Amazon Rainforest Facts – 100 Facts About the Amazon Rainforest

Fun Facts About the Amazon Rainforest

Amazon river discharges so much fresh water into the Atlantic that freshwater can be found so far offshore where there is not any land in sight.

There is an island at the mouth of the Amazon river that is nearly the size of Switzerland.

The average humidity level in the Amazon rainforest is between 77-88%.

Satellite images suggest that some of the world’s biggest caves can be found under the Amazon rainforest.

Banana, orchid, coffee, brazil nut tree, poinsettia, cacao, rubber tree, heliconia, sapodilla, bromeliad are the top ten rainforest plants.

Spider monkey, golden lion tamarin, sloth, gaint anteater, gaint river otter, capybara, Amazonian manatee, toucan, macaw, Amazon pink river dolphin, electric eel, piranha, black caiman, anaconda, jaguar, poison arrow frog are some of the animals of the Amazon rainforest.

Epiphytes, bromeliads, orchids, Acai Palm, Carnauba Palm, Rattan Palm, Walking palm, Amazon water lily, Rubber tree, Bougainvillea, Indian Timber bamboo, Vanilla orchid, Bucket Orchid, Silky oak, Tualang, Strangler Figs, Corpse flower, Pitcher plants, Heliconia, kapok, Durian, Mahogany are some of the tropical rainforest plant names.