Guest Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) ok I know this is a silly question but could you please tell me simply the differences between a Jungle and Rainforest? I guess Rainforests is a forest and jungle out in the open? I have searched for info but would just like a simple explanation. Thanks Rachel Edited May 15, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hi Rachel In actual fact a jungle is not out in the open! It is land overgrown by tangled vegetation especially in the tropics-so I suppose a rainforest is a jungle. I think many people have a misconception that lions, zebras and other such animals live in a jungle when in actual fact they mostly live in long grass plains. So I suppose the answer is there is no real difference. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 thanks Linda for clarifying that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_2776 Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) Rainforest: a forest in a tropical area which receives a lot of rain. Jungle: a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together. We have a tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico, yet it doesn't have certain wild animals that you would find in the jungle (e.g. tiger, anacondas, orang-utan, gorilla, elephant, crocodile, rhino, leopard, panther, golden lion tamarind, vampire bat, ocelot). http://www.elyunque.com/about.html http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/caribbean/ Edited May 15, 2007 by SmileyPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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