Nocturnal animals have developed behaviors and heightened senses that allow them to be active at night. They have special adaptations like eyes that see well in the dark, echolocation abilities, extra powerful hearing, sound-muffling feathers, heavy fur and soft feet to sneak up on prey, and a strong sense of smell and hearing to find food at night. Examples are lemurs that can see well at night, bats that use echolocation, rabbits with sharp hearing, owls with sound-muffling feathers, cats with stealthy fur and feet, and aardvarks that can smell and hear insects.

1. Nocturnal Animals Active at night Has developed behavior to be up during night hours to avoid predators. Have heightened senses Hearing Smelling Sight

2. Animals and their Nocturnal Characteristics Lemurs = have special eyes that helps them see at night Bats = use high pitched sounds to figure out their surroundings in the dark Rabbits = have extra powerful sense of hearing

3. Animals and their Nocturnal Characteristics Owls = have special feathers that muffles sound to swoop up on prey Cats = have heavy fur and soft pads on their feet to help sneak up on their prey Aardvark = can hear and smell insects as it walks by