•The Amazon to date holds at least –40,000 plant species –427 mammals –378 reptiles –more than 400 amphibians –more than 3,000 fresh water fishes
Amazon Life During Wet Season
•For most plants and animals, the seasonal rains that cover most parts of the Amazon are consider catalytic events because –Many animals migrate, changing their way of life –Some animals switch diets –Affects timing of reproduction