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Here are some places to find information on rainforests on the Internet.
What’s It Like Where You Live? www.mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/rforest/ This site tells about the different types of rainforests. It shows where the rainforests are today. It also explains about the animals and plants of the rainforest and has a very interesting section called "A tropical feast." One of the pages on this site talks about a trip Robyn took to the rainforest of Tikal in Guatemala.
Rainforest Action Network www.igc.apc.org/ran/info_center/aa/ The third largest rainforest in the world is in Southeast Asia. It is being threatened. The rainforest in Chad is also in danger - but for a different reason! Whatever the reason, there are many things that you can do to preserve the rainforests.
The Tropical Rainforest Coalition Facts on food! How many edible plants are there in the world and how many do we actually eat? To find out, please click here.
Tropical Rainforest Animals Some of the strangest animals in the world live in the rainforest! Are you ready to be really surprised? Find out why toucans’ beaks are so big, how many beetles can live on a sloth, and why parasol ants have become farmers.
The Tropical Rainforest of Suriname www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/suriname/suri-eng.html Suriname is located in the northern part of South America. The Caribe Indians live in the Tropical Rainforest of Suriname. A long time ago they invented sailing ships but never got around to inventing the wheel. They like to eat smoked fish, washed down by a beer they make from a poisonous root! Want to read more? Just click here.
Rainforests -Diversity and Destruction Why is the rainforest so important? The cures for many diseases such as AIDS may be found there. Soon these important cures may disappear forever. What can we do?
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