Moonlight shapes how some animals move, grow and even sing
Behavior can be tied to the lunar phases

GUIDING LIGHT Moonlight affects animals in many different ways. For wildebeests (one shown), which are vulnerable to nocturnal attacks by lions, moonlight can be an indicator of how dangerous the coming evening will be.
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