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Rain Forest Canopy, French Guiana
Photograph by Dr. Darlyne A. Murawski
Multiple rainbows pierce the trees of a rain forest in French Guiana. The rain forest here supports more than 1,200 identified species of tree.
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Rain Forest Canopy
Photograph by Mattias Klum
This view from a rain forest floor reveals openings in the canopy where sunlight gets through. Despite the blanketed look of rain forests from above, canopy trees actually rarely touch, possibly to minimize the spread of disease and leaf-eating bugs.
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Fig Trees
Photograph by Timothy G. Laman
Limited space in dense rain forests results in many unique plants, like this fig tree in the Philippines, which produces fruit on runners that come from its trunk instead of on its branches.
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Rio Los Amigos
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
An aerial view shows the muddy waters of Rio Los Amigos as they snake through a rain forest in the Peruvian Amazon River basin.
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Mt. Des Voeux
Photograph by Timothy G. Laman
A view from Mt. Des Voeux on the Fiji island of Taveuni shows a verdant rain forest and the Somosomo Strait in the distance. Nearly half of the Fijian landmass is covered with lush forests.
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