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biomes (tropical rainforest (Fact 1 :Rainforests only cover around 2…
biomes
tropical rainforest
Fact 1 :Rainforests only cover around 2 percent the total surface area of the Earth, but really about 50 percent of the plants and animals on the earth live in the rainforest.
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Fact 3 :You can find rainforests in many countries, not just in South America. They can be found in Alaska and Canada, as well as Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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taiga
fact :Plants can only grow during the summer when temperatures are favorable. This growing season only lasts about three months.
fact :Many animals of the taiga biome have to migrate to warmer areas or hibernate during the long, cold winters.
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Desert
fact: The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the desert biome. It covers over 300 million square miles.
fact : Many desert animals tend to be nocturnal, sleeping during the day and coming out at night when the temperatures are more tolerable.
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fact: Dust storms occur when the wind picks up dust from the surface. These storms can be up to 1 mile high and travel over a hundred miles.
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Marine
Green turtles can migrate more than 1,400 miles to lay their eggs.
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Savanna
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Fact 2: Because of the availability of grass in the savanna, there are many grazing animals who take advantage of this abundant food supply.
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Fact 3 :The savanna biome is rich with herbivores such as elephants, zebras, gazelles, and buffalo.
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tundra
Fact 1: The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi, which means treeless plain or barren land.
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Fact 3: Lemmings are small mammals that burrow under the snow to eat grasses and moss during the winter.
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