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BY ERIN WHITMER2
The Amazon rain forestis home togiant
rodents—
called capybaras—
that are about as tall as
German
shepherds.
Antarctica
is the only continent
that hasno
rain forests.
Tropical
rain forests
are a habitat for
80 percent
of the world’s
insect species.
The world’sbiggest
flower—found in
the Indonesian rain forest—
can growwider than
a car tire.
Rainbow-colored
grasshoppers
live in the
rain forests ofPeru.
One-quarter of all
butterfly
species on Earth
live in South American
rain forests.
incredible
rain forests
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rain forests
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The world’s biggest
flower—found in
the Indonesian rain forest—
can grow wider than
a car tire.
Rainbow-colored
grasshoppers
live in the
rain forests of Peru.
One-quarter of all
butterfly
species on Earth
live in South American
rain forests.
Antarctica
is the only continent
that has no
rain forests.
Tropical
rain forests
are a habitat for
80 percent
of the world’s
insect species.
The Amazon rain forest
is home to giant
rodents—
called capybaras—
that are about as tall as
German
shepherds.
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