Rows of pawpaw trees, growing up to 12 meters tall, line the forest floor.

成排的木瓜树能长到12米高，在森林地面排列开来。

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Most rainforest soils are thin and poor because they lack minerals and because the heat and heavy rainfall destroy most organic matter in the soils within four years of it reaching the forest floor.

大多数雨林土壤都很贫瘠，因为它们缺乏矿物质，而且高温和强降雨会在到达森林地面后的4年内破坏土壤中的大部分有机物。

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It might crash all the way down to the forest floor.

它可能会一路向下，撞到森林地面上。

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' Furry little dassie (rock hyrax) scurry along the forest floor - incongruously, the animal's closest relatives are elephants, though they look more like overgrown guinea pigs.

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Whichever you choose, make sure to wear hiking boots and leech socks -- the forest floor is muddy and thick with small, innocuous leeches.

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And although jumping is dangerous - falls and broken bones are common - crossing the forest floor is more dangerous still.

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