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Boa Constrictors in the

Rainforest

Rafiq

Introduction

The rainforests of the world are important to us and animals.

Rainforest are located in southern

Asia , South America,

Central America and the Pacific Islands.

They are near the equator. It rains a lot and it is hot too.

There are four layers in the rainforest.

There are many animals and plants in the rainforest. That’s why rainforests are important to us.

Forest Floor and Understory

The forest floor and the understory are the two lowest layers in the rainforest. The forest is a vary wet and dark. It is lowest layer in the rainforest . The understory is the second lowest layer in the rainforest . Small animals live and go around in the trees.

Canopy and the Emergent layers

The canopy and the emergent layer are the two highest layers. It has a little water dripping down.

The emergent layer has the tallest trees.

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Supplies/Products

You can get a lot of things from the rainforest. You can get coconut, wood, paper, cocoa, gum, rubber, bananas, coffee, vanilla and oranges. Chocolate comes from cocoa beans. Rubber also comes from the

Appearance

Boa constrictors are a very long snake. They come in three different colors, red, brown and grey. They have creamy and tough scales.

They weigh about 30

Habitat

Boa constrictors live in south

America in

Brazil at the

Amazon river.

Boa constrictors eat other animals. They are carnivores too. It also doesn't get hungry for three months are after their meal.

Diet

Predators and Pray

It’s prey is lizards, rats, mice, pigs, squirrels and birds. Big boas can even eat small deer.

Adaptations

Boa’s can be up to 6 to 11 feet long .

Boa constrictor also can from

13 pounds to

30 pounds .

They are vary strong and can wrap around their pray.

Interesting facts

Boa’s are reptiles like a caiman. They are coldblooded it means they are not mammals They also have large scales.

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