, and they leap quickly from tree to tree by jumping with their powerful hind legs. In this way, they clear distances of over 30 feet (9 meters). They can also move quickly on the ground, which they do using a two-legged sideways hop.	5/25/2011
shane	Before greenhouse gases and global warming species were able to survive in their natural habitat. However the rapid increase of climate change has put animals at risk of becoming extinct. Nigel Stork in the article "Re-assessing Extinction Rate" explains, "the key cause of extinction being climate change, and in particular rising temperatures, rather than deforestation alone." Stork believes climate change is the major issue as to why species are becoming endangered. Stork claims rising temperature on a local and global level are making it harder for species to reproduce. As global warming continues, species are no longer able to survive and their kind starts to deteriorate. This is a repeating cycle that is starting to increase at a rapid rate because of climate change therefore landing many species on the endangered species	5/25/2011
JOHNNY	Native plants and animals are going extinct at accelerated rates across the globe. While extinction is a natural process, the current extinction pace is at least 1,000 times the normal rate. This mass extinction crisis is due to habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, exploitation, proliferation of non-native species, and other threats. The fundamental drivers of the loss of biodiversity are human overpopulation and overconsumption. One of the best tools for fighting species loss is the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is our nation’s most powerful environmental law, and since it was passed in 1973, the ESA has been 99 percent successful at preventing the extinction of listed species. Only 9 of the approximately 2,000 species listed under it have gone extinct. It is enormously popular, with polls and research consistently indicating that 85 percent or more of the American public supports it, from many walks of life. But the law can’t protect species that aren’t formally listed as "endangered" or "threatened." There’s a wide gap between those plants and animals that scientists consider imperiled and species that have been listed under the ESA. In fact, over 80 percent of species in the western U.S. that scientists have ranked as imperiled have no status under the nation’s endangered species law. Even species deemed warranted for listing must often wait years for protection when they are placed on the candidate list. WildEarth Guardians has an energetic and relentless campaign to usher imperiled species onto the legal ark of the ESA. We operate with the understanding that species on the brink don’t have the luxury of time. We petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for protection of individual species and follow those requests up with lawsuits as necessary. We rally public support and raise public awareness that these native species have a right to exist and, if they disappear, the ecosystems of which they are a part can collapse. In our ambitious campaign to afford more endangered wildlife and plants the ESA’s protections, WildEarth Guardians has: Petitioned for hundreds of individual species to be listed. Requested protection for Western Grouse, members of the Prairie Dog Empire, and Borderlands Species to safeguard unique ecosystems and landscapes. Undertaken concerted, hard-hitting campaigns to draw attention to the need for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to step up the national listing program. Find out more about the species on the Endangered Species Act waiting list. View our Walks of Life page to learn more about the diversity of public support for the Endangered Species Act. View other Top Priorities in Wildlife: Protecting the Prairie Dog Empire, Ending the War on Wildlife, and Wolves in the American West Visit our Species We Work On pages for more information on the wildlife and plants that WildEarth Guardians works to protect. Take Action Today Ban Trapping in the Gila National Forest Tell the Forest Supervisor that trapping in the Gila National Forest is unacceptable. Halt West Fork Wolf Killings Tell the Forest Service to promote respect for this embattled animal and prohibit the West Fork wolves from being killed. Release Captive Mexican Wolves Tell the FWS Regional Director to release Mexican wolves being held in captivity. Stop Trapping on New Mexico's Public Lands Tell the NM Game Commission to end cruel trapping on public lands. Campaign Details Info, Fact Sheets and Reports April 2009 "America's Top 40: A Call to Action for the Nation's Most Imperiled Species." Summer 2010 issue of "Wild at Heart" featuring ESA listing program. Newsroom Rare Texas Lizard Could Gain Endangered Status Hope for Endangered Species Act Candidates Conservation Groups Challenge Wolf Delisting Rider Campaign Links "Returning science to endangered species protection" posted April 28, 2011 on Red Lodge Clearinghouse. International Year of Biodiversity. Actor Edward Norton on the need to protect biodiversity. Banner Photo Credit: Jess Alford About Us \| Newsroom \| Support Us \| Take Action \| Publications \| Programs \| Top Priorities \| Species We Work On	5/25/2011
greenscreen	Sifakas are beautifully colored. They may have different colored limbs and bodies, and often their heads are multicolored with patches of black, white, gray, or golden-colored fur. These vegetarian primates eat leaves, flowers, fruit, buds, and tree bark—sifakas have been known to eat about a hundred different plants. They forage during daylight hours and go to sleep aloft before sunset.	5/25/2011
shane	Barack Hussein Obama II (i /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid against the Democratic incumbent for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. In October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. In foreign policy, Obama gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, and ordered enforcement of the United Nations	5/25/2011
DSD	Steven is mclovin and esteban is blueman and blueman 2121	5/25/2011
brianna	hewy every body	5/25/2011
EMO/JOHNNY	MY NEW FAV COLOR IS BLACK. THE SAME COLOR AS MY HEART AND SOUL	5/25/2011
zach	ok im back what happened	5/25/2011
Blueman	i am back	5/25/2011
oAKlEy wAz HeRe	olivia is so nice	5/25/2011
BARACK OBAMA	wow brats	5/25/2011
emo/johnny	im going emo cuz it the toatly not loving live	5/25/2011
Blueman2121	who can put who they like on this board	5/25/2011
Ms Wooten	Guys i know you guys are chatting so everyone who is chatting is getting detention	5/25/2011
MRS.Wooten	i know what you guys are up to eveyone get up here	5/25/2011
black dude	hi people	5/25/2011
Blueman	Blueman is awesome that is all	5/25/2011
johnny	im is awesome	5/25/2011
Blueman2121	is a mystery for ever and ever	5/25/2011
UROCK	Is anyone on?	5/25/2011
mclovin	im back	5/25/2011
headphones	who wants to know who i am	5/25/2011
greenscreen	katriel lol im alex	5/25/2011
johnny is beast	who	5/25/2011
tmi	Someone told me to write something.	5/25/2011
mclovin	haha	5/25/2011
OaKlEy WaZ HeRe	whos the hottest girl in science	5/25/2011
Blueman2121	the person at computer 25 is a weido like that kid at computer 19	5/25/2011
aniatagia	i need help i cant do the project ZACK WHERE ARE UUUUUU...	5/25/2011
ItsTaylor	heeey !	5/25/2011
mclovin	hey	5/25/2011
johnny beast	who headphones	5/25/2011
greenscreen	ya...hilarious makenzie	5/25/2011
yoda	im back hm	5/25/2011
greenscreen	hey im awesome but i changed my name k	5/25/2011
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mAKENZIE	waz up peps just kiding so thats funny that our conversation is on the web site still	5/25/2011
headphones	yah	5/25/2011
cheyenne	hey hey people	5/25/2011
its shane	its shane	5/25/2011
OaKlEy WaZ HeRe	hey yall	5/25/2011
johnny	hello people its me	5/25/2011
greenscreen	i want jasmine as my testimonial. plzzzzz	5/25/2011
greenscreen	do u even need the testimonial in this thing	5/25/2011
greenscreen	k. i need my testimonial. audrey?	5/25/2011
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greenscreen	help me.	5/25/2011
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GREENSCREEN	TESTIMONIAL TESTIMONIAL	5/24/2011
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Skittles	I'm here hey-o hola?	5/24/2011
Skittles	still here...	5/23/2011
Twix	This my new name	5/23/2011
Greenscreen	OK!	5/23/2011
Skittles	Katriel said hes waiting 4 something 2 come out	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Audrey says hi	5/23/2011
greenscreen	ya and it hurt bye	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Ke$ha and T-Pain hit the strip club 2gether?	5/23/2011
greenscreen	not that funny but ill laugh anyways..hahahaha...mystery hi	5/23/2011
mystery	did she log off	5/23/2011
Skittlez	woops time 4 cheeze	5/23/2011
Skittlez	LMFAO (laughing my somthing art off )	5/23/2011
mysery	hey wuz sup	5/23/2011
myserty	hey	5/23/2011
Skittles	I just finished my E-Shirt invention project thingy 4 comp.	5/23/2011
greenscreen	ya such a mystery	5/23/2011
greenscreen	ya im here hello	5/23/2011
Skittles	Oh! LOL hey talk about awkward...jazzy is mystery	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Green?	5/23/2011
greenscreen	hello...u gunna talk now?	5/23/2011
Skittlez	I'm back	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Byezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz	5/23/2011
Skittlez	I'll B on 6th period	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Green?	5/23/2011
Skittles	I'm still here LOL	5/23/2011
Skittlez	Uhhhh...I'm leaving this is awkward	5/23/2011
Skittlez	some1 here?	5/23/2011
greenscreen	bye im leaving	5/23/2011
greenscreen	hey theres that quiet things aga.i.n	5/23/2011
greenscreen	the silent trreatment	5/23/2011
greenscreen	hullo? having a nervous breakdown here	5/23/2011
greenscreen	audrey u promised...im gunna kill u now...PROMISE THAT!	5/23/2011
greenscreen	hello tak plz	5/23/2011
cheyenne	hey everyone	5/21/2011
mystery	im back	5/21/2011
mystery	im here lol hahahahaha	5/20/2011
mystery	i was here	5/20/2011
mystery	lady gaga is awesome	5/20/2011
mclovin	its steven	5/19/2011
mclovin	is anyone here	5/19/2011
mclovin	hey	5/19/2011
smalz	hey	5/19/2011
zach	yea	5/19/2011
mclovin	so what wat r they going to do	5/19/2011
zach	omg johnny	5/19/2011
OaKlEy WaZ hERe	bruno mars is awsome	5/19/2011
person	hey hey	5/19/2011
pedroo	heey !	5/19/2011
awesome	annie i got kat online	5/19/2011
makenzie	lyrics to my favotie song figureout who wrote them"stop there and let me correct it i want to live a life of a new prespctive you come along because i love your face and ill admir your expensive taste" rember to write back	5/19/2011
OaKlEy WaZ HeRE	osama is awsome	5/19/2011
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OaKlEy WaZ HeRE	so many people are comeing on line	5/19/2011
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awesome	im alex	5/19/2011
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OaKlEy WaZ HeRE	im lonley	5/19/2011
OaKlEy WaZ HeRE	anyone on	5/19/2011
yoda	hey	5/19/2011
OaKlEy WaZ HeRE	hey yall	5/19/2011
cheyenne	hey hey people	5/19/2011
smalz	h.e.l.lo	5/18/2011
zach you morans	meagan foxx	5/18/2011
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son	you think morgan is hot	5/18/2011
justin beiber	morgan is hot	5/18/2011
TIME WAISTER	READ THE WHOLE THING: HELLO	5/18/2011
johnny	my sister is rite behind me watching every word i type its kind of creepy	5/18/2011
johnny	hello shane are you on	5/18/2011
makenzie	thanks for sticking up for me your a true friend	5/18/2011
chase hogan	i feel your pain zach i love going emo	5/18/2011
son	emo is johnny	5/18/2011
johnny beast	i love women	5/18/2011
smalz	lol this fun	5/18/2011
son	wheres my money	5/18/2011
makenzie	hey chase y did u want to talk to me the other day	5/18/2011
china panda	i am a panda.	5/18/2011
smalz	u now noticed	5/18/2011
chase hogan	makencie hey baby	5/18/2011
son	who wants to gamble	5/18/2011
makenzie	hey chase its makenzie waz up	5/18/2011
zachary	i luuuurrrv megan fox	5/18/2011
son	im megan fox	5/18/2011
victoria	hey cheyenne	5/18/2011
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ZAKATTAK	WUZZUP? Wut u guys doin?	5/18/2011
makenzie	oakly how do we do the assiment today	5/18/2011
oakley wAZ HeRe	heyo trevor is on	5/18/2011
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osama	hey wat u kids doin listen to me	5/17/2011
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lady gaga	i want to join	5/17/2011
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haley	this web site is awesome it gives you everything you need	5/11/2011
Anthony	You need more names of plants and animals.	5/11/2011
elyssa	i think this is very helpful info	4/8/2011
shauntoria	by reading this i would love to go visit this forest one day! i really wanna go to see the animals..and explore new things	4/4/2011
Mikelle Bradley	I think that all of this information seems to be right... Well at least from all the times i've been there, it rained and never got hotter that 86F.	4/3/2011
Yasmine W	I think that your a smart person, that will always be there for some one, so thank you for all of your help...qod bless you	3/30/2011
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vivian	this is awsome help for my project gives me awsome ideas and i got a A+ on my science project so thanks for your help:)	3/26/2011
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Jenniffer D.	Also i think this website is really good.That is why i choose this website.I will definetly earn a A++ on my project.	3/2/2011
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Calli	This site also needs to list more animals in the Rainforest and what they eat ... also the endangered ones and the ones that are extinct! Good details though!	1/8/2011
Calli	This helps alot THANKS! i have a ton of makeup work on the Tropical Rainforest and this is the only website i could really trust txssss! :Oo...XX...o	1/8/2011
trinity	how many climites	1/7/2011
bruni	hehehhehe i like mango	1/7/2011
Justin Bieber	Thanks dude i used this for a project i had to do.	12/10/2010
Taylor Martini	That really gave me alot of information! Thank you for letting me visit your site! Loved reading what you had to say about the rainforest! THANK YOU AGAINFOR LETTIG ME VISIT YOU SITE!	12/9/2010
Jim C	I want to learn how wildlife is being saved from the recent oil spill	12/4/2010
lio	not bad but more plant names	12/2/2010
pierce	i think you need more pictures and less writing to make this more readable for any age gruop	11/28/2010
ty	awesome	11/23/2010
aj	thanks really good info!:-D	11/23/2010
mel	its really good because it has no link to endangered species. see ya LOL.	11/16/2010
Alyssa	I think that it is good but it has no links to endangered species list.	11/7/2010
Molly	This is a very descriptive writing! Awesome!	11/4/2010
Stacey	hey!	11/4/2010
dr.jean philum	carches are going to be held	11/3/2010
maggie	i think people should stop cuting the rainforest down.	11/3/2010
maggie	hey	11/3/2010
alyssa eagle	this awsome ive learned so much about tropical rainforest	11/3/2010
Teubii.Nemta	not completely there( not specific to show an organisms)	11/2/2010
anonymous	which plants grow in the canopy?	10/29/2010
Michelle	To long.	10/19/2010
Pikachu	No information on the animals that live there? -uses thunderbolt on author-	9/27/2010
olivia	what are the adaptations needed?	9/15/2010
al kita	put more info!	9/10/2010
hunter joe crum	I like the tropical rain forest...	9/7/2010
kayla	it think that this info is great	8/26/2010
queen	what food does the animal eat	7/15/2010
jessmaica	i think this website needs to be more helpful to people who dont know things like rainforest animals. because i tried the link and it came up with something totally different. on the other hand it is a great website and i would use it all the time :D	6/21/2010
joe	there should be more pictures	6/16/2010
Cutie101	Wow towards the top of this page, Dr. Jean Philum was right enchanted learning is way better. It may look little-kiddish but once you get there select biomes on the left and there are like 10. Then choose one, and it tells you all about the climate, animals, and such. I got my 120 point assignment done in a breeze with Enchanted learning	6/12/2010
Sizzle	Very discriptive, it helped me with my biome project.	6/12/2010
Esmerelda	This website doesnt help ;(	5/26/2010
Dr. Jean Philum	AHEM... its still not gone! get it off the internet of the www off the everything! RIGHT NOW! SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ARE GOING TO APPLY CHARGES WILL BE HELD AND SUCH!	5/20/2010
emma	sweet article	5/17/2010
star	hi i love monkeys and i love tigers an all kinds of stuff	5/14/2010
ruka	i like dis biome men	5/13/2010
Lafronz	Really, GET MORE PICTURES	5/12/2010
Lafronz	There needs to be more animals, or atleast more pictures.It would help me alot because I have a college biome report...	5/12/2010
shekee	it really helped me out with my 5th grade 2 page essay	5/11/2010
OliviaGee	What Is this	5/10/2010
lee	wha?	5/7/2010
123456789	hhhhhmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmm	5/6/2010
talia	i love the rainforest it is so pretty	5/6/2010
bb	this is cool i never thought that you can do this	5/5/2010
david milican	the best website ever wow what infomation this helped me alot to know about the rainforest	5/5/2010
lola	i think...	5/3/2010
:0	Hello...	4/30/2010
Dr. Jean Philum	Not a very smart reasource. If you would like some real information, please look up on google: enchantedlearning and visit the link. -Thank you for your support.	4/30/2010
Dr.Watson N. C	I think that this information is HIGHLY classified. Do NOT display this kind of information! Thank you, -Science Discoveries inc.	4/30/2010
julz	Hello anybody there?:(	4/29/2010
abc	hi:)	4/29/2010
julz	Hey whats up?!	4/29/2010
mickey	hi people how was your day	4/21/2010
ashton	do you have any birds in the rainforest that where made	4/14/2010
marques	i like it	4/14/2010
abel ogunleye	i have gain a lot	4/13/2010
ha	were are the animals?	4/8/2010
Saliate	I would like to know what animals are in the rainforest	4/7/2010
theo	Where is the stuff about interdependence?	3/28/2010
Mel	Very Interastinq...	3/28/2010
najja	idk wat i should do for my project	3/24/2010
billy bob	how can a animal adapt i mean come on i thought this had all we needed 2 know	3/24/2010
ELIZABETH	HEY TOMMY	3/24/2010
Elizabeth	i LIKE HOW YOU TALK	3/24/2010
Elizabeth	I like how you explained and described	3/24/2010
sdhis;uch	cool.	3/18/2010
essence	this is good it helps me learn but put a few more pictures and it will be even better thank you	3/18/2010
sandy	very less information!	3/9/2010
sunday	the explaination is cleared and straight forward	3/1/2010
Ebony	I think it needs more stuff about the plants and animals.They should also be more spacific because kids my age sometimes get confused.but other than that its a great website.	2/15/2010
Maddie	this is very informative, thank you! im doing a reasearch paper on biomes for college, this website has given me ALL of the facts i need for that paper.	1/31/2010
Amzy	I love it it helped me with the tempurtures,animals, plants and all the info i need to know for this project im doing now i gotta go to learn more about the rainforest. see ya!	1/29/2010
aj	good needs more! i like it but it just simply needs more!	1/29/2010
odalys	it was alot of help	1/24/2010
vivi	Im doin a project on rainforest and this really helped me...	1/14/2010
layla	please name 1 or three plants that live in a tropical rainforest. please someone help!	1/13/2010
natasia	thank you	12/17/2009
raevyn jackson	will eveything change in the world before it end's again i hope it does lord please don't let the world end	12/15/2009
raevyn jackson	how can over 6,000,000,000 animals in the rain forest be endangered i don't understand o.kay	12/15/2009
Mark	Usually getting over 80 inches of rain per year, Damn that's alot of rain.	12/3/2009
stefhen	where are locations in sothest and soth.	12/2/2009
andrea	this will really help wit my science project	11/21/2009
cladia	oh ello	11/21/2009
Delicious	thx i got a A+ on my sceince project from the infromation on tis website	11/15/2009
Jetan S	this website has alot of information but it didn't work. thanks	11/6/2009
daniel	were are the plants point them out	11/2/2009
mika	idk how to do the project it hard i got all the info but idk how to do it	11/1/2009
Hayley	Hey what are some animals that encounter this place,i am doing a science project on it.	10/25/2009
Katie	I'm so confused! Im doing a project and uhhhh!	10/22/2009
person	doesnt give info on the animals and plants and there adaptations	10/22/2009
livelaughloveem	this had nothing to do with like where it was located and what its like im dissapointed	10/18/2009
unknown	good	10/15/2009
bob squat	very good	10/14/2009
Your mom	How do I live without you. ALSO how do you pronounce your last name. ALSO cease to photosynthesize... jk. XOXOkja Emma	10/14/2009
Adrianna M. P.	The article is excellent but it doesnt mention adaptations, which would make it better.	10/8/2009
audie	unsa mana oy wa ko kasabot	10/6/2009
Jasmine	it gets 75 to 150 cm rain yearly	10/2/2009
Tia	I think this site needs to write more about what animals live in the forest of the Tropics.	9/17/2009
barack oboma	i think it is very helpful	9/16/2009
monica	i like tropical rainforest a lot i love to see the trees i would love to go on a field trip to see one	9/3/2009
Chris	ehh it was ok, but not as usefull as i would have thought	6/15/2009
Penis Licker 01	i think this is very informative, but not what i needed	6/15/2009
Snitzuma X.	this site is helpful but it would be even more helpful if you talked about endangered species.	6/11/2009
sarah	great facts but kids my age(around the world) study the rain forest you should provide more plant and animal adaptions, makee it a more kid-friendly website.	5/19/2009
aisha	you need more information. for like shcool projects and stuff. you could have done way more on flora and fauna, you could improve.	5/19/2009
ash	this was a good spot to get information.	5/18/2009
amber hansen	i love tropical rain forest and this article taught me a lot about them.. great joB! =)	5/14/2009
Kaydee	The rainforest is a pretty cool place. I myself would love to go there someday. there is so much to see and so much adventure. Ive seen on MTV that exiled show and i would love to experience something like that. I have always wanted to live in a big tree house village in the rainforest. Heck! Maybe i will someday. :)	5/12/2009
BOB THE BUILDER	it was good. just dont write as much...who has time to read it ALL?!?!? NO ONE!	5/7/2009
sewar	good and nice	5/4/2009
lauren	this didnt help	4/23/2009
john	really interstin, sike	4/22/2009
alora	i thin that you should make it less boring!	4/16/2009
ann	very informative	4/9/2009
lol lol	you did not help me at all	4/7/2009
Hannah W	No info on the TYPES of animals that live there!	3/29/2009
yea yea yea	this was very informationalbut did not help me in my project AT ALL! THANX ALOT	3/28/2009
jessicakrieteme	you have nice setup it is to find facts	3/11/2009
lorrie	i dont think that helped me at all	3/4/2009
Samantha	im working on a rainforest project and this page hepled alot!=}	3/2/2009
kayla	i think this article it is intresting and helpful	2/26/2009
Terry	Very informative	2/19/2009
Zee	no pictures. how's a 7th grade kid supposed to research with no pictures.	2/16/2009
fds	Whats a heart?	2/5/2009
jessica	you need to have more information on the kinds of plants that are in the rainforest	1/24/2009
five	THIS SITE IS BADDDDDDD! I did not like this site. it did not help me at all and i had to do a paper and its due tonight so thanks for nothing. do not read this site	1/23/2009
Unknown	THIS SITE IS AMAZING. ROCK ON! SUPER TOTALLY COOL. RADICAL DUDE! SO COOL	1/23/2009
Polly Caster	I really enjoyed your site and it helped me greatly with my research paper. Thank you.	1/23/2009
polly	this site helped me a lot for my researched paper. I think you should add more facts about the rainforest like how they help with global warming and cancer. However, overall i really enjoyed this site. thank you	1/23/2009
unknown	wohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how cool	1/15/2009
katie cravner	your web site is a really good site for info.write back to me .	12/14/2008
unknown	Wat is the most comman tree	11/21/2008
Suzie	I like how much information is on this site it helps me a lot during my different classes of the day.	11/13/2008
ernesto	i love this site love, Ernesto	11/7/2008
maria	i love this website. (SIKE!)	10/28/2008
maggie	i think this is a great cited page and really helped on my report	10/21/2008
Tyreen	I think that therer should be more facts	10/19/2008
ALE	I LOVE JOHN HENRY ZARATE	10/7/2008
JOHN	i think dat rainforest are KOOL	10/7/2008
kiara	This really helped me on my report on Biomes and I chose this biome because it is very interesting in many ways	9/30/2008
Jojo	I think it is awsome and that it should not be torn down	9/30/2008
kaylie	what are all the animals that live in the rainforest?	9/26/2008
Your mom	Great Detail	9/23/2008
valerie montoya	very good and useful information	9/21/2008
fbjfjkhfk	i need animal adaptations	9/17/2008
mimi	i really think that was a good thing to talk about the rainforest that was really nice	9/8/2008
abby	it's good but could do with more heading, say if your looking for one certain thing you have to read it all to find it. i used this website for my geography project.	6/14/2008
Jamiee	i think thatS so cool i like chocolete milk thats awesome	6/2/2008
Casey	this website could be much better.	6/1/2008
Shannon	I would like there to be more facts on the animals and plants that live in the Tropical Rainforest.	5/7/2008
ashaley	this was a wonderful website that helped me alot thank u so very muich	5/6/2008
Juanita	i need to know what kind of plants are in the marine biome! like a list of all 1 million of them!	5/5/2008
jamario harris	it is helpful to people	4/22/2008
jamario harris	youare funny	4/22/2008
ssss	where are the plants damn it	4/15/2008
Emily	i like your website	4/15/2008
duh	its not giving me the information i really needed	4/2/2008
Tim Freeman.	an excellent article, scrupulously researched and well written.	3/27/2008
tremlot grove	nice effort shame about the execution	3/27/2008
sarah	you need to tell about ocelots	3/25/2008
kimberly Saez	i think that you should name some of the plants and animals that live in the rainforest	3/12/2008
eus	ish tis adaption (the story or wat-ever the thang says?) about plants and animals?...	3/12/2008
sassie	i think tis thang ish great...hehehehejehehe....XD...smiles...	3/12/2008
MORGAN MEIER	WHERE ARE THE ANAMALS IN THIS PARAGRAPHS	3/10/2008
llllllll	nice,but do you have infromation about what a parrot adapts to in a tropical rainforest	3/6/2008
kathryn	this really helped me with my homework	2/28/2008
Me	This is a ok website	2/26/2008
Allison Gregory	Your information is good but specific animals and plants would be better if you want to go into more detail	2/15/2008
Molly	i dont get it and i dpnt care about this right now i need to find out about animals adaptations of the rainforest 2 animals and 1 plant	1/28/2008
holly arbuiso	i think it is a good way for me and my friends and kids around the world to learn.	1/14/2008
mitchell	what tropical animal is mostly seen in the rainforest?	11/20/2007
lily claire	greatt...my science project is beast now!! thanks =))	11/14/2007

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