Rainforest DB 1.4. Where each animal lives in the forest is decided in part by what it needs to eat, and in part by where it needs to breed. Yet far from being a disorderly crowd moving through the trees at will, each species, from the smallest insect to the largest primate, appears to have its own address. That so many creatures are able to live together in the forest is a testimony to their success in not treading on each other's ecological toes. The micro-climate of the forest also determines where animals choose to live.
Tropical nights can, in comparison to the day, feel surprisingly cool.
At dusk the moist air in the canopy quickly loses heat to the cooler night above, enveloping the leaves in a foggy dew. This moisture waters the epiphyte gardens and renews life for the tiny insects living within them. Below, the air is insulated within the forest and remains a little warmer and clearer. At dawn the position is reversed in minutes. The sun draws the mist from the branches on rising currents of warm air, spiralling into the zone above the forest.