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

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.


• These animals sleep during the day, often in a burrow or den.


• Many animals, like desert animals, are nocturnal in order to escape extreme daytime heat.

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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.

Raccoon

Aardvark

Did you know that “Arthur” is an aardvark?

http://pbskids.org/arthur/halloween/index.html

Badger

Boa Constrictor

Bobcat

Firefly

Hedgehog

http://hedgehogcentral.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=0

Hippopotamus

Opossum

Tarantula

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

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