30 Jungle Coloring Pages - Free!

Jungles are ecosystems of planet Earth that hold a great amount of elements essential for life. In them live a countless number of animal species, which coexist among themselves in harmony.

In the jungles we obtain plants that, for the most part, are used to create medicines. Thanks to them many lives are saved around the world! Besides, each jungle is the cradle of a diversity of tree species. Do you not think it is a very special place?

If you dare to paint this theme, you can learn a lot about jungles, because above the images to color we attach valuable and very interesting information about jungles. Besides, you will be able to understand the importance of preserving these places that have so much influence on our lives.

So do not hold back, and dare to experiment with your colors using the wildest and most amazing techniques. If it is you, we know you will achieve a beautiful result.

1. The largest tropical rainforest in the world is the Amazon Rainforest. It covers around 5.5 million square kilometers, which makes it even larger than India. Amazing!
2. 20% of the oxygen we breathe is produced in the Amazon Rainforest, which is why many call it the “lungs of the Earth”.
3. More than 50% of the world's biodiversity lives in the Amazon Rainforest. That is right! Around 10 million animal species live in that place.
4. June 22 is World Rainforest Day, a date that has been celebrated since 2017.
5. The distribution of tropical rainforests is divided into 4 continental regions: the tropical rainforest of Ethiopia, the tropical rainforest of Australia, the Eastern or Indomalayan one, and the Neotropical one in Central and South America.
6. Most tropical rainforests are located in the equatorial regions of the world. That is, they are restricted to a small surface, situated between latitudes 22.5° north and 22.5° south of the equator.
7. Every minute that passes, 150 acres of the Amazon Rainforest are destroyed, with the aim of exploiting its resources and increasing farming.
8. Thousands of years ago, tropical forests covered up to 12% of the Earth's surface. But, because of the action of man, it is estimated that less than 5% remains.
9. Martin Strel is the man who swam the entire Amazon River. And he came out alive! Even though many dangerous animals live there.
10. In the Amazon rainforest there are around 16 thousand species of different trees.
11. The Amazon rainforest is divided into layers. The first has trees up to 60 meters tall, then comes the layer called the canopy, with trees 30 meters tall, and the third, called the understory, is made up of plants and shrubs that grow to more than 3 meters.
12. The Amazon is the ecosystem with the greatest diversity of birds on the planet. There are so many! An estimated 3,800 species, among which are the blue macaw, the toucan, and the harpy eagle.
13. The largest snake in the world lives in the Amazon. How scary! The Green Anaconda can measure up to 9 meters and hides in its waters!
14. Did you know that tropical rainforests act as a global thermostat? This means that thanks to them the temperature is regulated worldwide, absorbing carbon dioxide from the air and providing oxygen.
15. More than 2 million species of insects live in the Amazon rainforest. Incredible! It is a very large amount. Among these insects is the butterfly known as the Blue doctor.
16. Around 20% of all the fresh water on the planet resides in tropical rainforests. That is amazing!
17. In tropical rainforests things decompose ten times faster than in other biomes, whether they are seeds, leaves, fruits, or branches. But not plastic! This is very harmful to the environment.