Nocturnal Animals
Did you know?
It's that time of year when many birds, bats, butterflies and moths are migrating, or making their way south to their winter homes. Many of these migrants travel by night. In fact, studies have shown that more birds migrate at night than travel during the day.
Owls are some of the easiest birds to recognize. Their big, round eyes make them hard to miss. Their eyes are so big that there is no room in their heads for them to move, so an owl must move its wholehead to change its point of view. But that's not too hard for owls to do because they have very flexible necks and can turn their heads almost all the way around. Can you find the two owls above that are exactly the same?
Nocturnal animals are active mainly at night. Print the above picture out and color it. Can you guess which of the animals in the are nocturnal?
Answer: Bat, opossum, owl and lightening bug.
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