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Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals Science SOL 1.6 and 1.7 Night and Day Animals 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.

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Nocturnal Animals

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  1. Nocturnal Animals Science SOL 1.6 and 1.7 Night and Day Animals and Habitats

  2. What is a nocturnal animal? (1) • Nocturnal animals are more active at night than during the day.

  3. What is a nocturnal animal? (2) • These animals sleep during the day, often in a burrow or den.

  4. What is a nocturnal animal? (3) • Many animals, like desert animals, are nocturnal in order to escape extreme daytime heat.

  5. Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 1 • Nocturnal animal have special adaptations that help them survive in the dark.

  6. Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 2 • Many nocturnal animals, like owls, lemurs and cats, have special eyes that see well in the dark.

  7. 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.

  8. Characteristics of a Nocturnal Animal ~ 4 • Other nocturnal animals (like rabbits) have good hearing.

  9. Bat

  10. Owl

  11. Raccoon

  12. Aardvark Did you know that “Arthur” is an aardvark?

  13. Badger

  14. Boa Constrictor

  15. Bobcat

  16. Cat

  17. Dingo

  18. Firefly

  19. Bear

  20. Hedgehog

  21. Hippopotamus

  22. Koala

  23. Lion

  24. Mouse

  25. Opossum

  26. Otter

  27. Sloth

  28. Tarantula

  29. The End

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