Like this fennec fox, nocturnal behavior makes sense for animals living in blistering desert heat—cooler night temperatures stop them from overheating when exerting themselves. Photograph by ...

Kuwait’s deserts are home to a flourishing population of Arabian red foxes, also known locally as “Al-Hesni,” according to ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study ...

Nocturnal animals tend to have proportionally bigger eyes than humans do. They also tend to have pupils that open more widely in low light. So, at the outset, nocturnal eyes gather more light than ...

Desert lizards struggle as warming temperatures raise their food needs while limiting foraging time, making survival ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...

A report about nocturnal animals and birds and their adaptations. The report shows footage of barn owls, mice, hedgehogs, bats, badgers, moles and worms. Students could become nature detectives ...

But not only Pia finds this persistent plant interesting – a desert chameleon also appears on top of the Welwitschia. While searching for nocturnal animals, Pia discovers that also at night, there is ...