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In 1995, the Colloquist river valley got 21 feet of rain. 55% of the world’s temperate rain forests have been destroyed. That's why temperate rain forests are endangered.

In the temperate rain forest there are plenty of examples of mutualism, or when two creatures interact and both of them benefit or get something good out of it. The temperate rainforest is home to over 20,000 species of orchids. There are 10-20 species of trees in the temperate rainforest, most are **coniferous**, which means they have needles. The largest temperate rainforests are found along coasts. The largest one in North America stretches from Alaska to Oregon. Others are found in Chile, the United Kingdom, Norway, Japan, New Zealand, and South Australia. It rains 60 to 200 inches every year. Fog provides 7 to 12 inches of rain every year. Temperate rain forest means the best growing conditions and lots of rainfall with minimum temperature differences.

There are a lot of predator prey relationships located in the temperate rainforest such as a squirrel is prey to a large bird such as a owl, a shrew and a snake, weasel and a lynx, and a salmon and a bear. A large percent of animals in the temperate rainforest are in the middle or lower part of the food chain because of the animals like a bear or a lynx thrive on these animals for food.

It is very easy for animals to gather food and drink to survive in the temperate rainforest

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