What
 
are
Rainforests?
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Forests
 
with
lots of
rain
 
are
called
rainforests.
 
Rainforest
recieve
 
over
2.5
metres
 
of
rain
every year.
 
Most
rainforests
 
are
found
near
 
the
equator.
 
 
These
 
are
called
tropical
rainforests.
 
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There
 
are
two
types
 
of
rainforest.
 
Lowland
rainforests
and
cloud
rainforests.
 
Lowland
rainforests
 
are
hot
and
wet.
 
Cloud
rainforests
 
are
high up in
 
the
mountains
and
foggy.
 
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Every
rainforest
 
has
different
species
 
of
plants
and
animals.
Rara Avis
 
is
 
a
tropical
lowland
rainforest.