Which mammals have no teeth?
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- September 21, 2012
There are over 1000 different kinds of bats in the world. Most of them are insect eaters. Some eat fruit, some drink nectar from flowers, and a few eat small animals like mice. Out of all those bats, there are only three species that actually feed on blood! All three kinds of vampire bats live
READ MOREIf you’ve ever been frazzled trying to think about how to convert American or Imperial measurements into metric, you’re not alone. In 1999, some of the brightest people in the world working at NASA managed to crash the Mars Climate Orbiter into the red planet, all because of confusion between traditional units and metric. Well,
READ MOREEverything You Need to Know About Hurricanes (and maybe more!) If you’re looking for facts about hurricanes, you’ve come to the right place! Hurricanes are one of nature’s most powerful forces and can cause massive destruction over wide areas. Hurricane vs. Cyclone Of course, the first thing you need to know is what a hurricane
READ MOREThe ability to sense and generate electricity sounds like the superpower of a comic book hero, but it’s actually a useful ability that some aquatic animals use to hunt their prey! All living things generate a weak electrical field; your heart is beating now because tiny electrical signals are telling all the parts of your
READ MOREIf you saw a smaller fish inside the mouth of a large fish with sharp teeth, what would you expect to happen? You might think that the small fish is one gulp away from becoming dinner, and in most cases that’s exactly what would happen. But there are a few lucky types of fish who
READ MOREImagine scuba diving through a tropical reef late at night. You are drifting past the dark corals when suddenly two lights turn around a corner and head straight for you! They look exactly like the headlights on a car, but they actually belong to a flashlight fish! Flashlight fish spend most of their time in
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