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A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, Matthias Stom (ca. 1630). A night owl, evening person, or simply owl, is a person who tends or prefers to be active late at night and into the early morning, and to sleep and wake up later than is considered normal; night owls often work or engage in recreational activities late into the night (in some cases, until around dawn), and sleep until relatively ...
Owls are well known for being nocturnal, but some owls are active during the day. Look up nocturnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
Several types of owls are crepuscular—active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk; one example is the pygmy owl (Glaucidium). A few owls are active during the day, also; examples are the burrowing owl (Speotyto cunicularia) and the short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). Much of the owls' hunting strategy depends on stealth and surprise. Owls ...
One 2020 cohort study of more than 5,000 people published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports had people who were early birds and night owls wear activity trackers on ...
Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night. Matutinal , a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early morning.
Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night. Matutinal, a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early night.
Night owls are at high risk of developing diabetes, a new study says, but that risk can be lowered by giving up unhealthy habits. Bad habits of night owls may lead to type 2 diabetes, study says ...
‘Night owls’ are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as higher adiposity, data presented at a conference has shown. ... including being more likely to smoke and being less active ...