Talk:Crepuscular animal

Julian Barnes Fluff

What is this Julian Barnes fluff at the bottom of the entry. It is completely irrelevent to the article and a little bit vague, as well. Is "crepuscular" so rare of a word that one would have to be working a dictionary to discover it? I think not. I believe it is rather commonly used by poets. Does Barnes really have any special connection with it? Is this connection so special that it should be part of the definition of the word on this public information resource? The passage should be removed from the article unless anyone has any viable objections.218.211.4.105 05:49, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Contrast

"Crepuscular is thus in contrast with diurnal.": Just as much as with nocturnal!? So say so.

Minor Edit

Just wanted to make mention that I corrected the second paragraph due to improper use of English.

"The patterns of activity..." should be followed by "are" and not "is" due to "patterns" being plural. Not that big a deal really, but some things stick out (and I've spent way too much of my time reading over the years that I just have an instinct for right and wrong with words). Grammar nut, I guess? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.32.155.58 (talk) 11:39, 29 March 2007 (UTC).

Wild or domesticated?

Dogs, cats, et al. Does this refer just to animals in the wild or do domesticated versions also exhibit these traits? Example: My cocker spaniel is awake all day. Maybe he's not actually a dog... Valley2city 03:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Definition

Is there really any more than a definition here? Maybe we should just have the wictionary entry? Mnd999 22:32, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Crepuscular: evening, not morning?

I thought the root for crepuscular actually implied a dusk (afternoon, evening) context, but the word had simply come to apply to both dawn and dusk, er, gloamings. But I do not speak Latin, so I'm not much help with the Latin root.

I always knew it as both, but I checked. My Latin dictionary defines the root as referring to twilight, adding "(especially evening twilight)", but does not suggest that it cannot refer to dawn twilight as well or instead. Conclusion: it is important in all three senses in biology, so use it in good context in good conscience. JonRichfield (talk) 14:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Arabic link is missing

The article exists in Arabic, but for some reason, a link to it does not show up. Why is that ??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkewan (talk • contribs) 09:00, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Looks like someone promptly added it (back?) when you asked. How's that for service? —Tamfang (talk) 04:11, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Reptiles

My pet milk snake is crepuscular & I see no mention of the species nor any other reptiles. Also, I've heard that some dinosaurs were believed to be crepuscular. Can anyone back these up? MonicaBerry (talk) 22:22, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

There may well be hundreds of thousands of crepuscular species, probably including thousands of vertebrates. And a lot more would be facultatively crepuscular. Can't help missing a few!

JonRichfield (talk) 14:59, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Lampyridae

I know that there are diurnal Lampyridae, and I personally have seen some fireflies begin their display with intermittent flashing in the late gloaming, but I associate the real displays of fireflies and glowworms with deep darkness. Are we justified in showing that picture of the firefly (lightning bug) as "crepuscular"? Unless someone comes up with something reasonable on the subject, I'll keep an eye open for some incontrovertibly crepuscular organism to post instead. (Monica? Milk snake?  :-) ) JonRichfield (talk) 14:59, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

The Short-eared Owl's behavior

I have removed the following unsourced statement from the article

Some species have different habits in the absence of predators. For example, the Short-eared Owl is crepuscular on those of the Galápagos Islands that have buzzard species, but diurnal on those without.

Primarily, I have a problem with the "buzzard" (the Galapagos Hawk is the usual name - [1]) being called a predator of the owl. If anyone can find a source for that it would be much appreciated. The second sentence is largely true without the false premise of predation (usually, hawks harass but do not eat owls).

• "Galápagos short-eared owl: A short-eared owl that has become a diurnal predator. ... On islands like Santa Cruz, where the hawk is also present, the owl is more active during evenings - niche partitioning!" [2]
• "If you're lucky, you might spot the elusive short-eared owl-- as these guys don't have predators, they are the only owls in the world that are diurnal." [3]
• "The nocturnal short-eared owl chooses to be diurnal when assured of safety. On some of the Galapagos Islands, this owl is out the whole day. Because these spits of land are free of its nemesis — the buzzard." [4]

Do feel free to re-insert with slightly different phrasing. I think it's an interesting fact and might revisit the article myself in the future.--Martinship (talk) 17:27, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

I've rephrased it and added it back in again myself. Now, with sources! :) --Martinship (talk) 17:51, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't see any big cats, or large African animals

If there are any that are crepuscular, it might balance the list a bit.

The Ocelot isn't even a cat, but a sivit, I bet, not to mention it's not very big.

JoshNarins (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:13, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

I think you'll find the ocelot classified as a cat, not a civet. —Tamfang (talk) 23:22, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Anti-crepuscular?

Diurnal = day, nocturnal = night, crepuscular = twilight. But is there a term for animals that sleep at twilight, but are otherwise active during the day and in the night? I guess it would be anti-crepuscular, but I can't find a reference to that term anywhere. Does it exists? Or is there another term (and, if so, could it please be referenced/included in this article?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.63.181.176 (talk) 07:09, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Crepuscular can apply to both dawn and dusk since crepuscular actually means resembling twilight. 2A02:C7C:CC2A:8400:2994:74C9:57E7:F113 (talk) 21:19, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Can someone please add the Arabic page .. it exists !

Arabic page exists .. it is named : شفقي Can someone add it (link it) to the list of languages in which this article exist in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Palestine11 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

picture change in wikipedia

can the center please allow some picture changes of the introduction picture please? From the Google information of course. Sakura0009 (talk) 13:31, 2 May 2021 (UTC)