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In what ways are Rainforests special?
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In what ways are Rainforests special? What types of animals are in them? The Rainforest is the most diversely populated place on earth, containing from a known 50% to a possible 90% of all species on this planet, and supporting around 35% of all plant matter on this planet, although it only covers around 6% of the Earth's land surface. It is so diverse that on closer study of one species of tree 600 new species of beetles were discovered. Considering this, it may be surprising that as little as 8% of the world's rainforests are protected. All the plants and animals in the forest have evolved together and rely on each other, take away one and you may be affecting many other species. So why are they so dependent on each other? The Rainforest has in the past been the most stable environment on Earth, remaining the same way for the past...
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