2007-10-31 08:27:02 · 4 answers · asked by TheJoker 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
They don't. They just seem that way.
The vast majority of species in rain forests are in fact ground-dwellers. The vast majority of large mammals (i.e. monkeys) are arboreal because they eat fruits among other things, and fruit grows high up on the trees.
2007-10-31 08:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you consider the sheer volume of space occupied by the trees compared with the ground, you can see that there is a lot more living space in the trees. Why do more people live in big apartment buildings than in little apartment buildings? It's the same thing.
2007-10-31 15:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Amazon basin floods. Animals that can deal with floods are the ones that survive.
2007-10-31 16:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Food and safety.
2007-10-31 15:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by trick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋