Fun Jungle Facts:
Want to learn about Jungles? Read on and enjoy our fun jungle facts for kids! Find a wide range of interesting information that will help you understand what a jungle is and why they are so unique. Plus there are many jungle facts that are helpful to know and understand.
- Only 6% of the world is covered in the rainforest or jungle type conditions but over half the wildlife in the world lives in this area.
- Jungles are overgrown with wild tangles of vegetation and dense forest.
- Jungles and rainforests are similar, but while rainforests have thick canopies of tall trees that block out light, jungles allow more light in, making it easier for plants to grow.
- The extra light creates dense areas of plants and vegetation that can be difficult to navigate.
- Vegetation is typically thick enough to stop movement by people, requiring that travelers cut their way through. (Bushwack!)
- In the rainforest, more then 2000 mm of rain falls each year.
- Jungles are often found surrounding rainforests.
- Jungles are home to a wide range of plants and animals.
- Over half of the world's species live in a jungle environment.
- Spiders in the Amazon jungle or rainforest can get larger than the average dinner plate size.
- Jungles are usually in warm places with high rainfall.
- Most of the medicines that we take come from some sort of plant that is found in the jungles.
- The saying “The Law of the Jungle” comes from Rudyard Kipling’s collection of stories called The Jungle Book, published in 1894.
- While lions have the nickname “The King of the Jungle” they typically live in savannah and grassland.
- Tarzan is a famous fictional character who is raised by apes in African jungles.
- The word ‘jungle’ comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘uncultivated land’.
Come with us on our journey of the Greater Cincinnati Region as we explore the life, culture, history and arts through Geocaching!
Click Here to View our Profile
Click Here to Visit our Fountain Square Geocache
Feel free to message us about any cache issues.