jungle habitat

Dense tropical ecosystem

A jungle habitat is the dense, tropical forest environment where particular species naturally live and thrive.

The term appears most often in educational contexts, wildlife documentaries, and zoo exhibits: The enclosure recreates a jungle habitat for the orangutans.

It emphasizes the ecological setting rather than the jungle itself.

Related

anaconda · canopy · dense foliage · bromeliads · bark · understory · orchids · monsoon rains · river basin · microclimate · leaf · orangutan · New Guinea · humidity · deforestation · strangler fig · moss · poison dart frog

Opposites
vegetation density

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Arid region ecosystem

desert · savanna · grassland · steppe · prairie

moisture/aridity

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To leave behind completely

Sahara · Death Valley · Mojave Desert

human development

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Large populated area

urban environment · built environment · metropolitan area · industrial zone · suburban area

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G