Results: Nocturnality
Published on 11/18/2017
Source: Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia). Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Are you familiar with what the word nocturnality is?
Zoos (in captivity): In zoos, nocturnal animals are usually kept in special night-illumination enclosures to invert their normal sleep-wake cycle and to keep them active during the hours when visitors will be there to see them. Are you familiar with this nocturnal animal zoo fact?
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Which nocturnal animal facts are you familiar with?
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Such traits can help animals such as the Helicoverpa zea moths avoid predators.
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Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both low-level and bright day levels of illumination. - Bushbabies and (some) bats, can function only at night.
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Many nocturnal creatures including tarsiers and some owls have large eyes in comparison with their body size to compensate for the lower light levels at night.
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Nocturnality helps wasps, such as Apoica flavissima, avoid hunting in intense sunlight.
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Crepuscular species, such as rabbits, skunks, cats, tigers, and hyenas, are often erroneously referred to as nocturnal.
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The most known creatures to be nocturnal include cats, rodents, and owls, which all have heightened senses (including their sense of sight).
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One of the reasons that (cathemeral) lions prefer to hunt at night is that many of their prey species (zebra, antelope, impala, wildebeest, etc.) have poor night vision. Many species of small rodents, such as the Large Japanese Field Mouse, are active at night because most of the dozen or so birds of prey that hunt them are diurnal.
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Another reason for nocturnality is avoiding the heat of the day. This is especially true in arid biomes like deserts, where nocturnal behavior prevents creatures from losing precious water during the hot, dry daytime. One of the reasons that (cathemeral) lions prefer to hunt at night is to conserve water.
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I am familiar with all of these facts.
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N/A or I unfamiliar with these animal nocturnal facts.
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While most humans are diurnal, for various personal and social/cultural reasons some people are temporarily or habitually nocturnal. Are you more of a early bird or a night owl person?
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Undecided
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Depends
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Pets: Hedgehogs and sugar gliders are just two of the many nocturnal species kept as (exotic) pets. Cats have adapted to domestication so that each individual, whether stray alley cat or pampered house-cat, can change their activity level at will, becoming nocturnal or diurnal in response to their environment or the routine of their owners. Cats normally demonstrate crepuscular behavior, bordering nocturnal, being most active in hunting and exploration at dusk and dawn. If you are a pet owner (whether it be a nocturnal or diurnal animal), which do you prefer?
Household Pet (cat, dog, ect.).
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Exotic Pet (hedgehog, sugar glider, ect.).
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Both
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Neither
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