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The World of Animals and Their People
In the world of animals, it’s not just the endangered animals but every living creature that’s worthy of our caretaking. It’s hard for me to be so all inclusive, because visions of giant cockroaches are creeping into my mind’s eye, but the truth is that every living thing has a place.
I’m not one to believe that animals have the exact same rights as people, (otherwise we’d have to put aside obedience training funds in equal amounts to little Johnny’s college fund) but they certainly do have the right not to be treated cruelly without purpose or meaning.
And to protect species in danger of disappearing forever, we could take the following steps:
Rainforest Plants and Animals – List of Rainforest Animals
The rain forests are located around the equator, which is present between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. The rainforests are mainly located in the Central and South America, Africa, India, Southeast Asia and parts of Indonesia and Australia.
The rainforests are home to many animals. A general estimate is that almost half of the world’s animal species are found in rainforests. The rainforests are the oldest ecosystems on earth. The temperature in these rainforests is around 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. With such temperature it is easy for the rainforest animals to survive even during the freezing cold or in the hot summers. Since there is an abundance of water found in these forests, the animals don’t have to search for water.
You will not find mammals in the rainforest, but the majority of rainforest animals you will find are the millions of creepy crawlies living in every layer of the rainforest. There are approximately more than 50 million species of invertebrates living in the rainforests.
The regular search for food, water, sunlight and space for living is a match between the different species living there. The rainforest animals adapt to eating the plants or animals which the other species do not eat. Some animals have even developed a connection with the other species. The birds and animals like to eat the fruits that are grown on trees, and the fish of the rainforests depend on the fruits dropped by the tress. This helps the trees in spreading their seeds to the other parts of the forest.
Protecting Endangered Animals An Important Job
As the rain forests are slowly cut down and urbanization takes effect all over the world some animal species are beginning to die off. As the last animal dies off the species becomes extinct and won’t ever be able to walk this earth again. Humans need to learn how to protect these animals so that they can thrive on this world too.
Our first step in protecting endangered species needs to be to understand their habitats and how they survive best in the wild. You can always try to put these animals in zoos but it isn’t where they will do best.
After we have figured out how they like to live then comes the next step, setting aside land for them. A lot of these creatures live in areas that will be able to sustain life to them and other animals that live there. The objective is to set aside land that is already covered by this mini ecosystem for the animals.
