https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf Full of interesting Amazon Facts en-us 2016-11-30 10:25:51 UTC 2025-11-01 20:33:29 UTC hello@padlet.com kshah2552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754571 The basin is 2.7 million square miles while the Amazon covers 2.1 million square miles of it.]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754571 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754626 . One fascinating fish found in the Amazon is the Pirarucu (also known as the arapaima or paiche). A menacing meat-eater, the pirarucu guzzles up other fish and can grow to nearly 3m long! And what makes it super deadly? It has teeth on the roof of its mouth and on its tongue! - See more at: http://www.ngkids.co.uk/places/amazon-facts#sthash.XVzHmBbO.dpuf]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754626 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754650 The Amazon is the worlds largest tropical rainforest covering over 5.5 million square km.]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754650 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754653 2016-11-30 10:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754653 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754658 The amazon is the worlds largest tropical rainforest. Covering over 5.5 millsion square km, it's so big that uk and Ireland can fit into it 17 times!!!]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754658 ahalai7776 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754663 the amazon forest is home to 10% of the known species in the world.]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754663 eshall6481 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754677 The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. ]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754677 kshah2552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754683 The amazon is the worlds largest tropical rainforest]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754683 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754719 2016-11-30 10:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754719 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754725 One fascinating fish found in the Amazon is the Pirarucu (also known as the arapaima or paiche). A menacing meat-eater, the pirarucu guzzles up other fish and can grow to nearly 3m long! And what makes it super deadly? It has teeth on the roof of its mouth and on its tongue ]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754725 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754734 It is so big it will fit into the UK and Ireland 17 times.

There are around 40,000 plant species 
, 1,300 birds species, 3,00 types ]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754734 daram13609 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754739 The amazon is found in South America, spanning across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French ]]> 2016-11-30 10:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754739 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754755 Gg]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754755 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754756 Gg]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754756 tpenn2174 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754768 2016-11-30 10:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754768 eaharony6176 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754769 2016-11-30 10:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754769 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754771 England and Ireland fit 17 times into the amazon
Abigail]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754771 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754775 The amazon rainforest is contained within Brazil (60%) and Peru (13%) and Columbia (10%) with minor amounts in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754775 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754798 The Amazon ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754798 ajones6667 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754810 The Amazon rainforest produces 20]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754810 ajones6667 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754811 The Amazon rainforest produces ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754811 ajones6667 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754812 2016-11-30 10:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754812 ajones6667 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754813 The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world's oxygen. It is known as the lungs of the planet. 

There are about 3000 fruits that grow in the rainforest that are edible. 

The toucan is the loudest creature in the Amazon. You can hear it from half a mile away. 

The trees are so tightly packed, that it can take 10 minutes for the rain to reach the ground. 

There are over 40,000 different plant species in the Amazon rainforest and 2.5 million insect species. :) By Amelie ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754813 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754827 Hey peeps 
The amazon is the largest rainfor]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754827 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754828 The Amazon river is the largest ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754828 aashley2083 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754837 - The amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
The Amazon is found in South America, spanning across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754837 eshall6481 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754926 The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem ]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754926 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754930 One fascinating fish found in the Amazon is the Pirarucu (also known as the arapaima or paiche). A menacing meat-eater, the pirarucu guzzles up other fish and can grow to nearly 3m long! And what makes it super deadly? It has teeth on the roof of its mouth and on its tongue]]> 2016-11-30 10:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754930 cgrant6184 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754983 The amazon river is the second largest river in the world 🌏🌏🌏]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754983 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754986 The Amazon river is the longest ]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754986 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754987 The Amazon river is the longest river]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754987 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754988 The Amazon river is the longest river ]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754988 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754989 The Amazon river is the longest river on earth]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140754989 ledige2464 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755002 2016-11-30 10:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755002 rkarlekar13142 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755012 It is 4000 miles long or 6400 km long]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755012 ahalai7776 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755015 There are over 40,000 different plant species and approximately 2.5 million insect species in the Amazon rainforest.]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755015 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755017 The Amazon river is the longest river on earth!!!!
Gaby]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755017 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755024 The Amazon river is the longest river on earth!!!!
Gaby]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755024 kshah2552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755042 The amazon river is around 6,400km long and is the second longest river in the world ]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755042 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755055

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).

Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana.

10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon rainforest.

20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon rainforest.

It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species.

]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755055 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755103 2016-11-30 10:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755103 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755109 There are 40,000 plant species Abigail]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755109 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755115 2016-11-30 10:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755115 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755122 The area of the rainforest is 5.5km]]> 2016-11-30 10:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755122 cgrant6184 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755145 Hi I'm Charlotte and I know that the amazon river is the 2nd longest river in the world wow it's long!!!🐾🌍]]> 2016-11-30 10:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755145 ledige2464 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755155 2016-11-30 10:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755155 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755172 2016-11-30 10:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755172 afreedman13442 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755194 It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species]]> 2016-11-30 10:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755194 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755224 20% of the world's oxygen is produced in the amazon Abigail ]]> 2016-11-30 10:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755224 rkarlekar13142 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755280 It is located in South America]]> 2016-11-30 10:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755280 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755296 6. The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem - there are around 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and a whopping 2.5 million different insects. Wow!

7. The Amazon is home to a whole host of fascinating - and deadly! - creatures, including el - See more at: http://www.ngkids.co.uk/places/amazon-facts#sthash.kC4RfDSR.dpuf]]> 2016-11-30 10:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755296 daram13609 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755309 Around 400-500 Amerindians call the amazon rainforest home. ]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755309 ahalai7776 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755319 There are approximately 3000 fruits that grow in the rainforest that are edible( things u can eat)]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755319 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755329 2016-11-30 10:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755329 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755352 6. The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem - there are around 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and a whopping 2.5 million different insects. Wow!

7.]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755352 kshah2552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755362 Around 450 Amerindian tribes live in the amazon rainforest]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755362 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755377 6. The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem - there are around 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and a whopping 2.5 million different insects. Wow!
.]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755377 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755378 6. The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem - there are around 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and a whopping 2.5 million different insects. Wow!]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755378 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755394 The amazing is the largest rainforw]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755394 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755396 6. The Amazon has an incredibily rich ecosystem - there are around 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and a whopping 2.5 million different insects. Wow!]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755396 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755423 2016-11-30 10:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755423 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755424 2016-11-30 10:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755424 rkarlekar13142 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755449 It is the biggest rainforest]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755449 eshall6481 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755464 There is a very cool fish called a Piracu that lives in the amazon and has teeth on its tongue!]]> 2016-11-30 10:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755464 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755477 2016-11-30 10:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755477 daram13609 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755481 The amazon is the   largest tropical rainforest. It's so big that the U.K. And Ireland can fit into it 17 times.]]> 2016-11-30 10:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755481 ahalai7776 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755502 There are vampire bats in the Amazon rainforest as well as poisonous dart frogs]]> 2016-11-30 10:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755502 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755552 A]]> 2016-11-30 10:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755578 Because the Amazon canopy is so thick, it takes around ten minutes for rain water to reach the ground]]> 2016-11-30 10:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755578 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755609 10% of the worlds known species live in the rain forest and 20% of the worlds know birds]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755609 cgrant6184 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755624 The amozon river is 40000 ]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755624 rkarlekar13142 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755673 2016-11-30 10:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755673 ahalai7776 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755698 There are many dangerous species of snakes, spiders and animals in the Amazon rainforest. It is also home to the anaconda.]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755698 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755714 It can fit into the UK and Ireland 17 times.

There are 2.5 million different species.

There are electric eels, poison dart frogs]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755714 rkarlekar13142 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755728 It runs through Guyana]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755728 daram13609 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755746 That amazon is estimated to have 16,000 tree species and 390 billion individual trees]]> 2016-11-30 10:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755746 ledige2464 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755779 2016-11-30 10:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755779 kshah2552 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755917 There are around 40,000'plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals and 2.5 million different insects in the amazon rainforest]]> 2016-11-30 10:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755917 daram13609 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755997 2016-11-30 10:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/140755997 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141061522 I lik]]> 2016-12-01 11:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141061522 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141061602 2016-12-01 11:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141061602 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141062171 2016-12-01 11:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141062171 galtman6681 https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141062443 All the wildlife attracts tourist they have giant otters there too 🌏🐋]]> 2016-12-01 11:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hwlboro/s2mupw44ezlf/wish/141062443