<p>①listening :1b循環(huán)，牛聽聽熏陶半小時</p><p>②reading </p><p><br></p> <p>③video :the fireman, little mouse ，粉豬一集</p><p>④??little mouse 拓展</p><p>M: Do you want to go out and play at night ?</p><p>Max: yes.</p><p>M: Are you afraid of the darkness ?</p><p>Max: 天太黑了我害怕</p><p>M: Don't be . There are many stree lights on the road. And you can take your flashlight. </p><p>Max: my flashlight !</p><p>M: Yes. Do you know that the little mice always come out at night ? They are night animals. </p><p>Do you know why ?</p><p>Max:我不知道</p><p>M: there are many reasons for that. </p><p><b>First, the temperature.</b> </p><p>It's hot during the day. And it is cool at night. </p><p>And they like to be cool. So they come out at night. </p><p><b>Second, Predators</b></p><p>Animals such as mice are <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">nocturnal</span> because many of their <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">predators</span> are out during the day. While there are also predators at night, these small animals have a better chance of going unnoticed when they look for food and water. During the day they can rest safely and at night they can search for food.</p><p><b>Third ,Prey</b></p><p>Some animals also come out at night because their <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">prey</span> comes out at night. For example, owls hunt for mice at night, which also happen to be nocturnal. Catching prey at night can be more difficult, but nocturnal predators are equipped with adaptations like<span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);"> great hearing and eyesight</span>.</p><p><b>Fourth, Competition</b></p><p>Animals are nocturnal because there is too much competition during the day. For example,bobcats might hunt during the daylight so coyotes hunt at night. This allows each species the chance to hunt for food without constantly fighting each other.</p><p><br></p> <p>There are some other animals coming out at night. </p><p><br></p> <p><b>Top 10 Most Beautiful Nocturnal Animals In The World</b></p><p><b>?</b></p><p>Almost all species of bats are nocturnal .There are 1000 different species of bats in the world. The Indian flying fox is an attractive species of bat that found in the forests of India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh and Maldives. The Indian flying bat is a large bat. They have long snouts, long toed foot with sharp claws and a wingspan of 1.5 meters.</p><p>The Indian flying fox is a <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">fruit bat</span>, feed only on fruits. They travel long distances in searching for food at night. The large eyes with <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">excellent night vision </span>help them in long distant night flights. The cool night temperature also helps the bats to dissipate the body heat that generates during the flight.</p> <p>The eyelash viper is a nocturnal venomous snake that found in tropical rainforests of Central and South America. They come in a variety of colors including yellow, red, green and brown. The eyelash vipers are named after the modified scales over their eyes. They spend most of their time on small tree branches. They only hunt at night. The hemotoxic <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">venom</span> of eyelash vipers are <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">fatal</span> to human. They also use this venom to kill their prey.</p> <p>The<b> barn owl </b>is a strictly nocturnal bird that found on every continents except Antarctica. The barn owls are known for their distinctive <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">heart shaped face </span>and beautiful plumage. During daytime the barn owls remain hidden in quiet places. They only hunt at night. The barn owls have an acute sense of hearing and excellent eyesight. These qualities make the nighttime hunting of barn owls much easier.</p> <p>The raccoon is a nocturnal, medium-sized <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">mammal</span> that found mainly in wooded areas across North America. They forage for food at night. The raccoons have excellent night vision and sense of hearing. They travel up to 18 miles in searching for food. It is also not unusual to see raccoons during daytime.</p><p>The raccoons are known for their beautiful dense fur with black mask. The black mask of raccoons helps to <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">reduce glare</span>. It aid them in forage for food at night. The raccoons eat almost anything they get such as<span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);"> insects, eggs, fishes, frog, nuts and fruits.</span></p> <p>The gray wolves howl at night because they are nocturnal. The upward calls of gray wolves can reach a maximum distance of 16 km. So it is all about sending calls to long distances in the best projecting angle. The gray wolves send the calls for communication and marking their territory.</p><p>The gray wolf is the largest species of wolf in the world. They can be 3-4 feet in length and weigh up to 65 kg. The gray wolves become more active at night. They have excellent nocturnal eyesight and good tracking skill. The cool night temperature also lets the gray wolves to save body energy.</p> <p>The red panda is a cat-sized panda that inhabits in the high mountains of Eastern Himalayas. They are also known as lesser panda and red bear cat. The red panda is also a well-known nocturnal creature. The red pandas spend most of the daytime in sleeping on high branches of trees. They only come down to the ground at night to search for food. The nighttime foraging help the red pandas to avoid the risk of attack from potential predators like snow leopard.</p> <p>The red-eyed tree frog is a colorful frog that inhabits in lowland rainforests of Central America and Southern parts of Mexico. The named derived from their large red eyes. They also have brightly colored green body. The red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal animal. They spend most of the daytime camouflaged under the leaves and only become active at night.Once startled by a predator the red-eyed frog widely opens its huge red eyes to surprise the predator.</p> <p>The slow loris is a group of medium-sized, nocturnal primate that found in Southeast Asia. There are five different species of slow lorises in the world. The slow lorises are notable for their human like hands. This nocturnal species spend the daytime in sleeping on tree branches and crevices. At night slow lorises forage for food.</p><p>The human-like hands of slow lorises have a powerful grip with strong fingers. They can move quickly over the branches.The slow lorises mainly feed on small birds, reptiles, eggs and fruits. They also have an <span style="color: rgb(255, 138, 0);">excellent sense of smell </span>and it helps them to locate prey in the darkness.</p> <p>The Luna moth is a large nocturnal, moth that found in forested areas of North America. Luna moths are admired for their large attractive light green wings with yellow strips. The wingspan o Luna moths measures approximately at 5 inches. Luna moths only come out at night and circle around outdoor lights.</p><p>The larvae stage of Luna moths lasts for 3-6 weeks. During this stage they feed constantly on different types of trees including cherries, hazelnut, walnut and hickory.On adult stage Luna moths feed nothing. They only live for 7 days as an adult moth. Mating is the only task of an adult Luna moth in between the shortest period of life.</p> <p>The sugar gliders are exotic, nocturnal animals native to forests of Australia and Indonesia.They are named after their diet and capability of gliding. Their diet mainly consist of sugary fruits and vegetables. The sugar gliders also have a membrane between their wrist and ankles. It lets them to glide between the trees.Sugar gliders are very social and they considered as an excellent exotic pet in some parts of the world.</p><p>Sugar gliders are nocturnal. They sleep throughout the day hours and forage for food at night. The large eyes of sugar gliders enhanced for night vision. They also have an excellent sense of hearing for locating the prey in the dark such as insects and rodents.</p>