Exploring the Rainforest... in Cleveland

This is documenting a trip to the Cleveland Rainforest.

The RainForest showcases more than 6,000 plants and over 600 animals from the jungles of Asia, Africa and the Americas. This unique two-acre, two-level exhibit is one of the largest of its kind in the country.

The RainForest's naturalistic settings include a 25-foot waterfall, a research hut, the Discovery Center, a tropical rainstorm exhibit with thunder and lightning effects, a weather station and other interactive exhibits.

Often called "the lungs of the world," these forests generate an estimated 20 percent of the world's oxygen and are home to more than one-half of the earth's animal and plant species, yet they cover just six percent of the earth's surface.

The RainForest at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is unique in the scope and variety of its exhibits. This "living museum" features a rich diversity of animals and plants from all tropical rain forests.

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