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Tropical rain forests

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Supreet Sahoo
Tropical rain forests

Rainforests are defined as large, luxuriant forests that are wet and humid. They are usually located in tropical areas (as these areas have humid climates) and they are, by definition, rich in biodiversity.

The word ‘biodiversity’ refers to a large variety of different plant and animal life in one area. Despite covering only 6-7% of the world’s surface, rainforests are the most biodiverse regions of the world.

Tropical rainforests are rainforests in the tropical regions of the world. These rainforests receive a high volume of annual rainfall, and nearly every month receives at least 60 mm rainfall. These rainforests are very rich in biodiversity and nearly 40% to 75% of all species on Earth inhabit these forests. Fauna of these rainforests includes the jaguar, tapir, okapi, boa constrictor, African gray parrot, keel-billed toucan, crowned eagle, three-toed sloth, spider monkey, large flying fox, king colobus, and more. In this article we discuss the different layers of the tropical rainforest and some of the animals living in these layers.

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