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Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. 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.
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Hamsters are endearing creatures because of their inherently funny antics, adorable cartoon-like faces, and quirky behavior. These tiny furballs with big personalities and cheeks full of nutty ...
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
Potoos are nocturnal insectivores that lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump.
Night monkeys have large brown eyes; the size improves their nocturnal vision increasing their ability to be active at night. They are sometimes said to lack a tapetum lucidum, the reflective layer behind the retina possessed by many nocturnal animals. [8] Other sources say they have a tapetum lucidum composed of collagen fibrils. [9]
Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named for their long, dormant hibernation period of six months or longer. [ 2 ] There are 9 genera and 28 living species of dormice, with half of living species belonging to the African genus Graphiurus .
Image credits: Front_Cartographer14 Bored Panda was curious about how all owners could make their pets' days a bit more festive this holiday season. "Our pets don’t understand Christmas as we do ...