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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 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.
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.
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