<<back | next>>

The Amazon River is the world's largest river, with many tributaries, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The tributaries, which have different water colors and qualities, create a variety of environments, and are home to more than 2,500 species of fish and other creatures.

Introduction to the creatures


Redhook Metynnis Distribution: Amazon River Basin It grows to about 20cm in length and lives in large schools. It looks similar to a piranha, but is omnivorous and mainly eats aquatic plants.


Green iguana Distribution: Tropical rainforests of Central and South America and the West Indies A large lizard that can reach a total length of 1.8m, with its tail taking up more than half of its body. This tail is a weapon when attacked by an enemy and is also useful for swimming.

The Importance of Tropical Rainforests

The world's largest tropical rainforest, which stretches across the Amazon River basin, is known as the "lungs of the Earth" because it absorbs enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and produces oxygen.
The forests that spread across the tropical regions of Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and Central Africa are called the world's three largest tropical rainforests, and the amount of oxygen produced by these forests accounts for 40% of the total amount produced by plants on Earth.
The rainforest does more than just produce oxygen. The roots of the trees act as dams to hold back the soil. If the trees are lost, the soil will flow into the rivers. If the soil flows into the rivers, the rivers will become muddy, and if that muddy water flows into the ocean, it will affect the corals that need light. If the corals die, the creatures that live there will also disappear. In this way, nature is interconnected.


Distribution of tropical rainforests


<<back | next>>