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Nocturnality

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 […]

Humblot’s Sunbird (Cinnyris humbloti)

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Humblot’s sunbird (Cinnyris humbloti) is a small passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae, a group commonly known as sunbirds. Endemic to the Comoro Islands in the western Indian Ocean, this species is distinguished by the iridescent plumage of the male and its ecological role as a nectar-feeding pollinator. The species is named after the French

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