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What is the Amazon Rainforest?
Are you ready for a wild adventure? Pack your bags because we are traveling deep into the Amazon Rainforest in South America! Did you know this massive jungle is so big it stretches across nine different countries and covers the space of one billion football fields? In this episode of Science's Not Boring, Mira and Finn uncover the mind-blowing secrets hiding in the rainforest canopy and river!
You'll learn about a fearsome bird called the Harpy Eagle that has talons the exact same size as a grizzly bear's claws! Then, float down the river on a giant water lily pad so huge and strong it can hold over 180 pounds without sinking! You will also discover how one crazy science experiment with a giant "bug bomb" helped scientists realize there might be 30 million insect species living on Earth! Plus, find out about magical pink river dolphins, flying rivers in the sky, and slow-moving sloths that grow actual gardens in their fur! Hit play to explore the greatest, greenest wilderness on our planet!
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