Mean, green, killing machine.
In spite of covering just 7% of the Earth's land, rain forests are home to more than 50% of all the plant and animal species on the planet.
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Rain forests act as the world's thermostat by regulating temperatures and weather patterns.
Sorry east coast. :(
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Rain forests worldwide are home to an estimated 50 million indigenous people.
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Less than 1 % of the light that strikes the top of the forest penetrates to the forest floor.
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