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Although we know the basics of the more than 15,000 animal species that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, we ignore the natural behavior of even the most common ones, since many begin their activity when the sun goes down. In the Mediterranean, the different lunar phases do not seriously affect the tides, but they do affect the behavior of many animals: Protected by the dark cloak of night, countless species become active to interact or search for food without being devoured. Many have developed extraordinary abilities and sensory organs to survive the next dawn. Others use the stealth of the night to reproduce in the warm waters of the Mare Nostrum.