Some animals come out in the day, but some animals only come out

at night!

Can you write what the word for this is by unscrambling the letters

below?

C N L N T R A O U

= …………………………………..……………………………………….

Now can you unscramble the sentence?

An nocturnal animal night that is comes out at

= ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In the table below are the names of some animals that you may have

seen at Knowsley Safari.

Can you put a tick by the ones that are nocturnal?

Zebra Deer Stick

insect

Baboon Bush dog Bat Owl

Antelope

Camel Ostrich Tapir White’s

Tree Frog

Sea lion Tiger

Rhino Royal

python

Wolf Giraffe Bearded

dragon

Milk

snake

Red river

hog

Lion

Meerkat African

land snail

Millipede Cockroach Capybara Vicuna

Do you know anymore nocturnal animals?

Write them in the box below!

Animals that are nocturnal have to use their sense really well to find

their food, hide from other animals and find their way around!

Humans have 5 senses—can you unscramble the words below and write

what they are?

G H S T I = …………………………………

M L S L E = ………………………………….

I N G H R A E = ………………………………………………

T S T E A = …………………………………..

C H T O U = ………………………………...

Can you complete the paragraphs about the nocturnal animals below? Fill

in the gaps in the sentences with words from the box at the bottom of

the page

I have ………………………. to help find my way

around in the dark!

I live in the rainforest where it can be

really ………………. so I have big eyes to see!

I use ……………………………….. where I make a

clicking noise and listen to echoes to help

me find my way around!

My hearing is so good that I can hear a

mouse’s ……………………. from up in the sky!

I have really …………………… …………………….

to see really far away! But I actually come

out in the day because I have yellow eyes!

Owls with black eyes come out at night!

I can see in …………………………….. to find my

favourite food—mice!

I use my …………………. to smell for my prey!

Echolocation Infra—red Big eyes Dark Antenna

Tongue Heartbeat