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//__** RAINFOREST FACTS: **__// // THE TEMPERATE RAINFOREST AND THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST. // Temperate rainforests are found along the coasts where the temperaure is mild. Tropical rainforests are found close to the equator where temperatures and rainfall are high all year round.
 * 1) THREATS TO THE RAINFOREST - The main threat to rainforests is humans because they keep logging the trees to clear the land for farms and other housing. They also chop the trees down to make things out of the wood. Another threat to rainforests is climate change which contributes to droughts.
 * 2) ANIMALS OF THE RAINFOREST - Ra inforests have the greatest amount of animals living in there. Some examples of the different types of animals are; mammals - tigers, leopards, monkeys, apes, rats, and lemurs. birds - parrots, toucan, eagles and vultures. reptiles and amphibians - snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, frogs and toads. - most of the animal species found in the rainforest are invertebrates such as insects, arachnids and worms.
 * 3) PEOPLE OF THE RAINFOREST - There are about 140 million people that live in a rainforest.Tro pical rainforests are home to tribal people who rely on the surroundings for food, shelter and medicines. However, there are not many these days that live in traditional ways because of outside people. The Amazon rainforest supports the largest native populations.
 * 4) FOOD FOUND IN THE RAINFOREST - A few of the rainforest foods that are used by people are; coffee, corn, rice, bananas, beans, citrus fruits, mangoes, cashew nuts, avocados, and most importantly chocolate which comes from the cocoa plant.
 * 5) WHERE THE RAINFORESTS ARE LOCATED - The rainforests are located in every continent except Antarctica, because it is too cold there. __DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAINFORESTS: __



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Plants take in water from the ground. They release unused water through their leaves and this becomes rain. During a year rainforests receive around 4m of rain. media type="custom" key="18936574"media type="custom" key="19127190" media type="custom" key="19221440" media type="custom" key="19337738"
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