The Ecology Of A Rain Forest
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In 1980, the estimated amount of rain forests in the world was 40,000
square miles. This number decreases each year by roughly 1,000 square
miles due to construction and the resources being used for profit. It is
too bad, because the rain forest is one of the most beautiful places on
earth. It i ....
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.... It starts 135 feet up in
the air, with the lofty crowns of the tallest trees in the jungle. They
take the most light, heat, rain and the most punishment from the winds.
Woodpeckers hunt insects in this layer, and also the black and white
Colobus monkey can be found here, ready to lauch into the air, using his
specially developed tail as a rudder to guide his flight. Beneath this is
the second layer of trees, whose crowns form a forest canopy. Rain filters
through this canopy, and the ....
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