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Stories about: rain forests

Tropical Birds Don't Really Enjoy the Rain If a species of animal lives in the rain forest, one would expect that they have grown accustomed to the rain. In some instances, water can fall from the sky for days on end, and all creatures living in these areas need to be perfectly adapted to surviving in this environment. However, it would appear now that not al... 7 April 2010 16:01 GMT Giant Snake Fossils Unearthed It's official! The oldest snake fossils known to date belong to those of a new species, whose fossils have been discovered in Colombia. The animal named Titanoboa cerrejonensis (the titan boa) is a predecessor of today's boa constrictor, one of the largest snakes in the world. Its ancestor had a length of 4... 5 February 2009 06:57 GMT