nocturnal - traducción al español
![Echolocating [[bats]] adjust their vocalization to catch insects against a changing environmental background.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bat flying at night.png?width=200 "Echolocating [[bats]] adjust their vocalization to catch insects against a changing environmental background.")
![The [[honey badger]], a nocturnal animal.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) (17425848662).jpg?width=200 "The [[honey badger]], a nocturnal animal.")
![kiwi]] is a family of nocturnal birds endemic to New Zealand.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kiwi bird in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2002-01-01.jpg?width=200 "kiwi]] is a family of nocturnal birds endemic to New Zealand.")
.jpg?width=200 "Light pollution on a ski slope in Finland gives the area a hazy, brightened sky.")
Ex: The system is also being used to record and identify the nocturnal calls of migrating songbirds through eastern North America.
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* nocturnal vision = visión nocturna
Wikipedia
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite.
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both low-level and bright day levels of illumination (see metaturnal). Others, such as bushbabies and (some) bats, can function only at night. Many nocturnal creatures including tarsiers and some owls have large eyes in comparison with their body size to compensate for the lower light levels at night. More specifically, they have been found to have a larger cornea relative to their eye size than diurnal creatures to increase their visual sensitivity: in the low-light conditions. Nocturnality helps wasps, such as Apoica flavissima, avoid hunting in intense sunlight.
Diurnal animals, including squirrels and songbirds, are active during the daytime. Crepuscular species, such as rabbits, skunks, tigers and hyenas, are often erroneously referred to as nocturnal. Cathemeral species, such as fossas and lions, are active both in the day and at night.
