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Daniel walks in the studio with binoculars and a backpack.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and an orange TVO Kids T-shirt under a pink shirt.

He says AND WE ARE BACK, TVO KIDS.
WELCOME BACK, YOU GUYS ARE
HANGING OUT WITH DANIEL.
NOW, I WANT TO KNOW,
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON
A NATURE HIKE
AND COME ACROSS ANIMALS LIKE
SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS,
EVEN DEER OR FOXES?

On a screen behind him appears a picture of a forest with the caption “Night creatures.”

Daniel says IT'S PRETTY AMAZING
WHEN YOU SEE THEM.
BUT, A RECENT STUDY SHOWED
THAT WE MAY BE SEEING
THESE ANIMALS LESS
DURING THE DAY TIME.
THAT'S BECAUSE HUMAN ACTIVITY
HAS INCREASED SO MUCH,
THAT SOME ANIMALS ARE
BECOMING MORE NOCTURNAL.
THAT MEANS THEY MOST
ACTIVE AT NIGHT.
SO, IN ORDER TO AVOID
HUMAN CONTACT,
THEY SLEEP DURING THE DAY,
AND COME OUT AT NIGHT
TO HUNT AND PLAY.
SOME OF THESE SPECIES INCLUDE
COYOTES AND DEER,
EVEN ELEPHANTS
AND TIGERS.
NOW, IT'S NECESSARILY
A BAD THING.
BY AVOIDING EACH OTHER,
BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET HURT.
BUT, THE DOWNSIDE COULD BE HOW
IT EFFECTS AN ANIMALS DIET.
FOR EXAMPLE, COYOTES USUALLY
EAT DAYTIME PREY LIKE
SQUIRRELS AND BIRDS.
BUT AT NIGHT, THEY SWITCH
TO RABBITS AND RATS.
THAT KIND OF THING COULD CHANGE
THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.
NOW, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T
THE FIRST TIME
ANIMALS HAVE
BECOME NOCTURNAL.

Now a picture of a tyrannosaurus Rex appears on the screen.

Daniel says DURING THE DINOSAUR AGE,
MANY ANIMALS PREFERRED TO
SLEEP DURING THE DAY,
AND COME OUT AT NIGHT WHEN THE
DINOSAURS WERE SLEEPING.
SMART, EH?
BUT AFTER THE DINOSAURS
WENT EXTINCT,
ANIMALS CAME BACK OUT
INTO THE DAYLIGHT.
HEY, WAIT, DOES THIS MEAN WE
ARE THE NEW DINOSAURS?
WELL, KIND OF.
HUMANS DO DOMINATE THE
ANIMAL WORLD,
WHETHER WE'RE HUNTING OR JUST
COMPETING FOR SPACE.
ANIMALS WANT TO AVOID US.
SO, THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE
OUT ON A HIKE,
REMEMBER TO BE RESPECTFUL
OF ANIMALS AROUND YOU,
IT'S THEIR WORLD TOO.

(OWL HOOTING, WORLD HOWLING)

The lights fade in the studio and Daniel says WHOA, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
IT'S GETTING DARK,
I BETTER GET MOVING.
STAY TUNED FOR OUR
FUTURE STORY UP NEXT.

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