Sentences with phrase «nocturnal which»

Chinchillas are nocturnal which makes them «more challenging» to spend time with and thy are less enthusiastic about contact time (they don't really want to be held).

Hamsters are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.

Also, hamsters are nocturnal which means that you may need to be patient to start your hunt until the wee hours of the night.

Not exact matches

The latest one released today shows the vehicle at night, which can create different driving conditions — like encounters with nocturnal creatures.

Crucifixion, be it the cross of Jesus or the nocturnal Golgotha of Auschwitz, breaks the moral continuities by which we have considered ourselves secure and whole.

The symbolism of night and darkness — which can be discerned in the cosmogonic myths, in initiation rites, in iconographies portraying nocturnal or subterranean animals — reveals the structural solidarity between precosmic and prenatal darkness on the one hand, and death, rebirth, and initiation on the other.

Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity of the desire to live, Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust.

It's a rare moment when the kids, the job, the house cleaning, the laundry, food shopping, bill paying, and so much more, which doesn't result in the nocturnal noggin neuralgia most readily offered up as the excuse why sex won't happen again tonight.

Comet moths are nocturnal, which is actually helpful for those planning to check out the museum's new resident.

The lakes can be broadly classified as «clearwater,» in which full - spectrum light passes relatively unimpeded, or «blackwater,» in which most of the visible light is absorbed by dissolved tannins, creating an almost nocturnal environment with only dim, red - shifted light filtering in from above.

«Eye degeneration can be seen as «collateral damage»,» as the birds adapt to their «nocturnal, lightless niche in which normal, functioning eyes are not necessary», says Stanley Sessions at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.

This nocturnal foraging makes surface - active moles extremely difficult to observe for humans, which in part explains why that behavior has remained unknown for so long.

To test this, the team studied the strategy of the nocturnal European catfish as it stalked swimming guppies in a test aquarium illuminated only by infrared light, in which catfish can not see.

However, body temperature fluctuates slightly over the day: during the active phase (which for mice is in the dark because they are nocturnal animals), the body temperature is about 1.5 ° C higher than in the resting phase (in mice during the day).

«Whiskers are an amazing sensory tool to have when you are nocturnal and the evolution of whiskers possibly assisted in the survival of the therapsids — and more specifically the probainognathians — which eventually evolved into mammals as we know them today,» says Benoit.

Until now, scientists thought that flowers which don't produce floral volatiles are invisible to nocturnal pollinators, such as hawk moths.

For instance, Mexican free - tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in Texas and Mexico forage for nocturnal moths, which migrate in very narrow layers in the atmosphere based on how the wind is blowing.

The nocturnal insects — which are toxic to bats — issue an ultrasonic «warning» whenever a bat is near.

With their bark - patterned fur and nocturnal habits, spotting these animals, which are about the size of large squirrels, is tough.

«We estimate that approximately four million US adults over the age of 65 suffer daily from nocturnal leg cramps, a condition for which there is significant unmet need since there are no approved treatments,» said study author Rod MacKinnon, MD, Nobel laureate and co-founder of Flex Pharma in Boston.

Indeed, many rodents remain nocturnal, from pet hamsters to the extravagantly named octodon, which is actually a nondescript mouse - like creature.

Such delightful details fill Ekirch's narrative of the night, which examines nocturnal habits from lamp lighting to dividing the night into first and second sleeps, broken by periods devoted to chores, reading, and eating.

Flowers that don't emit a scent are also visited by hawk moths Until now, scientists thought that flowers which don't produce floral volatiles are invisible to nocturnal pollinators, such as hawk moths.

Benton tagged 162 scorpions and watched their nocturnal movements over 18 months using a portable ultraviolet lamp which made the animals fluoresce bright green.

If you have trouble with blood sugar regulation or don't effectively make this conversion, you'll suffer nocturnal hypoglycemia — blood sugar dropping too low at night — which wakes you up in the middle of the night.

You can make your own gigantic, plush blanket with this guide (which went viral earlier this fall) from Laura Birek, the blogger behind Nocturnal Knits.

More often than not, those organic sounds [dusty record pops, nocturnal nature recordings, tape hiss, distant car radios, bleeping busy signals, and street noise] feel like the music's most relatable characteristics, providing moments of unpredictability and liveliness to an album which paints almost exclusively with monochrome hues.

According to Deadline, Vikander will take on the lead role in Freakshift, which they describe as «an all - guns - blazing action thriller about a band of misfits who hunt down and kill nocturnal underground monsters.»

Word on the street (and by «street» I mean the Variety article mentioned in the link above) is that «Nocturnal Animals» will be world premiering at the Venice Film Festival, which begins on August 31.

Maybe they all went to Nocturnal Animals, which somehow managed to rack up three nominations, including Tom Ford for Best Director and Best Screenplay and Aaron Taylor - Johnson for Best Supporting Actor.

Owing a debt to the Zen - like simplicity and nocturnal L.A. ambience of Walter Hill's The Driver — which, in turn, took a page from Jean - Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï — the film is little more than an exercise in style, but it's dazzling and mythic, a testament to the fundamental appeal of fast cars, dangerous men, and tension that squeezes like a hand to the throat.

Deadline reports that Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) is in talks to star in the action - thriller, which centers on a band of misfits who hunt down and kill underground, nocturnal monsters.

«Nocturnal Animals,» which recently landed Ford Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for the forthcoming Golden Globe Awards, is currently in theaters.

«La La Land» leads the 2017 British Academy Film Awards Nominations with 11, followed closely by «Arrival» and «Nocturnal Animals» (which both star Amy Adams) with 9 each.

Get this sneak peek at Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, and Aaron Taylor - Johnson in a new teaser trailer from Focus Features» haunting romantic thriller Nocturnal Animals which just screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

The deal rivals the biggest ever made at a film festival: the $ 20 million Focus Features paid for world rights to the Tom Ford - directed Nocturnal Animals at the last Cannes, which matched the $ 20 million Paramount paid for the Denis Villenueve - directed Story Of Your Life at Cannes 2014.

«Nocturnal Animals,» which is set to open in theaters Dec. 9, also stars Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Laura Linney, and Armie Hammer in supporting roles.

Other notable films that will screen at TIFF include Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals,» with Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams; «Whiplash» director Damien Chazelle «s musical «La La Land,» with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Peter Berg «s «Deepwater Horizon,» a true - life drama about the oil spill, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell; Werner Herzog «s «Salt and Fire,» a drama in which Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal face ecological disaster in South America; Ewan McGregor «s Philip Roth adaptation «American Pastoral,» the actor's directorial debut; Denis Villeneuve «s sci - fi drama «Arrival,» formerly titled «Story of Your Life,» with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner; Juan Antonio Bayona «s «A Monster Calls»; «Denial,» Mick Jackson's drama starring Rachel Weisz as a historian sued by a Holocaust denier; Irish director Jim Sheridan «s «The Secret Scripture,» with Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara playing two different ages of a woman who keeps a diary of her time in a mental hospital; and «Mascots,» Christopher Guest «s comedy about the world of sports mascots.

Working with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers in both independent and studio films, Gyllenhaal starred in Ang Lee's classic «Brokeback Mountain,» for which he received an Oscar ® nomination and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; Bong Joon - ho's «Okja;» David Ayer's «End of Watch;» Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama «Southpaw;» Dennis Villeneuve's highly acclaimed films «Prisoners» and «Enemy;» Richard Kelly's cult hit «Donnie Darko;» David Fincher's «Zodiac;» Sam Mendes» «Jarhead;» Nicole Holofcener's «Lovely and Amazing;» Ed Zwick's «Love and Other Drugs,» for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and Tom Ford's «Nocturnal Animals,» for which he earned a BAFTA nomination.

Martin Scorsese - Snub The esteemed filmmaker was shut out of the Best Director category, which saw nods for the likes of Tom Ford («Nocturnal Animals») and Mel Gibson («Hacksaw Ridge»).

Jake Gyllenhaal is featured on one of the new character posters for his upcoming movie Nocturnal Animals, which was written and directed by fashion designer / filmmaker Tom Ford.

Get this sneak peek at Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, and Aaron Taylor - Johnson in a new teaser trailer from Focus Features» haunting romantic thriller Nocturnal Animals which just screened at the 2016 Toronto International...

I was able to see La tortue rouge, I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, 2016), Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016), Loving (Jeff Nichols, 2016), Nocturnal Animals, O.J: Made in America, and Arrival, all of which impressed me greatly and provided a structure for my «best films of 2016» list.

Tom Ford looks to have another great one on his hands with Nocturnal Animals, believes Owen Gleiberman, who writes: «Nocturnal Animals,» which premiered today at the 73rd International Venice Film Festival, is a suspenseful and...

What actually might serve as a surprise is that Tom Ford's thriller Nocturnal Animals and sci - fi drama Arrival landed nine nominations apiece, tying for second place (which is fabulous news for Amy Adams).

Her most recent credits include the Showtime series «Guerrilla» and «Nocturnal Animals,» which also starred Gyllenhaal.

The secrets unveiled demand to be experienced rather than explained, so suffice to say they range from a strange starfish to the local mums» nocturnal pastimes, which resemble some Lovecraft - ian ritual of the flesh.

Ford is incapable of crafting an uninteresting shot, which is why «Nocturnal Animals» is never boring.

They include Jeff Nichols» historical drama Loving, which was cited by the WGA; Nocturnal Animals, Tom Ford's stylish thriller that received boosts this week from the Golden Globes and BAFTA; and Silence, Martin Scorsese's well - received religious epic, which has struggled to gain traction with awards groups thus far.

He was intent on deromanticising the criminal world, of which he had such vivid firsthand experience in his endless nocturnal wanderings through the city.