The Devastation Of The Amazon Rainforest

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The Amazon rainforest also known, as the Amazon Jungle is the largest rainforest on

this planet it is home to the second largest river in the world. The Amazon is so large it

includes territory between nine nations but 60% of it is in Brazil. The rainforest receives

around 150 inches a rain per year. The Amazon is the most populated with different

species than any other rainforest in the world; the region is home to more than 2 million

insect species, thousands of plants, and a little more than 2,000 birds and mammals. There

are many species in the rainforest that can pose a hazard; the biggest ones are the black

caiman, jaguar, cougar, and anaconda although there are many smaller ones like the blue

poison dart frog.

Deforestation

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