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How forests sustain a various variety of animals?


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Forest:

  1. A forest is defined as a region with a high density of trees.
  2. Forests provide a habitat for a variety of living beings including plants, animals and microorganisms.
  3. The forest is home to a variety of species, including herbivores, carnivores, scavengers, and others.
  4. They live in the forest because it provides them with acceptable living conditions such as food, shelter and protection.
  5. Herbivorous animals eat plants while carnivores subsist by eating herbivores. When these animals die, vultures, eagles, and other scavengers feed on their dead bodies.
  6. Forest also inhabits many microorganisms that turn dead and decaying plant and animal cells into humus. They're generally known as decomposers. Thus, they create a sustainable environment for all animals.

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