nocturnals
Active after dark
Nocturnals is the plural of nocturnal used as a noun, referring to animals that are active primarily at night.
Owls, bats, and raccoons are classic examples of nocturnals, creatures whose biology has adapted them to darkness.
The term appears most often in nature documentaries and wildlife discussions: The nocturnals emerge once the sun sets.
Less commonly, nocturnals may refer to people who keep late hours or work night shifts.
Nocturnal feathered predator
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- raccoonMasked North American omnivore
- opossumAmerican pouch-bearing mammal
hedgehog · firefly · lemur · nightjar · gecko · badger · skunk · panther
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
nightfall · starlight · shadows · gloaming · evening · lunar · night-sky · silhouette
Moving stealthily while hunting
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
scavenging · burrowing · echolocation · camouflage · ambush · stealth · furtive · alert
Daily biological cycle
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- photoreceptorsCells sensing light
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
diurnal · hibernation · torpor · metabolism · pupils · retina · sensory · evolutionary
owl
Nocturnal feathered predator
opossum · hedgehog · firefly · lemur · nightjar · gecko · badger · skunk · panther · lynx
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
midnight · nightfall · starlight · shadows · gloaming · evening · lunar · night-sky · silhouette · crescent
prowling
Moving stealthily while hunting
roaming · scavenging · burrowing · echolocation · camouflage · ambush · stealth · furtive · alert · vigilant
circadian
Daily biological cycle
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- photoreceptorsCells sensing light
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
crepuscular · diurnal · hibernation · torpor · metabolism · pupils · retina · sensory · evolutionary
- nocturnal animalsCreatures active after dark
- nocturnal habitsActivities done after dark
- nocturnal emissionsEjaculation while asleep
- nocturnal huntersAnimals active at night
- nocturnal predatorAnimal hunting after dark
- nocturnal activityActions performed after dark