In the Rainforest Many animals wake up to full activity in the night and can be seen and heard throughout the rainforests if you are walking through at night. Bats generally fly far around the rainforests at night searching for food. Nocturnal animals have special eyes that help them see at night. It appears that their eyes are glowing in the dark. Other animals find night life a good time to look for food, escape predators, or enjoy the cooler temperatures.
Monkeys spend most of their time leaping around the trees of the the rainforests.
Many different types of plants can be found in the rainforest. The plants live at different locations in the rainforest depending on their need for light and water. The place where an animal lives is called its habitat and contains different types of food. There is a wide variety of birds that make their home in the rainforest.