In this fascinating book, Sophia Kimmig describes the lives of various nocturnal animals and emphasizes the importance of the darkness for them and for us. While doing her PhD research in Berlin on the lives of foxes, she became fascinated with her observations during nighttime hours. In this book, she tells readers about the lives of many different animals, including bats, owls, dormice, raccoons, possums, moths, and more. These chapters alternate with those that explain why darkness is important to those animals as well as human animals. The chapter on light pollution included some useful suggestions. As a night owl myself, I found all of the chapters interesting as well as being thoroughly enjoyable to read. I learned new things in the course of reading this book and I can highly recommend it.

A very interesting and enlighting look into the world we live in and those who live in it at night. Very great read