Animals
There are many different types of animals that live in the temperate rainforest biome. A few examples are, mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas, above left), Roosevelt elks (above left center), varied thrush (above right center), and pacific tree frog (above right).
Mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) can weigh up to 113 kg (250 lbs) and are predators that mainly exist alone. They eat deer, elk, porcupines, and other prey. Mountain lions usually hunt at night or during dusk or dawn. They usually stalk their prey until the right moment to pounce, they bite the back of the neck for a surely fatal attack, and sometimes they take the remains of their prey and feed on it for days.
Roosevelt elks are the largest variety of elk in North America. Both males and females have a dark brown head and a light brown body. The males and females can be told apart by their size, males are larger, and their antlers or lack thereof, males have antlers and females don't. Roosevelt elk are flexible, they can live in meadows and grasslands of rainforests, anywhere where there is plenty of food. Roosevelt elk usually eat shrubs, ferns, and lichens from rainforests, and meadow grass.
Varied thrush are reasonably large species of thrush, measuring from about 20-26 cm (7.9-10 in) in length, and the wingspan can be anywhere from 34-42 cm (13-17 in). Varied thrushes have brightly colored orange and black markings on their throats. The varied thrush mates in the Pacific northwest of North America in the temperate rainforest biome. And varied thrushes mostly eat insects.
Pacific tree frogs live anywhere from the Pacific coast of California, Oregon,and Washington, and they can live all the way up to British Columbia, also they can live as far east as Idaho, Nevada, and Montana. Pacific tree frogs come in many colors, including brown, gray, tan, and green. Full grown pacific tree frogs are about 3-4 cm long (1-1.5 in), and the males are smaller and have considerably darker throats, a yellow or dark brown color. Pacific tree frogs can change color to correspond with the season or environment. An interesting fact is that pacific tree frogs are the only frogs that actually go "ribbit".
Mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) can weigh up to 113 kg (250 lbs) and are predators that mainly exist alone. They eat deer, elk, porcupines, and other prey. Mountain lions usually hunt at night or during dusk or dawn. They usually stalk their prey until the right moment to pounce, they bite the back of the neck for a surely fatal attack, and sometimes they take the remains of their prey and feed on it for days.
Roosevelt elks are the largest variety of elk in North America. Both males and females have a dark brown head and a light brown body. The males and females can be told apart by their size, males are larger, and their antlers or lack thereof, males have antlers and females don't. Roosevelt elk are flexible, they can live in meadows and grasslands of rainforests, anywhere where there is plenty of food. Roosevelt elk usually eat shrubs, ferns, and lichens from rainforests, and meadow grass.
Varied thrush are reasonably large species of thrush, measuring from about 20-26 cm (7.9-10 in) in length, and the wingspan can be anywhere from 34-42 cm (13-17 in). Varied thrushes have brightly colored orange and black markings on their throats. The varied thrush mates in the Pacific northwest of North America in the temperate rainforest biome. And varied thrushes mostly eat insects.
Pacific tree frogs live anywhere from the Pacific coast of California, Oregon,and Washington, and they can live all the way up to British Columbia, also they can live as far east as Idaho, Nevada, and Montana. Pacific tree frogs come in many colors, including brown, gray, tan, and green. Full grown pacific tree frogs are about 3-4 cm long (1-1.5 in), and the males are smaller and have considerably darker throats, a yellow or dark brown color. Pacific tree frogs can change color to correspond with the season or environment. An interesting fact is that pacific tree frogs are the only frogs that actually go "ribbit".