Why aren’t forests around the world steaming like heaps of composts

Question

So I was wondering – if organic material in my backyard compost pile generate heat and steam, why aren’t forests floors around the world doing the same?

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Answer 1

Scrub/bush turkeys in Australia create compost heaps (several feet/over a metre in diameter and just as high) to create heat to incubate their eggs. So technically it *does* happen, just in very, very specific circumstances.