Welcome to the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. Our homepage image was taken in Peru, home to about 13% of the Amazon rainforest. Most of it, about 60%, is in Brazil, while 10% is in Colombia. Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela also have sections within their borders. Covering nearly 40% of South America, the rainforest is teeming with life, including endangered species like jaguars and giant otters, more than 40,000 plants, and thousands of birds and butterflies. Millions of people also live in the Amazon.
World Rainforest Day
Today in History
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Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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First day of summer
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Castle Day Japan
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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World Turtle Day
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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International Archaeology Day
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A wonder in winter
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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Dashing through the snow
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Ravens
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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A rest stop for the birds
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Have fun storming the castle
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International Museum Day
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Cousins Day
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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