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Night Hunters
Nocturnal animals are most active at night. These animals have developed senses, abilities, and hunting strategies over millennia to exploit the nighttime hours, living and hunting in the same habitats as daytime species. Many nocturnal hunters are more energy efficient in cooler temperatures; some have darker coloration to more easily blend in; and some have jagged silhouettes making them harder to spot. Gaboon Viper, Bitis gabonica, showing pit by DonArnold; Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, showing pit by DonArnold; Spider at night by Masse-j, Jul 2015 There are advantages to living at a time of day when there is less general activity. …
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Discover-Nature presents information related to the Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL where a wide variety of high-quality zoological, geological, and herbarium specimens are on exhibit, free to the public. It starts with out bi-monthly blog about the world of nature. Other pages provide information on the collections, reservations for museum visits, resource for scientific information and museum events including the Nature Doodler’s journaling activities.
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