Seeing lions hunt up close is rare for humans, and capturing such moments on film is even harder. Recently, a photographer from Los Angeles managed to capture stunning footage of a lion during his ...

The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Drip tips close drip tipPlants with pointy tips. This allows water to run off the leaves quickly without ...

Forest canopies intercept some precipitation, and thus only 50-80% of rainfall reaches the forest floor, of which some ... of transpiration: Scaling up from leaf to region. Advances in Ecological ...

Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the ... breaking the leaves. Buttress roots close buttress rootsA tree root that grows above the forest floor to provide ...