Most animals in the Peruvian rainforest are more active during
the dim hours at dusk and dawn or only come out at night and can
thus be a challenge to see on a family eco vacation. The reason
why thousands of exquisite looking insects, alien-like frogs,
fluttering bats, and various reptiles and mammals prefer the
dark of the night is simply because that way, itís more
difficult for predators such as birds to see and catch them.
During the day, birds of all shapes and sizes are constantly
watching and searching the foliage for tasty bugs and other
small creatures. if an insect comes out in the open, it will be
caught by a beautiful, glittering jacamar, trogon, or other
exotic rainforest bird in a matter of seconds. So, to avoid such
a sudden demise, most of the insects and small animals in the
Peruvian jungle have evolved nocturnal behaviors. In response,
some predators have also become nocturnal and the Spectacled
Caiman is one such animal. Although this ďsmallĒ caiman (they
can be 2 meters or 6 feet in lengt