The Amazon Rainforest has earned the title "The Lungs of the Earth" for a vital reason: it produces a staggering 20% of the ...

Below are 10 interesting Amazon rainforest facts that underscore why we should protect it for ... making it one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. From Hyacinth macaws and harpy eagles to ...

Read on to learn 15 Amazon rainforest facts that will give you a taste of ... in the canopy than in any other layer—birds, including macaws and toucans, monkeys, spiders, sloths and thousands ...

Jaguars, sloths, caimans, howler monkeys, capybaras, pink river dolphins, macaws ... be the world’s best-known rainforest, but most people don’t know how incredible it really is. Get informed with ...

8. Science is pointing to the risk that the Amazon could reach an irreversible tipping point, triggered by climate change and deforestation. This would mean it could no longer be able to sustain ...

Surprising facts about the Amazon rainforest At 6.9 million sq km, the Amazon Basin is roughly the size of the 48 contiguous United States and covers around 40% of the South American continent ...

South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. Despite covering only around 1% of the planet’s surface, the Amazon rainforest is home ... Just three ...

A stock photo shows parrots flying above the Amazon rainforest. A new study has identified potential climate stressors that could push the rainforest to a tipping point. A stock photo shows ...