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    Fact File On Rainforests

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    The document provides facts about rainforests: - An area the size of a football field is destroyed every second - Giant bamboo can grow 9 inches per day - Rain takes 10 minutes to reach the ground due to the dense canopy It then discusses plant and animal adaptations including lianas, buttress roots, drip tips and camouflage used by sloths.

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    The document provides facts about rainforests: - An area the size of a football field is destroyed every second - Giant bamboo can grow 9 inches per day - Rain takes 10 minutes to reach the ground due to the dense canopy It then discusses plant and animal adaptations including lianas, buttress roots, drip tips and camouflage used by sloths.

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    The document provides facts about rainforests: - An area the size of a football field is destroyed every second - Giant bamboo can grow 9 inches per day - Rain takes 10 minutes to reach the ground due to the dense canopy It then discusses plant and animal adaptations including lianas, buttress roots, drip tips and camouflage used by sloths.

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    Fact File On Rainforests

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    marzia malhotra
    The document provides facts about rainforests: - An area the size of a football field is destroyed every second - Giant bamboo can grow 9 inches per day - Rain takes 10 minutes to reach the ground due to the dense canopy It then discusses plant and animal adaptations including lianas, buttress roots, drip tips and camouflage used by sloths.

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    FACT FILE ON RAINFORESTS

    An area of a rainforest the size


    of a football field is being
    destroyed each second.
    Giant bamboo plants can grow
    up to 9 inches a day.
    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.
    In the moist rainforests of
    South America, sloths move so
    slowly that algae can grow in
    their fur.

    Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating


    both animals and plants.
    More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are
    found in the rainforests of South America.
    The forests of Central Africa are home to more
    than 8,000 different species of plants.
    Flying animals of Asian rainforests include frogs,
    squirrels, and snakes.

    80% of the flowers in the Australian rainforests


    are not found anywhere else in the world.
    Bats are essential for the pollination of many
    tropical foodstuffs such as bananas and
    mangoes.
    1 out of 4 ingredients in our medicine is from
    rainforest plants.

    About 2,000 trees per minute are cut down in the rainforests.
    Let us do everything we can to save them...
    Plant and animal adaptations
    Plant adaptations
    The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest.

     Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the
    sunlight. Their leaves and flowers grow in the canopy.

     Tree trunks - these are tall and thin to allow trees to reach the sunlight. The bark on these trees
    is smooth to allow water to flow down to the roots easily.

    Drip tips - plants have leaves with pointy tips. This allows water to run off the leaves quickly without
    damaging or breaking them.

    Buttress roots - large roots have ridges which create a large surface area that help to support large trees.
    Epiphytes - these are plants which live on the branches of trees high up in the canopy. They get their
    nutrients from the air and water, not from the soil.

    Animal adaptations
    Many animals have adapted to the unique conditions of the tropical rainforests.

    The sloth uses camouflage and moves very slowly to make it difficult for predators to spot.

    The spider monkey has long, strong limbs to help it to climb through the rainforest trees.
    The flying frog has fully webbed hands and feet, and a flap of loose skin that stretches between its
    limbs, which allows it to glide from plant to plant.

    The toucan has a long, large bill to allow it to reach and cut fruit from branches that are too weak to
    support its weight.

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