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Rainforest Facts
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Mr R says

Some plants use others for support. For example:

from BBC Wildlife

arbaaz ali says

The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground.

student says

more than 2,000 diffrent species of butterflies are found in the rain forest of south america sophie dean :)

mahfuja says

An area of a rainforest
the size of a football field
is being destroyed each
second.

Peppa says

Rainforests used to cover 14% of the earth's surface, but now they cover only 6%.

Jess W says

Stick insects are found in the rainforests and can be different shades of green, to almost blue.

Tom K says

From 40 to 75% of all species on earth are indigenous to the rain forest

Isabelle A says

There are two major types of rainforest the tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest.

caylum w says

1 out of 4 ingredients in our medicine is from rainforest plants.

Elliott R says

Rainforests are responsible for 28% of the words oxygen

abdel L says

giant bamboo plants can grow up to 9inchs a day

lewis day says

It is almost impossible to dry your feet in the rain forest

millie .p says

There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000.

Cara B says

I found this video on youtube. One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries.

Cara B says

I got the fact of of this website

laura J :) says

The "howler monkey" is the loudest land animal on earth, they live in many rainforests but are typically found in the costa rican raiforest. :)

Anonymous says

there is al least 3,000 fruits found in a rainforest

ellie.m :)

robyn c says

the rain forests cover less than 6% of the earth's total land surface.

urmie a says

rainforest can be found all over the world from as far north as alaska and canada to latin america, asia and africa.

Elliot S says

At least 3000 fruits are found in the rainforests; of these only 200 are now in use in the Western World. The Indians of the rainforest use over 2,000.

Nishat Orn says

The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground.

Meg.L says

Covering less than 2 percent of the Earth's total surface area, the world's rainforests are home to 50 percent of the Earth's plants and animals.

Jordan G says

This is my mums tarantula Avicularia amazonca from the Brazilian rainforest. The largest Tarantula is Theraphosa blondi it comes from South America.

Ashlie M says

An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second

Chorpie C says

The Amazon Rainforest covers over a billion acres, encompassing areas in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and the Eastern Andean region of Ecuador and Peru.

Anonoymous says

The Amazon Rainforest has been described as the "Lungs of our Planet" because it provides the essential environmental world service of continuously recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Chorpie C says

i have found a website with power points of rainforests

C. Hyde says

About 2,000 trees per minute are cut down in the rainforests.

One tree in the Amazon can house 200 different types of insects; not 200 insects but 200 different types!

aneesa a.j says

Most medicine men and shamans remaining in the Rainforests today are 70 years old or more. Each time a rainforest medicine man dies, it is as if a library has b

tabitha97 says

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm.

yasmine.s says

about 50 million acres (approximately the size of Great Britain) of tropical rainforests are destroyed each year.

Anonymous says

The floor of a rainforest only receives 2% of sunlight, only plants adapted to low light can grow. emily gray :)

Noah C says

Tropical rainforests cover approximately 8% of the worlds land surface

Josh C says

Tropical rainforests are home to two-thirds of all the living species.

Jade L says

The undergrowth in a rainforest is restricted in many areas by the lack of sunlight at ground level.There are two types of rainforest, tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest.

grant.u says

An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second. o.o
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Holly Roux says

Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6%

Anonymous says

Kaietur Falls one of the world largest water fall in the Rainforest .

''Ella W ' says

The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground

ryan t says

An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second.

Anonymous says

An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second.

Sam Taylor says

your feet hardly ever get dry.
sam taylor :)

Ismail Ali says

When You Get Trench Foot It Is Hard To Dry Your Feet. :)

Anonymous says

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches). The monsoon

Jade Oakes says

Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating both animals and plants.

Jordan says

One hectare (2.47 acres) may contain over 750 types of trees and 1500 species of higher plants.

muaaz vaid says

this video shows how relaxing and peaceful the rainforest is & it also shows that nature is the place to go for relaxation.

louis c says

the rainforest has no seasons throughout the year.

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