Aristotle

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.

Greek Philosopher

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.

Federico Garcia Lorca

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.

Spanish Poet

Orhan Pamuk

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.

Novelist

Gilbert K. Chesterton

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.

English Writer

Siri Hustvedt

There is no reason we should expect young children to enter the nocturnal darkness of sleep and dreams without help.

American Novelist

Katy Perry

I live a rock-star kind of life where I don't go to bed until 4 A.M. I'm very nocturnal.

American Musician

Irwin Shaw

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.

Artie Lange

I'm a comic, so I like to stay nocturnal. I work 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

American Actor

B. D. Wong

Nocturnal refers to being active or occurring in the night, opposed to daytime.

Night Activity

Humans are generally not nocturnal, but some people may work at night or have nocturnal hobbies.

Human Sleep Patterns

Nocturnal creatures are adapted to life in the dark, possibly to avoid predators or the heat.

Environment Adaptation

 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

Reintroducing 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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 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

Small Creatures In Need...

 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

Top 5 Animal Adaptations...

 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

Saving the lowland Tapir...

 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

Spotting the World's...

 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.

Light Pollution 101 PIPE...

 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.

How do animals see in...

 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

When The World Gets 1℃...

 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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