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The Canopy of leaves is so dense, that there's very little sunlight that reach the forest floor. And w/o sunlight, there's not much plant life.

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The floor of the rainforest is a pretty dark place. There are several layers of plant leaves between the floor and the sky, and they put the floor of the rainforest in very dark shade.

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