What do you think of when you think of the Canopy layer of the rainforest? The Canopy Layer of the rainforest is home to many of the same animals as the Emergent Layer. Many birds, tree frogs, monkeys, bats and snakes live in this layer and receive their heat from when the sunlight hits the tops of these trees because most of the light does not make it to the forest floor through the thick leaves. There are also very diverse types of flora (plants and flowers) in this layer.The video below allows you to view what the rainforest in this layer is like because of a man-made canopy walkway. Video courtesy of YouTube Please look at the pictures below and determine which creatures you could find in the Canopy Layer.       Which animal does not belong in the Canopy Layer? Information courtesy of: http://www.tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Layer-Facts/Tropical-Rainforest-Canopy-Layer-Facts.shtml Pictures courtesy of: http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-rainforest-life/amazon-rainforest-snakes/, http://www.activewild.com/facts-about-iguanas/, http://citadel.sjfc.edu/students/lmp05971/e-port/canopy%20layer%20homepage%20vle.html, http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/physical-features/ecosystems/rainforests/rainforest-layers/emergent-layer/, http://www.vtaide.com/png/habitats/rainforests/bigCATS.htm |