here is a Top 10 interesting facts about rainforests facts. 1-Rainforests cover a mere 2 per cent of the earth, yet more than half of all plant and animal species live there. 2- A type of carnivorous plant found in the tropical rainforests of Asia can ‘eat’ birds and even rats.Animals are attracted by the nectar of the flower, and then fall into a vat of chemicals which dissolve them, feeding the plant. 3- Brazil is home to 30 per cent of the rainforest left on earth. 4- Between the year 2000 and 2005, 80,467 square kilometres (31,068 square miles) of rainforest were lost to deforestation (cutting down trees). 5- Scientists working in the rainforests often find their feet go green and mouldy.The fungus, which usually breaks down old leaves on the forest floor, is just as happy living on a wet, smelly foot. 6- A patch of rainforest the size of a football pitch can be home to 200 different kinds of tree. 7- There are 1,500 types of insect in one rainforest tr...
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