Nocturnal
adjective
Active during the night.
Owls and bats are nocturnal animals.
Often appears as...
- nocturnal animals
- nocturnal habits
adjective
Active during the night.
Owls and bats are nocturnal animals.
Often appears as...
- nocturnal animals
- nocturnal habits
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Pro Tip 1/3Night Activity
Nocturnal refers to being active or occurring in the night, opposed to daytime.
The museum offers nocturnal tours during the summer evenings.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Sleep Patterns
Humans are generally not nocturnal, but some people may work at night or have nocturnal hobbies.
Since becoming a security guard, Mark has adapted to a nocturnal schedule.
Pro Tip 3/3Environment Adaptation
Nocturnal creatures are adapted to life in the dark, possibly to avoid predators or the heat.
Desert rodents are mostly nocturnal to escape the daytime heat.
Pro Tip 1/3Night Activity
Nocturnal refers to being active or occurring in the night, opposed to daytime.
The museum offers nocturnal tours during the summer evenings.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Sleep Patterns
Humans are generally not nocturnal, but some people may work at night or have nocturnal hobbies.
Since becoming a security guard, Mark has adapted to a nocturnal schedule.
Pro Tip 3/3Environment Adaptation
Nocturnal creatures are adapted to life in the dark, possibly to avoid predators or the heat.
Desert rodents are mostly nocturnal to escape the daytime heat.
Pro Tip 1/3Night Activity
Nocturnal refers to being active or occurring in the night, opposed to daytime.
The museum offers nocturnal tours during the summer evenings.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Sleep Patterns
Humans are generally not nocturnal, but some people may work at night or have nocturnal hobbies.
Since becoming a security guard, Mark has adapted to a nocturnal schedule.
Pro Tip 3/3Environment Adaptation
Nocturnal creatures are adapted to life in the dark, possibly to avoid predators or the heat.
Desert rodents are mostly nocturnal to escape the daytime heat.
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Reintroducing The...
helps they're certainly becoming more active during the day so they've always been diurnal they're not naturally nocturnal because the awareness has been raised about otters people are more prone to see them if that makes sense so it's all about getting the education out raising the awareness about the species
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Bonnie Bassler: The...
just in sort of shallow knee-deep water. And the squid is nocturnal, so during the day, it buries itself in the sand and sleeps. But then at night, it has to come out to hunt. So on bright nights when there's lots of starlight or moonlight, that light can penetrate the depth of the water the squid lives in,
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Small Creatures In Need...
brown long-eared bats are strictly nocturnal and will emerge from their roost site about an hour after sunset only flying in the pitch dark and despite being the second most common bat species in the uk seeing one close-up is incredibly rare i can't believe how small she is she's
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
their body known as sphericals which they breathe through and there are nocturnal species and we've seen quite a few just exploring the environment of foraging so we're gonna let this one go now millipedes are amongst the most diverse group of arthropods in the world
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Saving the lowland Tapir...
are closely associated with water which they used to drink to thermoregulate when it gets really hot and sometimes they even copulate in the water tapirs are nocturnal they're solitary and they have this amazing flexible a
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Spotting the World's...
Such a wise and dignified animal, Just like other nocturnal owls like the barn owl. They have ears on different levels on their head. They're slightly asymmetrical, which allows them to pinpoint exactly where sounds
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Light Pollution 101 PIPE...
by the scattering of light particles. No matter what form light pollution takes, each can have unintended, yet harmful impacts. Wildlife, particularly sea turtles, have had their nocturnal patterns disrupted.
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How do animals see in...
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world bursting with details, shapes, and colors.
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When The World Gets 1℃...
we have a number of trees that are nocturnal flowering so you need a nocturnal pollinator to be able to actually do that job so they're a vital importance to the ecosystem
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Encouraging A New-Born...
because of their quirky looks an elusive nocturnal lifestyle aye eyes have become part of madagascar folklore they're feared and persecuted as the
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Reintroducing The...
helps they're certainly becoming more active during the day so they've always been diurnal they're not naturally nocturnal because the awareness has been raised about otters people are more prone to see them if that makes sense so it's all about getting the education out raising the awareness about the species
Video examples
Bonnie Bassler: The...
just in sort of shallow knee-deep water. And the squid is nocturnal, so during the day, it buries itself in the sand and sleeps. But then at night, it has to come out to hunt. So on bright nights when there's lots of starlight or moonlight, that light can penetrate the depth of the water the squid lives in,
Video examples
Small Creatures In Need...
brown long-eared bats are strictly nocturnal and will emerge from their roost site about an hour after sunset only flying in the pitch dark and despite being the second most common bat species in the uk seeing one close-up is incredibly rare i can't believe how small she is she's
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
their body known as sphericals which they breathe through and there are nocturnal species and we've seen quite a few just exploring the environment of foraging so we're gonna let this one go now millipedes are amongst the most diverse group of arthropods in the world
Video examples
Saving the lowland Tapir...
are closely associated with water which they used to drink to thermoregulate when it gets really hot and sometimes they even copulate in the water tapirs are nocturnal they're solitary and they have this amazing flexible a
Video examples
Spotting the World's...
Such a wise and dignified animal, Just like other nocturnal owls like the barn owl. They have ears on different levels on their head. They're slightly asymmetrical, which allows them to pinpoint exactly where sounds
Video examples
Light Pollution 101 PIPE...
by the scattering of light particles. No matter what form light pollution takes, each can have unintended, yet harmful impacts. Wildlife, particularly sea turtles, have had their nocturnal patterns disrupted.
Video examples
How do animals see in...
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world bursting with details, shapes, and colors.
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
we have a number of trees that are nocturnal flowering so you need a nocturnal pollinator to be able to actually do that job so they're a vital importance to the ecosystem
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
because of their quirky looks an elusive nocturnal lifestyle aye eyes have become part of madagascar folklore they're feared and persecuted as the
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.
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Steve Backshall
I know plenty of people who live in the country who have never seen a badger. They are definitely there, but these nocturnal delights remain elusive, and thus are still a thrill.
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Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish Poet
With their souls of patent leather, they come down the road. Hunched and nocturnal, where they breathe they impose, silence of dark rubber, and fear of fine sand.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a different vision of humanity and my life.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.
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Siri Hustvedt
American Novelist
There is no reason we should expect young children to enter the nocturnal darkness of sleep and dreams without help.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I live a rock-star kind of life where I don't go to bed until 4 A.M. I'm very nocturnal.
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Irwin Shaw
American Novelist
Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
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Artie Lange
American Actor
I'm a comic, so I like to stay nocturnal. I work 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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B. D. Wong
American Actor
I'm basically nocturnal.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.
Quote examples
Steve Backshall
I know plenty of people who live in the country who have never seen a badger. They are definitely there, but these nocturnal delights remain elusive, and thus are still a thrill.
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Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish Poet
With their souls of patent leather, they come down the road. Hunched and nocturnal, where they breathe they impose, silence of dark rubber, and fear of fine sand.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a different vision of humanity and my life.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.
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Siri Hustvedt
American Novelist
There is no reason we should expect young children to enter the nocturnal darkness of sleep and dreams without help.
Quote examples
Katy Perry
American Musician
I live a rock-star kind of life where I don't go to bed until 4 A.M. I'm very nocturnal.
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Irwin Shaw
American Novelist
Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
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Artie Lange
American Actor
I'm a comic, so I like to stay nocturnal. I work 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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B. D. Wong
American Actor
I'm basically nocturnal.
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