Nocturnal animals. Day animals

Awake during the Day
Some animals are awake during the day.
They hunt, eat and move during the day.
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Can you think of any animals that are awake during the day?

Awake during the Day
Here are some animals you might see during the day.

Diurnal Animals
Animals that are awake during the day are called diurnal.
What do you think diurnal animals do at night-time?
Diurnal animals sleep
at night-time.
People are diurnal, too!

Diurnal Animals
During the day iurnal animals can see and find food to eat.
Bees look for the coloured flowers that contain the nectar they eat.
They can spot (=see) predators (animals that eat meat) that might eat them.
Meerkats look out for danger.

Awake at Night
Some animals come out at night.
They hunt, eat and move during night-time hours.
Can you think of any animals that are awake during the night?

Awake at Night
Here are some animals you might see at night-time.

Nocturnal Animals
Animals that are active at night-time are called nocturnal.
When do you think these animals sleep?
Nocturnal animals sleep during the daytime.

Fennec foxes live in hot, desert areas like the Sahara in North Africa.
They sleep during the day to avoid the hot weather.
Nocturnal Animals
Some animals sleep during the day not to get too hot.
It is usually colder at night in the hot countries.

Mice are active at night. It is dark and they’re small, so predators can’t see them.
Mice use touch and smell to help them find food.
Nocturnal Animals
During the day predators (animals that eat meat) hunt. But many predators sleep at night.

Bats hunt for insects at night because birds hunt during the day.
This helps them to get more food.
Nocturnal Animals
Some predators also come out at night.

At night, it is dark. Lots of animals (like humans) can’t see in the dark.
Nocturnal animals often have big eyes.
Amazing Adaptations
Nocturnal animals often have special features that
help them to survive at night.
Eyesight
Some nocturnal animals can see in the dark but not in colour.
barn owl

Many nocturnal animals have
excellent hearing.
Some have big cupped ears to capture more sound.
Amazing Adaptations
Hearing
They can often move each ear in different directions to help them work out where a sound is coming from.
Can you do this?
possum

Some animals, like bats, use echolocation to help them find food.
They send out a sound and the sound that comes back tells them how close or far away something is.
Amazing Adaptations
Echolocation
bat

Some animals find food without using eyesight. They use their nose.
Some nocturnal animals have a super sense of smell.
Amazing Adaptations
Smell
fox