Following on from a series of lessons about the Amazon rainforest, Form II visited the Living Rainforest at Hampstead Norris.
We undertook an informative and interesting tour of the greenhouses focusing on the amazing adaptations of the plants and animals to the hot and humid environment and nutrient-poor soils of the forest. We were shown the many ways that leaves shed excessive water to prevent them being damaged or rotting in the forest and felt the effectiveness of “drip tip leaves” for ourselves. One of the highlights of the tour was watching the two toed
sloth making its way across the indoor jungle to fetch some fruit and find a new location to relax in, albeit upside down. The students learned about the blue poison dart frog’s abilities to ward off predators and admired the beauty of a toucan.
