A beautiful and reassuring depiction of the world at night. Little Owl can’t imagine how daytime could be better than the wonderful nighttime. “Little Owl was having a wonderful night.” He watches the animals in the forest - the possum family waddling along, hedgehog sniffing a mushroom patch, skunk nibbling at berries, cricket singing, and frog croaking. Want a list of nocturnal animals? Here are some of our favorites. – Joyce Sidman, “Welcome to the Night” in Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night These help the animals find food and avoid danger. Nocturnal animals have adaptations to help them live in the dark, including low-light sight so they can see in the dark, acute hearing or echolocation, or a strong sense of smell. Sometimes, nocturnal animals prefer the cooler temperatures of the night. This post is not about them.Īnimals who are active in the dark avoid predators or are predators and use the dark for hunting. Of course, the opposite of nocturnal is diurnal animals are most active during the daylight and sleep at night. These crepuscular animals include elephants, kangaroos, and red foxes. Some nocturnal animals are more active during dawn and dusk. Learn more about nocturnal animals like bats, owls, foxes, and raccoons in these illuminating children’s books about the world of the dark. Do your kids know about nocturnal animals? Nocturnal animals are animals who sleep during the day and are active during the night.
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