A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon’s phases affect the behavior of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered their activity levels or timing, or both, in response to the full moon. A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon’s phases affect the behavior of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered their activity levels or timing, or both, in response to the full moon. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories