Like this fennec fox, nocturnal behavior makes sense for animals living in blistering desert heat—cooler night temperatures stop them from overheating when exerting themselves. Photograph by ...

Desert Living Dinosaurs Were as Good as Owls, Had Great Night Vision and Hearing Ability A study led by University of Oxford ...

Guests at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are asked to be on the lookout for the "very clever" bat-eared fox, who escaped ...

Fennec Fox is a small desert fox that has large ears which help them dissipate heat. These nocturnal animals are native to ...

A report about nocturnal animals and birds and their adaptations. The report shows footage of barn owls, mice, hedgehogs, bats, badgers, moles and worms. Students could become nature detectives ...

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 ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...