nocturnal animals science sol 1.6 and 1.7 night and day animals and habitats
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Nocturnal AnimalsScience SOL 1.6 and 1.7
Night and DayAnimals and Habitats
What is a nocturnal animal? (1)
• Nocturnal animals are more active at night than during the day.
What is a nocturnal animal? (2)
• These animals sleep during the day, often in a burrow or den.
What is a nocturnal animal? (3)
• Many animals, like desert animals, are nocturnal in order to escape extreme daytime heat.
Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 1• Nocturnal animal have special adaptations
that help them survive in the dark.
Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 2• Many nocturnal animals, like owls, lemurs
and cats, have special eyes that see well in the dark.
Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 3• Some nocturnal animals, like bats, use echolocation, in which the animal emits a high-pitched sound which bounces off objects.
Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 4• Other nocturnal animals (like rabbits) have
good hearing.
Bat
Owl
Raccoon
Badger
Boa Constrictor
Bobcat
Cat
Dingo
Firefly
Bear
Hippopotamus
Koala
Lion
Mouse
Opossum
Otter
Sloth
Tarantula
The End
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