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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  2001-11-18  |  2.4 MB  |  160x120  |  15fps  |  43 seconds
Transcription: Tropical rainforests are found near the equator where there is heavy rainfall and year-round warmth. The largest rainforest, the Amazon, covers one-third of South America. More than half of the world's species of plants and animals live in these forests. The dense canopy provides fruits and nuts year-round, and many animals spend their entire lives in the trees, never descending to the ground. The people of the rainforest live by planting crops in small clairvoyance. or by hunting and gathering. Their world is increasingly threatened today as demands for timber push logging operations deep int ...