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A rainforest is often referred to as a jungle, which is a Hindi
word from India meaning a wilderness. A true jungle is a
thick tangle of vegetation, through which people have to
force and cut their way. Rainforests contain patches of
jungle, but mainly they are more open. The forest floor is
covered with rotting leaves. Rainforest trees are very tall
broadleaved evergreens. The tallest trees have buttress
roots, wing-like growths that spread out from the base of
the trunk to act as props, while others have stilt roots which
grow down from the trunk or branches, often in graceful
arches. All the trees carry their branches and leaves at the
top of long slender trunks, forming a huge umbrella-like
green canopy. The dense canopy filters much of the
daylight, leaving a shady green world beneath it.
Bromeliads
 Bromeliads are related to the pineapple family. Their thick, waxy
leaves form a bowl shape in the centre for catching rainwater.
Some bromeliads can hold several gallons of water and are
miniature ecosystems in themselves providing homes for several
creatures including frogs and their tadpoles, salamanders, snails,
beetles and mosquito larvae. Those that die decompose and
furnish the plant with nutrients. One bromeliad was found to
contain several small beetles, crane flies, earwigs, a frog, a
cockroach, spiders, fly larvae, a millipede, a scorpion, woodlice
and an earthworm!
pink dolphin
What kind of dolphins are these?
These dolphins can be found in geographically isolated
populations from South Africa to Australia and up the
Chinese coast to the Yangtze River. The populations in
Southeast Asia are unique in their coloring: born
almost black, they quickly change to light grey, then
slowly become white or pink as the grey coloration
recedes.
Toucan
 The Toco toucan is at home in South America's
tropical forests but recognized everywhere. The
toucan's oversized, colorful bill has made it one of the
world's most popular birds.
 The 7.5-inch-long (19-centimeter-long) bill may be
seen as a desirable mating trait, but if so, it is one that
both male and female toucans possess. In fact, both
sexes use their bills to catch tasty morsels and pitch
them to one another during a mating ritual fruit toss.
huli tribe
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 The Huli people of Papua New Guinea are native to the Tari
Basin, located in the highlands, a land consisting of thick
coastal swamps and rugged mountainous regions. The
country Papua New Guinea is named for the Spanish
explorer Inigo Ortiz de Retes and is located due north of
Australia, just south of the equator. The Huli tribe is one of
the most interesting tribes in Papua New Guinea.
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 Native people have lived in the rainforests for thousands of years.
In Brazil about 2,500 Kayapo natives live in an area about the size
of Wales. They garden, hunt, fish and gather wild foods. They
use over 600 species of plants for food, medicine, dyes, oils,
soaps, fibres and insect repellent. Numbering about 20,000 the
largest group of Indians that live in Brazil are the Yanomani.
 The 125cm tall, nomadic Efe pygmies living in Central Africa
have no gardening activity. Although one of the smallest races in
the world the men sometimes hunt elephant and buffalo. More
often they hunt monkeys, birds and rodents and collect fruit,
honey, birds eggs and insects. The women gather nuts, roots and
mushrooms. They have few possessions: baskets, bow and
arrows, bark clothing, and some simple musical instruments.
kayapo
Canopy
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The canopy is the richest region of the diverse rainforest,
and ranges in thickness from 10-40 feet (3-12 m). Countless
species usually thought of as ground dwellers have adapted
to life in the canopy—including worms, crabs, frogs,
kangaroos, anteaters, and porcupines—where they feed on
the abundance of fruits, seeds, and leaves or the numerous
animals that are attracted these foods. The plant life of the
canopy is nearly as rich due to the variety of epiphytes and
lianas.
conclusion
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