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- Katie Waldeck
- June 19, 2012
- 5:30 pm
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6. Amazon Rainforest, South America
The Amazon is perhaps the most famous forest on earth, and it certainly earns the distinction. Spectacular animal life, incredible plants, and the world’s longest river makes this forest one of the most important, and, indeed, unparalleled ecosystems in the world. How unparalleled? Well, there are more species of plants and animals in the region than anywhere else on earth. One in five of the world’s bird and animal species live in the trees and waters of the Amazon; overall, one in 10 of the world’s identified species call the area home.
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Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
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+ add your ownReally amazing!
Thank you.
Wish to visit all of these forests
Amazing forests.Thanks for sharing
Thank you Katie, for Sharing this!
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Beautiful
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Incredible they are, and we MUST save them all for future generations!
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