Vines in the rainforest
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Vines in the rainforest

While about 80 percent of the country is forested, primary forest makes up a little less than 40 percent of Gabon's forests. Unlike rainforests of Southeast Asia and the Amazon, Gabon's rainforests are drier and somewhat seasonal. Some deciduous trees are present. More on Gabon.




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Photo by Rhett A. Butler.
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