All About Nocturnal Animals by

Night-time Explorers

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:28 UTC

Nocturnal animals are animals that sleep in the day and wake up at night! They have super senses that help them find food and move around in the dark. Their eyes are usually quite big to help them see better at night, and many have excellent hearing too!

Why Do Animals Come Out at Night?

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:28 UTC

Some animals like to come out at night because:
- It's cooler
- There are fewer predators around
- It's easier to find food
- They can hide better in the dark
Clever, isn't it? 🌙

Beautiful Badgers

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:30 UTC

Badgers are one of Britain's favourite night-time animals! These stripy-faced friends live in homes called 'setts' underground. They love to munch on worms, insects, and fruits. Did you know that baby badgers are called cubs? How sweet! 🦡

Terrific Tawny Owls

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:30 UTC

Twit-twoo! That's the sound of our lovely tawny owls! These clever birds can turn their heads almost all the way around! They have super-quiet wings so they can sneak up on their food without making a sound. Their big eyes help them see in the dark! 🦉

Helpful Hedgehogs

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:31 UTC

Our prickly friends, hedgehogs, are garden helpers! They eat lots of slugs and snails that might try to munch on your plants. They have about 6,000 spikes on their back! When they're scared, they roll into a tiny ball. How clever! 🦔

Night-time Animal Sounds

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:04:33 UTC

Can you guess the animal sounds in the video?

Close your eyes and listen carefully! Can you make these animal sounds?
- Owl: Twit-twoo
- Fox: Wow-wow-wow
- Bat: Squeak-squeak
Practise with your friends and see if they can guess which animal you are! 🎵

Fantastic foxes

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:12:09 UTC

Foxes are expert hunters and hunt lots of smaller animals. Their hearing is so good they can hear animals digging underground. They are omnivores because they like eating berries and fruit too. Baby foxes are called cubs.

Find out more here...

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:15:23 UTC

Pairs

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:16:57 UTC

Play along and find the matching pairs.

Animal quiz

vcleary3 — 2025-01-13 16:30:58 UTC