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Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.
Tarsiers are small animals with enormous eyes; each eyeball is approximately 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in diameter and is as large as, or in some cases larger than, its entire brain. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The unique cranial anatomy of the tarsier results from the need to balance their large eyes and heavy head so they are able to wait silently for ...
Night monkeys have large brown eyes; the size improves their nocturnal vision increasing their ability to be active at night. They are sometimes said to lack a tapetum lucidum, the reflective layer behind the retina possessed by many nocturnal animals. [8] Other sources say they have a tapetum lucidum composed of collagen fibrils. [9]
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Like other night monkeys, the Panamanian night monkey has large eyes, befitting its nocturnal lifestyle. But unlike many nocturnal animal species, its eyes do not have a tapetum lucidum. Also like other night monkeys, it has a short tail relative to the body size. [7] The Panamanian night monkey is arboreal and nocturnal. [6]
The kinkajou has a round head, large eyes, a short, pointed snout, short limbs, and a long prehensile tail. The total head-and-body length (including the tail) is between 82 and 133 cm (32 and 52 in), and the tail measures 39 to 57 cm (15 to 22 in). [2] Its mature weight ranges from 1.4 to 4.6 kg (3.1 to 10.1 lb).
The eyes are large, even larger than those of nightjars. As in many species of nocturnal birds , they reflect the light of flashlights. [ 14 ] Their eyes, which could be conspicuous to potential predators during the day, have unusual slits in the lids , [ 15 ] which allow potoos to sense movement even when their eyes are closed.
Based on Austin Wright's novel Tony and Susan, the psychological 2016 drama Nocturnal Animals, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, is known for an ambiguous ending that leaves it up to the ...