Some animals can literally sniff out a situation ... sharp quills that they can splay out if they feel threatened by night-time predators. Photograph by Joel Sartore Having the right tools ...

Barn owl chicks are always hungry. So their parents have to feed them all the time. Owls aren't the only animals that come out at night. Lots of other animals are nocturnal too. Prickly hedgehogs ...

In 1893, Shiras captured the first known night-time photograph of animals, a striking image of three deer leaping away from the burst of his flash. Over the following decades Shiras’ night ...

"Their eyes are the animal world's equivalent of night-vision goggles." Quentin Martinez/Getty Images The tarsier is a genius in the dark thanks to its enormous eyes Geoff is the science lead on a ...

Watch as we take you deep into the heart of the night, where the most dangerous and elusive animals emerge. As the sun sets ...