To maximize their ability to hear insects spectral tarsiers tug on their ears before setting out on this nightly activity

When the full moon gets too bright an African owl named for this other mighty bird of prey resorts to chasing its own prey on foot

To get the ideal conditions for recording this phenomenon a cameraman traveled miles on skis into a pitch-dark forest

Adults are too heavy but a young python can climb even the thinnest branches to seek prey in this upper level of a rainforest

Prey animals usually avoid predators but at night these big African antelopes actually follow cheetahs to keep them in sight