With increasing human presence, there was some shifting. Animals that were primarily diurnal in some places, would shift to more nocturnal, or vice versa. We also noticed body size played a huge ...

Three coyote attacks in two days prompted the city of Atlantic Beach to issue an advisory the public, calling it "a serious ...

This spring is the 26th I’ve spent on Martha’s Vineyard. From the very start of that run, Correllus State Forest established ...

Coyotes are naturally diurnal (most active at dawn and dusk) but often shift to more nocturnal activity in urban and suburban areas in an effort to avoid people. Coyotes prefer open space and ...

This nocturnal lifestyle reduces the need for them ... and the northern pygmy-owl (Glaucidium californicum), are diurnal or crepuscular, meaning they are active during the day or at twilight.

A new species of snake, endemic to Sri Lanka, has been discovered in the biologically rich Maragala mountain range near ...

Most moths are nocturnal; butterflies are essentially moths that have evolved to be diurnal, or active during the day, says Robert Robbins, a curator of lepidoptera at the National Museum of ...

The answer is both yes and no. Guinea pigs are neither strictly nocturnal nor diurnal; instead, their behavior includes periods of activity during both day and night. They sleep for short periods at ...

Predator-prey relationships, competitive interactions, and mutualistic partnerships can all be disrupted when traditionally diurnal species become nocturnal. For example, when medium-sized predators ...

“The most striking thing is that when you are taught an animal is diurnal or is nocturnal, that is not always correct,” said Brian Gerber, Ph.D., former University of Rhode Island research ecologist ...