Earth's Biologically-Diverse Zones

Day 079 of Our Winter: Jay found one passion fruit that was ready at breakfast time. There are so many things that grow here without intervention. The passion fruit are a type of vine that grow up alongside a tree and use it for support. The fruit hangs down from the comfort of the host tree. It is just one example of the multitude of things that grow right in our own yard in Sri Lanka.

   

Growing up in earth's high latitudes I never really knew there was such an abundance of life nearer the equator.  To learn more,

click this link 

for some facts and figures.  It will open a window with an explanation from Google Gemini.