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Video summary

A short video about the significant differences in adaptations between nocturnal and diurnal creatures. The two groups take different approaches to stealth and vocalisations.

The video shows bats, owls and fishing cats and discusses how they use stealth at night. Daytime creatures display loud calls, with the loud cackling laugh of a kookaburra mimicked by a lyrebird in a concert that also contains the sounds of a car alarm, camera and chainsaw.

This clip comes from the 成人快手 series, Our Planet, Loud and Quiet and Oak Trees.

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Teacher Notes

Pupils could practise imitating birdcalls, including some of those illustrated in the clip. Listen again to the 'dawn chorus' section of the clip, then ask pupils to produce a dawn chorus of their own, gradually joining in with their own bird imitation, until the whole class is singing.

  • Pupils might enjoy a visit to an outdoor area, where they can listen out for birdcalls. Alternatively, they could research birdsong using internet sources.
  • Ask the pupils to co-operate to draw a set of cards, showing all the different animals from the clip. They could add any other animals they know to be active mostly by day or by night. Shuffle the cards and challenge individuals to sort them into a 'day' and 'night' pile. The fastest sorter wins.

This clip is relevant for teaching Science at KS1 in England and Wales, Foundation and KS1 in Northern Ireland, and early level and first level in Scotland.

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