If you have studied the biological composition of the Amazon rainforest, you will find that in addition to the species distribution on a two-dimensional scale of fewer species outside and more species inside, there is also a hierarchical distribution in three-dimensional space.
The vast rainforest is home to many towering trees that are dozens or even hundreds of meters tall. The canopies at different heights are separated from each other, forming spaces with different light, temperature, and humidity. Different living environments naturally have different organisms.
In addition, at night, the rainforest takes on a completely different look.
The light at night is extremely dim, and with the tree canopy blocking the view, it is always pitch dark in the forest, whether it is sunny or not. Only true nocturnal animals are not affected. So at night, the only light in the forest is the twinkling green eyes.
Of course, nature has evolved over thousands of years, and these creatures have long been accustomed to living like this. The seemingly cruel and chaotic relationships between species always follow certain rules. But tonight, this rule was ruthlessly broken.
A 60-centimeter-long long-tailed tiger cat was walking quietly along the branches, shielding its glowing eyes with the leaves, without making any sound.
Under a tree not far in front of it, a pot-bellied chipmunk was strolling around looking for wild fruits that had fallen on the ground, completely unaware of the impending danger.
Even with night vision, you still need to concentrate when looking for food at night, otherwise you may miss it.
Fortunately, the forest is very quiet at night, and the slightest movement can be detected from a long distance. The chipmunk is very confident in its hearing, and even if the predator only steps on a piece of grass stem, it can't escape its high-raised "Fallen ears".
However, as time and distance went by, things started to go wrong.
"Hoo~~~Swoosh~~~"
"Hoo~~~Swoosh~~~"
A strange cry came from the direction of the river, which was particularly abrupt in this quiet forest. The little tiger cat, who had been holding his breath all the way, only turned his head to take a look, and when he looked down again, the timid chipmunk under the tree had already run away.
“Pah!”
The little tiger cat fell on the branch in disappointment, with a look of disappointment on his furry face. He tried very hard to get within five meters, but was inexplicably disturbed. The little tiger cat was so tired that he felt like a useless cat.
"Where did this guy come from who has no sense of public morality? Do you still want to let the cat eat?"
In another direction, a red bush dog, less than 70 centimeters long, was walking towards the river as usual, intending to try its luck.
With its size, it is not very competitive when hunting alone. Fortunately, the rainforest is rich in species, and there are always some solitary small animals that go to the river to drink water. Since discovering this pattern, the originally delicate bush dog has become fat at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a meatball with legs.
Of course, while picking up bargains, you also have to hide yourself. If you are discovered by large animals, you will become a meatball.
However, before reaching the river, we met an innocent-looking long-eared guinea pig, which was walking slowly with its head lowered, picking at the leaves.
Long-eared guinea pigs are not nocturnal animals and are very timid. The chances of meeting one are rare, and I never expected that one would come to my door on its own initiative.
“Ouch~”
The bush dog pounced on it excitedly, bit the long-eared guinea pig's neck in an instant, dragged it aside, and started to devour it.
However, one long-eared guinea pig was not enough to eat, especially for this bush dog who thought he was at the forefront of the rainforest law and had a picky appetite recently. After the poor guinea pig was eaten up, the bush dog licked his lips and continued to walk towards the river.
"Hoo~~~Swoosh~~~"
A strange sound came, causing it to pause.
"What kind of animal's cry is this? I've never heard of it before... Emm, is it delicious?"
By the river, the bonfire made a crackling sound, and sparks flew out from time to time. Whenever this happened, Wang An would turn his head and stare at the direction of the sparks, fearing that they would fly into the woods.
Fortunately, the area of this sandy land is large enough that most sparks will go out before they have to fly far, and really large pieces of carbon fire cannot fly away.
In the tent behind her, a salted fish was snoring like a crowing bird, and the sound could be heard far away in the night wind.
On the sandy ground to the east, by the light of the fire, a leopard could be seen walking back and forth restlessly. Its lightbulb-like eyes looked at the snoring tent from time to time. Several times, it gritted its teeth and wanted to slap the snorer to death, but it was afraid of the flames in front of it and dared not approach.
In the woods near the riverbank, the diurnal animals were unable to sleep because of the noise, and the nocturnal animals were distracted and lost their usual level of activity. More than one family of small animals had already prepared to move away. It was a pity that this place was simply unbearable to stay.
Wang An looked at Xiao Huang, who was becoming more and more irritable, with some worry, and secretly sighed that a certain salted fish had a big heart, and could sleep so soundly in such an environment. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and walked to the east.
Although she didn't know why the jaguar treated her differently, nor how long it would last, if she didn't comfort it now, she and Gu Lang might have to feed it breakfast before tomorrow morning.
“Hoo ...
As if noticing Wang An's approach, Xiao Huang gave a low cry and calmed down a little. At this moment, a bush on the river bank suddenly moved, accompanied by a rustling sound.
"Anaconda!"
The scene he saw in the afternoon reappeared in Wang An's mind and he stopped in his tracks.
“Roar!”
Xiao Huang turned around, crouched down to gather strength, and took an attacking stance. Wang An also clenched his fists nervously, sweating slightly.
“Swish!”
As the object emerged, two green eyes, one large and one small, suddenly appeared in front of the bushes that were only a black shadow outside the firelight. Then the large one suddenly disappeared, as if it was covered. When it reappeared after a while, the two were the same size.
"Fu~!"
The jaguar in front of him suddenly made a sound similar to a snort, stood up and took two steps back. For some reason, Wang An seemed to hear a hint of disgust in it.
Then, a familiar camouflage hat slowly emerged from the darkness.
"call!"
Wang An breathed a sigh of relief and squatted down subconsciously. Then her legs sank and Xiao Huang was lying at her feet, making a gurgling sound in his throat, as if he was holding back a mouthful of phlegm.
Wang Ping walked to the place where the fire had just illuminated and stopped, looking at Wang An who was squatting beside Xiao Huang with hesitation.
He didn't find a place to sleep at night, originally intending to PY this jaguar. But now in front of her, he felt guilty for no reason. He put one of his little paws behind his back and didn't move for a long time.
Seeing Wang An trying to put his hand behind Xiao Huang's head and stroke his fur, the jaguar narrowed his eyes in a mean manner, and the badger felt even more uncomfortable.
"Damn it, I was the one who caught the mount, why should I feel guilty? Humph, I just want to take back what I deserve! Yes, that's it!"
The furry figure under the camouflage cap straightened his fat waist, as if he had made up his mind, and continued to move forward, pulling the things behind him, leaving a long trail on the sand.
Wang An had been paying attention to his movements out of the corner of his eye, and when a badger came close, he looked over curiously.
“Pah!”
In the firelight, a large "meatball" covered with short red hair was pulled in front of a badger by its tail.
"What the hell! What is this?"
Wang An couldn't help but let out a low cry, and looked down at the same time as Xiao Huang opened his eyes.
In addition to the short limbs, the "meatball" also has a small head, vaguely resembling a dog's head. However, the "dog's eyes" are closed at this time, and there seem to be traces of tears in the light of the fire.
"Shh~"
"Meatball" was pushed under Xiao Huang's nose by a pair of small black paws. When he looked up, he saw the furry face that seemed to be smiling.
"Hey~ This is for you, do you like it?"