An animal such as an owl or bat. Animals that are nocturnal sleep during the day and would awaken at night.
nocturnal |näkˈtərnl| adjective done, occurring, or active at night : most owls are nocturnal. DERIVATIVES nocturnally |nɑkˈtərnli| adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from late Latin...
Nocturnal means that they sleep in the day and go scavaging for food and water by night.
Nocturnal means that creatures only come out at night eg. A badger.. Some snakes are nocturnal.
because it chooses to beat the heat of the day