Living Night On the Secret Wonders of Wildlife After Dark

Prologue: Night in the City Chapter 1: The Dark Side of the DayOf Subjective RealitiesThe Other WorldA Life in the DarkFun Fact | Shining EyesChapter 2: Dwellers of the Night – DORMICEOf Mafiosi and SleepersSecret NeighborsFun Fact | Adhesive feet Chapter 3: Why animals are nocturnal and what dinosaurs have to do with itFrom shadowy existence to triumphant marchExcuse me, is there still room for me somewhere?Fun Fact | Artistic Freedom Chapter 4: Dwellers of the Night – OWLSSilent HuntersTwo Weird BirdsFun Fact | 270 degreesChapter 5: Only where there is light, there are shadowsWhen organisms bring light into the darkFun Fact | Obligatory or optional?Chapter 6: Inhabitants of the night – BATSVampire or cotton ballDelicate but toughFun Fact | Dark wingsMan under the spell of darknessThe night is dark and full of terrorNocturnal cultural assetsFun Fact | Fifty shades of grayChapter 7: Dwellers of the night – RACCOONSSensitive survival artistThe tank busters among the animalsFun Fact | The GuildChapter 8: The Loss of NightThe Dark Side of LightThe Meaning of DarknessFun Fact | From sleepy cows to relaxed miceChapter 9: Inhabitants of the night - NIGHT FEEDINGBrown bear and copper mother hen - the world of night owlsSensualFun Fact | Nemo's AnemoneEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotes, selected references, and bibliographyIndex