Not surprisingly, 25 percent of all medicines come from the plants growing in the rainforest, with an estimated 80 percent of the world's diet originating from these lush, tropical areas.

Learn about some of the most remarkable rainforest animals, ... Covering only about 8% of the Earth’s surface, tropical rainforests contain over half of the planet’s animal and plant species.

Camouflage is a tool that insects and animals use as a defense mechanism. If they can blend in with their surroundings, they can hide their movement and location. “In regions with such intense ...

♪ Wild Kratts ♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here in Central America, and this is the lowland tropical rainforest. ... About 75% of the world'’’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests.