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What are three plants and three animals that live in tropical rain forest?
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I need to know at least three animals and three plants that live in the TROPICAL Rain forest not the temperate rain forest

I need to know at least three animals and three plants that live in the TROPICAL Rain forest not the temperate rain forest
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November 25th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
“Cultivated foods and spices
Coffee, chocolate, banana, mango, papaya, macadamia, avocado, and sugarcane all originally came from tropical rainforest and are still mostly grown on plantations in regions that were formerly primary forest. In the mid-1980s and 90s, 40 million tons of bananas were consumed worldwide each year, along with 13 million tons of mangoes. Central American coffee exports were worth US$3 billion in 1970. Much of the genetic variation used in evading the damage caused by new pests is still derived from resistant wild stock. Tropical forests have supplied 250 cultivated kinds of fruit, compared to only 20 for temperate forests. Forests in New Guinea alone contain 251 tree species with edible fruits, of which only 43 had been established as cultivated crops by 1985.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest#Cultivated_foods_and_spices
“The emergent layer contains a small number of very large trees which grow above the general canopy, reaching heights of 45-55 m, although on occasion a few species will grow to 70 m or 80 m tall. They need to be able to withstand the hot temperatures and strong winds. Eagles, butterflies, bats and certain monkeys inhabit this layer.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest#Layers
November 25th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Plants
Bengal Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Curare
Coconut Tree
Durian
Jambu
Kapok Tree
Mangrove Forests
Strangler Figs
Tualang
Animals
Africa Forest Elephant
Bengal Tiger
Chimpanzee
Common Palm Civet or Musang
Dawn Bat
Golden Lion Tamarin
Harpy Eagle
Jambu Fruit Dove
King Cobra
Kinkajou
Linn’s Sloth
Orangutan
Proboscis Monkey
Red-shanked Douc Langur
Silvery Gibbon
Slender Loris
Sumatran Rhinoceros
Toco Toucan
Vampire Bat
Wagler’s Pit Viper
Details on these plants and animals
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm