Owls, Owls, Owls
This small animal is a favourite dinner of many owl species.
What is a mouse?
Unlike birds, bats have wings made of this material.
What is skin?
This household pet likes to stay up at night, like it's bigger cousin the cougar.
What is a cat?
This sense helps bats "see" the trees and avoid flying into them.
What is hearing? (echolocation)
Name 7 types of nocturnal insects.
Moths, Flies, Bees, Beetles, Crickets, Grasshoppers, Fireflies, Stinkbugs, Cockroaches, Mosquitos...
This "Pill" can be hard to swallow, making owls leave them behind after their meal.
What is a pellet?
When the caves are full, bats like to sleep in this man-made object.
What is a Bat Box?
This masked bandit likes to raid dumpsters at night, though its original home is the forest.
What is a raccoon?
This adaptation helps cats wander around the house, even when no lamps are on.
What is increased eyesight?
This insect is the most diverse group out of all the nocturnal insects.
Moths
This name is often used for baby owls before they leave the nest.
What is Owlets?
Despite drinking blood in movies, bats in BC only eat this for their midnight meals.
What are flying insects?
This animal is one that you often smell before you see, especially in the dark.
What is a Skunk?
This sense helps owls find mice to eat during the night.
What is hearing?
There are _____ species of nocturnal bees.
250
While these owls can fly, they usually prefer to run over the grasslands they call home.
What is a Burrowing Owl?
This fungal disease makes bats incredibly sick, and has lead to extinction threats in many bat species locally.
What is white nose syndrome?
This smaller cousin of the wolf often can be found browsing farm fields for mice and rabbits.
What is a coyote?
This adaptation for shrews helps them navigate at nighttime.
What are long whiskers?
The advantages to being a nocturnal insect.
Cooler temperatures, Less competition, and Less predators
This "mask" of feathers helps Barn Owls locate their prey.
What is Facial Disc?
What are hand bones?
This nocturnal urban animal is usually thought to be a cousin of the household dog, but it is in fact more closely related to the cat.
What is a Fox?
This sense helps moths locate their family during the nighttime.
What is scent?
How humans hurt nocturnal insects.
Pesticides, artificial light, and construction.