Diurnal
Species that live by daylight: they hunt, feed and move about during the day.
What it means
Activity pattern describes which part of the day a species is active in, and it is one of the traits that most determines when you can hope to see it. A diurnal species uses the light to hunt by sight, display to rivals or pick out fruit and flowers by colour, and it usually rests once the sun goes down. It is not a rigid rule: many adjust their hours to the season, the heat or pressure from predators, and some shift to twilight where there is heavy human activity.
Species
Jackson’s Three-horned Chameleon
Trioceros jacksonii
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
Critically EndangeredEastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
EndangeredGiant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Least ConcernYellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
EndangeredEmperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Least ConcernVicuna
Vicugna vicugna
Least ConcernGuereza
Colobus guereza
Critically EndangeredIndri
Indri indri
Near ThreatenedPatagonian Mara
Dolichotis patagonum
EndangeredDhole
Cuon alpinus
EndangeredGrevy's Zebra
Equus grevyi
EndangeredAmazon River Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis
Least ConcernEmu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Critically EndangeredCalifornia Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Near ThreatenedEurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Least ConcernCommon Tern
Sterna hirundo
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Least ConcernToco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Common Tortoise
Testudo graeca
King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
EndangeredLong-tailed Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
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