1. The Taiga consists of three continents. North America, Asia, and Europe. The Taiga is the largest land biome in the world.
2. Even though the taiga's climate is so cold, the taiga is still vulnerable to fires. This is one of the reasons why trees in the taiga have adapted to grow thick bark.
3. Some of the world's oldest trees are located in the taiga. The current oldest tree in the world named Methuselah is located in the taiga in the White Mountains of Northern California. Methuselah is nearly 4,800 years old! There are many other bristlecone pine trees near Methuselah in the taiga.
4. The taiga has the least amount of species compared to the other biomes in the world.
5. Taiga is the Russian word for forest.
5. Taiga is the Russian word for forest.