Thinking of a rainforest, other than the trees and all the wildlife animals found in it, there’s so much more to just than that. As we look upon it, probably you can’t help but think about the mystery beyond the peace and solemnity it offers. Here we’ve listed some facts about the rainforest that might be the first time for you to know.
Useful Funny Facts
It takes 10 minutes before rainwater can touch the ground. This is due to the reason that trees in a forest canopy are so packed that rainwater takes too long before it reaches the forest floor. Imagine yourself in the forest that you cannot even feel the sunlight because of lots of broad leaves protecting you.
Sloths serve as habitat for algae. This is probably because of their very slow movements that even algae are able to breed on their fur. This is proved by the fact that some sloths have fur that appears to be greenish because of the presence of green algae in them.
Rainforests are subcategorized into two. These are temperate and tropical rainforest. Want to know the difference between the two? Just look at the names. Tropical rainforests are found in the tropics, or those near the equator like rainforests of Africa, Asia and the Pacific. On the other hand, temperate rainforests are found on the temperate zones – those between the tropical and the Polar Regions. Examples are the rainforests found on Eastern Australia and New Zealand.
14% of the portion of the Earth is covered by rainforests. That was then. At present, as we all know, our natural rainforests have been continually destroyed and cleared off for building plantations and for industrialization.
Alarming Facts
About the size of a football field is the area of rainforests destroyed each second. Can you imagine that? This can be the wake-up call for us to be fully aware and participative in saving our remaining rainforests.
There are about 2,000 rainforest trees cut down every second. This accounts for the production of human necessities like paper, gum, lumber and raw or processed foods. This condition is responsible for great human loss. We might not know but aside from the products we get from rainforests, they also serve as the world’s pharmacy, for a great number of medicines are from rainforests; they also acts as the world’s thermostat and respirator that’s why we should take considerable efforts in conserving our rainforests.
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