Learn about some of the most remarkable rainforest animals, ... Covering only about 8% of the Earth’s surface, tropical rainforests contain over half of the planet’s animal and plant species.

Camouflage is a tool that insects and animals use as a defense mechanism. If they can blend in with their surroundings, they can hide their movement and location. “In regions with such intense ...

What animals live in a rainforest? The wildlife in rainforests live at different levels. Many live at the top of the trees with lots of sunlight, warmth and food.

Not surprisingly, 25 percent of all medicines come from the plants growing in the rainforest, with an estimated 80 percent of the world's diet originating from these lush, tropical areas.

♪ Wild Kratts ♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here in Central America, and this is the lowland tropical rainforest. ... About 75% of the world'’’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests.

THE Amazon rainforest — known as the “lungs of the planet” — is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and is famed for its biodiversity and animal life. Covering an enormous 1.7 billi… ...