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by awesome_dude 33 days ago
It really hit me moving to Australia, most of the mammals are nocturnal (Kangaroos were the ones that caught me most by surprise) - most (if not all) of the reptiles are diurnal - got to have that sweet sweet sun to warm the blood.
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Many mammals have become nocturnal in order to avoid humans.

In Central Europe, most of the big game (boars, deer etc.), but also foxes and hares have become nocturnal. The great exception is the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl, where they all have reverted to diurnal life and tourists will quite often encounter something like a fox walking right in the middle of a road, looking at them with curiosity.

Everywhere else, that would be sign of rabies, but there, it is the original normal behavior.