Deciduous Forest Research Paper

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Greetings, fellow readers. I am Cora, a cougar. To whoever has found this paper, you are in for a treat. The contents of this paper will describe the ecosystem in which I reside, the deciduous forest. While reading this paper, you will learn about the wonderful weather that we receive, the beautiful exotic animals that reside her along with me, and the food web. Let us begin with our wonderful weather. We get about 14 inches of rain in the winter, and 18 inches of rain in the summer. In the winter, it’s a disaster. It’s already freezing in the winter, and you have to deal with the cold, heavy, rain on your already quavering body. Ok, back on track. In the deciduous forest, we also have mild summers that are so refreshing, it’s ineffable.

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