You pass hundreds of trees, many more than 125 feet high. You see orchids, ferns, and other exotic plants growing on tree trunks. Above, sunlight filters through the canopy of leaves, but you are walking in deep shade. Many animals live up in the canopy, while other creatures are well hidden in the thick foliage of the understory . The air is warm and damp.
Insects are everywhere.
You have probably heard how important rain forests are. Why Save the Rain Forests explains how rain forests touch everyone's life. Rain forest plants include many of the things we eat. Cinnamon, vanilla, and many other spices come from rain forests, too. Plants from the rain forest provide us with many other important things.