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What Does Nocturnal Mean?

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    The term Nocturnal refers to an animal that is active only after dark. A nocturnal animal sleeps during the day. It is the opposite of a typical human schedule. However there are some exceptional nocturnal species that area active at both times, during the day and as well as the night.  Nocturnal animals generally have the senses that are highly developed for hearing and smell; they also have specially adapted eyesight that enables them to see perfectly in the dark of the night.

    In various Zoo's the enclosures of the nocturnal animals are kept in special night illumination chambers to reverse their Sleep Wake cycle and to keep them active during the morning hours when the tourists or visitors make an attempt to see them.
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    Mustaine 

    answered 3 years ago

      A animal that is awake and hunts at night!
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      Guest 

      answered 7 months ago

        You go to bed at nighttime?
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        Guest 

        answered 7 months ago

        This means total darkness or night time like
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        T-wright 

        answered 7 months ago

        Well em let me think emm ok then emmm active after dark.The animal sleeps in the day.
                                                           Now thx for hearing
        my comme
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        Guest 

        answered 5 months ago

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