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generally moderate in the temperate, la tudes move from one tree to another. They have well-
of the globe, which lie between the tropics and developed hands with the help of which they
the polar regions. can pluck fruits from the trees. Their limbs also

There are some regions of moderate climate help them to move on the trees.
which receive heavy rainfall whereas there are
other regions where rainfall in very low.
Tropical rainforest is the example of moderate
climate with heavy rainfall. Due to heavy
rainfall and warm climate a wide variety of

plant as well as animal species are found in the
tropical rain forest. In India, tropical rainforests
are found in Western ghats and Assam. These
forests are also found in central America and
central Asia. Some commonly found animals in
these forests are ger, lion, deer, monkey, bear, Monkey
leopard, snakes, rhinoceros, etc. There is a
Rhinoceros are found in marshy land in Assam.
tough compe on among these animals for
They live in marshy land to take mud bath. They
food and shelter. The herbivores found in these
take mud bath to keep themselves cool and
forests become the prey of carnivores.
protect them from bi ng insects.
However, most of the herbivores like deer and
nilgai have well developed sense of smell that
helps them to detect a carnivore to protect
themselves. They can also run very fast. On the

other hand, carnivores are strong and well-
developed body structure that helps them to
overpower a prey. They are also good hunters.

Rhinoceros

Many cold-blooded animals like snakes, lizards,
etc. are found in this clima c condi on. During
the day, they hide themselves in the holes and
come out of the holes during the night. During

Tiger hide outs, they do not take food, they use the
food stored inside their bodies. They generally
Many animals like monkeys and birds live on
hibernate during the cold season. They collect a
trees. A wide variety of monkeys are found in
lots of food during the warm season and they
these forests. They have long prehensile tails
hibernate during the winter to minimise the
with the help of which they grasp branches and

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