The eyes of nocturnal animals are not just about gathering light; they also have specialized neural pathways. These pathways allow rods to connect to “dark” circuits used by cones, enhancing ...

Nocturnal animals tend to have proportionally bigger eyes than humans do. They also tend to have pupils that open more widely in low light. So, at the outset, nocturnal eyes gather more light than ...

Nocturnal animals rest during the day and are active at night. This means they hunt, mate and perform other necessary survival activities without the help of the sun. Many nocturnal animals have ...

Presence has consequences “It suggests that animals might be playing it safe around people,” said Kaitlyn Gaynor, an ecologist at the University of California, Berkeley, who led the study.

A look at some animals that are active at night, and have to remain as quiet as possible. Barn owls are seen hunting silently, while voles make very little noise to avoid detection. A bat uses its ...

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To study this, she dug into 76 studies looking at 62 species of mammals from six continents and their response to human activities. The animals ranged from medium-sized mammals like the common ...