A basic presentation of the jungles, suitable for Year 9 Geography. It includes: the definition of the jungle, etymology, dense vegetation example, jungle animals and examples from Amazonia, Asia and Africa.

2. WHAT IS A JUNGLE?
A jungle is
land covered
with dense
vegetation
dominated
by trees.

4. ETYMOLOGY
The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala, translating
in uncultivated land.

6. DENSE VEGETATION
One of the most common meanings of jungle is land overgrown with
tangled vegetation at ground level, especially in the tropics.

8. DENSE VEGETATION
The vegetation is sufficiently dense to hinder movement by humans,
requiring that travellers cut their way through.
This definition draws a distinction between rainforest and jungle, since the
understorey of rainforests is typically open of vegetation due to a lack of
sunlight, and hence relatively easy to traverse.

10. JUNGLE ANIMALS
A complete list of jungle animals would take you weeks to read, since
there are millions of animals living in the world’s jungles.
About half of all the animal species on earth—mammals, birds, insects,
amphibians and reptiles—would be on that list of jungle animals.

12. LIST OF JUNGLE ANIMALS IN THE AMAZON
Top Predators: Jaguars, Cougars, Ocelots
Largest Animal: The Tapir
Rodent: Capybara (The World’s Largest Rodent!)
Reptiles: Anaconda, Bushmaster (poisonous snake) and Caimans (several
species; the largest is the black caiman)
Amphibians: Poison Dart Frogs
Birds: Harpy Eagle, Macaws (including the scarlet macaw and the hyacinth
macaw)
Primates: Spider monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, squirrel
monkeys
Fish: Piranha
Insect: Leaf-Cutter Ant

14. LIST OF JUNGLE ANIMALS IN AFRICA
Top Predator: The Leopard
Large Animals: The Jungle Elephant, The Okapi
Reptiles: Rock Python, Nile Crocodile, Mambas (several species of
poisonous snakes)
Birds: Gray Parrot, Crowned Eagle
Primates: Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Gorillas, Mandrills, Baboons,
Colobus Monkeys, Bush Babies
Fish: Tiger Fish
Insect: Termite

16. LIST OF JUNGLE ANIMALS IN ASIA
Top Predators: The Tiger, The Leopard
Bears: Sun Bear, Sloth Bear
Bat: Flying Fox (Fruit-Eating Bat)
Largest Animals: Sumatran Rhinoceros, Elephant, Water Buffalo
Birds: Cockatoo, Black Eagle
Reptiles: Saltwater Crocodile, Burmese Python, Cobra (several species)
Primates: Orangutan, Gibbons, Macaque Monkeys, Langur Monkeys,
Tarsiers
Fish: Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)