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  2. Rainforest - Wikipedia

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    Fungi are also very common in rainforest areas as they can feed on the decomposing remains of plants and animals. The great diversity in rainforest species is in large part the result of diverse and numerous physical refuges , [ 25 ] i.e. places in which plants are inaccessible to many herbivores, or in which animals can hide from predators.

  3. Boyd's forest dragon - Wikipedia

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    The generic name Lophosaurus stands for "crested lizard", from the Greek lophos for "crest", and saurus for "lizard". [4] The specific name, boydii, is a reference to English-born John Archibald Boyd (1846–1926), who lived in Fiji from 1865 to 1882 and then on a sugar plantation at Ingham, Queensland, and collected specimens for the Australian Museum.

  4. Tropical rainforest - Wikipedia

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    Amazon River rain forest in Peru. Tropical rainforests are hot and wet. Mean monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C (64 °F) during all months of the year. [4] Average annual rainfall is no less than 1,680 mm (66 in) and can exceed 10 m (390 in) although it typically lies between 1,750 mm (69 in) and 3,000 mm (120 in). [5]

  5. This rainforest is full of tiny, miniature creatures - AOL

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    While the animals in the Amazon are often larger than life, this South American rainforest region have some of the world’s smallest creatures

  6. Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 2 ] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [ 3 ]

  7. African forest buffalo - Wikipedia

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    The mixture of habitats is essential for the African forest buffalo. Expansion and encroachment of the rainforest on the surrounding savannas and openings are major difficulties of maintaining the ecosystem. African forest buffalo enjoy old logging roads and tracks, where the forest is thinner and grass and other foods can grow.

  8. Boa constrictor - Wikipedia

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    However, it prefers to live in rainforest due to the humidity and temperature, natural cover from predators, and vast amount of potential prey. It is commonly found in or along rivers and streams, as it is a very capable swimmer. Boa constrictors also occupy the burrows of medium-sized mammals, where they can hide from potential predators. [17]

  9. Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up ...

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    This week, meet a “scuba-diving” lizard, marvel at a spacecraft’s longevity, explore hidden physics in a painting, unravel the origins of a “lost prince,” and more.