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Mahmoud Reza Hemami and colleagues showed that high moonlight intensity inhibits the activity of the Iranian jerboa (Allactaga firouzi), a result explicable in terms of benefits and costs: greater lunar intensity may not enable the jerboas to increase foraging success enough to offset the higher chance of detection by predatory jackals or owls. Most other nocturnal mammals respond to lunar intensity variations similarly to Iranian jerboas, but Azara's night monkeys (Aotus azarae) display the opposite pattern, as their heavy reliance on visual foraging results in a different balance of reward and risk.