25 interesting facts about Amazon Rainforest.

25 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AMAZON RAINFOREST.

#1. There are two different types of rainforest temperate and tropical temperate rainforest are cool and might well travel wants are hot and humid the world's largest tropical rainforest the Amazon covers even more land than the second and third largest rainforests combined 2 million 100,000 square miles of the Amazon basin are covered in the dense tropical rainforest, so please try not to get lost.


#2. The Amazon rainforest is so large in fact that it actually makes up more than half of the remaining rainforests land in the entire world it's so big that it's almost the size of the continental United States now that's big.

#3. When a Spanish donkey stirred or named Francisco de Orellana battled native tribes for their rain forest land in 1542 he was surprised to see women fighting alongside the men he called the rainforest. The Amazon after a group of large fierce warrior women from Greek mythology who went by the same name oh and if you happen to be looking for a cool superhero name the forest is also known as Amazonia nice.


#4. There are many tribes of indigenous people who still live in the Amazon rainforest today almost all of the tribes have their own culture language rules in territory several of the tribes have no contact with the outside world and no experience with modern technology which to be honest that probably isn't such a bad thing.


#5. In fact the Amazon region is actually home to more than 30 million people most of the land is divided into separate territories belonging to nine different countries Brazil Colombia Peru Venezuela Ecuador Bolivia Guiana Suriname and French Guiana.


#6. The Amazon rainforests unique climate creates incredible unique biodiversity so the area's human residents have some pretty interesting neighbours one-tenth of all known print and animal species on the entire planet live in the Amazon rainforest. It's the single largest collection of diverse species on earth in fact the collection is actually still growing as scientists discover even more new species every year whoa now that's a weird species.

#7. Luckily all of these animal species are sweet friendly and oh so very cuddly right no absolutely not the Amazon rainforest is packed with animals that want to eat you poison you or really really just ruin your day this includes anacondas alligators, electric eels, piranhas, poison dart frogs, bull sharks, vipers Boas spiders, bats, ants and all sorts of other deadly insects.

#8. Even the birds in the Amazon can be deadly the Amazon is home to 1/5 of all known bird species on earth and some are pretty aggressive the harpy eagle is one of the toughest Birds on the list these large predators can grow over 3 feet tall with a 6-foot wingspan if they feed on mammals of all different sizes but don't confuse them with bald eagles right here they're pretty sensitive about that.

#9. Macaws are also native to the Amazon rainforest and luckily they're a bit more friendly these birds are famous for their beautiful feathers their tongues also have a thick bone that helps them crack nut shells they're also remarkably good at mimicking human speech that's good that's good okay okay stop Guffey stop copying me seriously come on come on dumb bitch is what number ten.


#10. The Dukan has become a symbol for the Amazon rainforest even though they mostly stay hidden high up in the canopy layer their brightly colored bills can be over half the length of their bodies but don't worry they're very light and easy to maneuver these bills up the two can reach proof from high branches and bugs that are burrowed deep inside of trees.


#11. Speaking of bugs there are so many insects in the Amazon rainforest that it's impossible to get an accurate count of how many different species right now the best estimate of experts is about 30 million one acre of forest may have almost 70,000 different species of insects. So yeah this might not be the best spot for a picnic.


#12. One of the weirdest looking insects from the Amazon rainforest is the pinna and it Lantern fly the unique shape of their head is supposed to mimic the head of a lizard or a snake to scare off predators if that fails they have big fake eyeballs on their wings when threatened they also release a foul-smelling substance that helps them escape at least that's their excuse.

#13. There are about 20,000 known species of butterflies in the world and a whopping seven thousand of those species are found in the Amazon some of them are truly beautiful hues of blue red black green yellow and well every color there is and others are masters of disguise mimicking the patterns of fallen leaves hey where'd he go.


#14. The Amazon is also 42 tons of different species of frogs and apparently the air is so humid and it rains so often in the Amazon that these amphibians don't have to live by bodies of water like in other parts instead they'll climb trees to explore and escape predators but actually a lot of the species don't really have to worry about predators at all because they're so poisonous take the brightly-colored poison dart frog we talked about in our deadliest animals episode for example they may look cute but they're stone-cold killers.


#15. The Amazon is also Chuck full of monkeys there are many different species that range in size and level of intelligence most of them eat fruit and nuts but some eat birds eggs and even birds themselves the howler monkeys that live in the Amazon rainforest are the loudest land animals in the entire world they're territorial call can be heard from over three miles away.

#16. Three-toed sloths are some of the most popular animals that come from the Amazon rainforest they're super cute but also super lazy so lazy in fact that algae actually grows on their fur they sleep up to 20 hours a day and even when they are awake they don't do much except hang around in trees they have a few hidden talents though they can rotate their heads almost all the way around and when they fall into the water they're actually pretty strong swimmers and go for the gold.


#17. The Amazon basin is home to the majestic pink dolphin these large freshwater dolphins can grow over eight feet long and usually swim around alone in Amazonian folklore these dolphins are said to be shapeshifters it's considered bad luck to kill a pink dolphin and if you look into a dolphins eyes you may have lifelong nightmares.


#18. There are a lot of trees in the rainforest like a lot a lot there are almost 16,000 different species of trees in the Amazon and they combine to create a dense forest of about 390 billion trees that's so many trees these trees create natural materials and provide homes for most of the insects birds and animals of the Amazon well that's not really what I meant about living in trees but ok this is awesome.

#19. Many rainforest plants have developed special natural defense systems so that animals won't eat them some plants have hard outer layers which make them hard for animals to break down and eat some have become tasteless or super bitter some of the plants have even developed poison to protect themselves.


#20. The Amazon rainforest is home to over 3,000 different kinds of fruit only around 200 are commonly used in the Western world like avocados coconuts fins oranges lemons grape fruit bananas guavas pineapples mangoes and tomatoes you get the picture.


#21. Trustin the amazon rainforest is a cul de rainforest for no good reason the Amazon creates almost 50% of its own precipitation because of the dense trees that keep the moisture in it can see anywhere between 80 and 430 inches of rain throughout the year but that being said it does still see long dry periods that can cause droughts and be damned.


#22. The canopy layer aka the layer where the leaves and branches of dense trees interweave can be composed of almost a hundred feet of vegetation this covering of leaves is so thick that it leaves a lot of the forest floor so dark that most plants can't grow on the ground sometimes. It can take ten full minutes for rain to pass through the canopy layer alright any second now come on forget it .


#23. Let's break down the layers of the Amazon there's four main layers the emergent layer, the canopy layer, the understory layer in the forest floor & the emergent layer is the highest level of the rainforest. The giant trees have huge mushroom shaped crowns that cover everything below since it's the layer that touches the sky it gets by far the most sunlight but also endures high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds. It's also the world's biggest natural avian nearly one third of the bird species on earth lives there. The canopy layer is found directly beneath the emergently the branches are covered with leaves plants vines and food for small animals. The canopy is home to 90% of all animals found in the rainforest the canopy gets the second most sunlight of all the layers and is protected from the sun's UV ray this layer also retains moisture and creates a natural umbrella in the tropical rainy season the understory layer receives only two to 15% of the sunlight that falls on the canopy layer above because of this the understory is a dark almost impenetrable layer full of vines shrubs and small trees this layer creates natural camouflage for the animals that live there the bottom layer is the forest floor. Only two percent of the sunlight makes it through the other three layers so it's extremely dark year-round the quality of soil is very poor so the floor is mostly a thin layer of fallen leaves seeds fruits and bridges that decompose quickly due to the warmth and moisture.


#24. Take a deep breath depression who wasn't that peaceful you can thank the Amazon rainforest for that moment of serenity the trees in the Amazon released more than 20% of the world's oxygen the rainforest is affectionately known as the lungs of the world but if you're taking a deep breath directly inside rainforest.

#25. The most important one, the Amazon rainforest has fallen victim to deforestation that means that as we chop down trees for materials and space for crops we do severe damage to the amazon's fragile ecosystem over 750,000 square kilometers of the forest have already been lost many species of insects have been entirely wiped out before they could even be studied and that's all really sad. But there is a bit of good news we're starting to make some progress to our preserving the rainforest in the wildlife within it as more and more people choose to fight to protect it. The Amazon is a unique and irreplaceable piece of our planet and vital to so many species including humans that's why we have to work together to protect it.

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