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This biome is defined by its four distinct seasons and its forests of trees that drop their leaves in autumn.
(The word “deciduous” [dih-SID-yoo-uhss] comes from a Latin word meaning “to fall.”) Located in the eastern United States, all over Europe, Japan, and parts of Russia and China, temperate deciduous forests are home to deer, wolves, hawks and owls, songbirds, and many other species.