8 Facts About the Amazon That’ll Blow Your Mind

The Amazon Rainforest is teeming with life – and helps sustain ours by producing thousands of the fruits we eat and use to make other foods. It’s home to a huge number of animals, plants, insects, and even indigenous groups that have yet to be introduced to the modern world.

The Amazon River is one of the longest in the world and also hosts various wildlife who thrive in its freshwater. There is no shortage of wonders birthed by the Amazon – here are just a few.