How do snakes get around with no feet?
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- May 21, 2015
There are many dogs that are very good swimmers, but one of the best is the giant Newfoundland dog. Newfoundland dogs can weigh up to 150 pounds, and are so big, black, and shaggy that people used to think they were descended from bears! But that’s not the most amazing thing about these dogs. They’re
READ MOREEveryone knows that dogs can be trained to play dead. But did you know that a snake has picked up the trick as well? The hognose snake is a great actor. It’s a harmless snake, but when it feels threatened, it will rear back, hiss, and flatten out its head into a hood, just like
READ MOREHave you ever watched someone give blood? It’s an important job – blood only does a patient any good if the cells are still alive. That means that when you donate blood, you’re giving a part of yourself that’s still alive to somebody else! So what makes up the living soup called blood? Most of
READ MOREWhen you snuggle up in bed for the night, you turn out the light, close your eyes, and let yourself drift off to sleep. You don’t have to think about breathing because your body does it automatically. But how different would sleeping be if you did it in a swimming pool? Most people would very
READ MOREIf you are big and you eat food equivalent to six to eight percent of your body weight and sleep while standing, then you may call yourself as a little elephy….. Babies suck their thumbs while baby elephants suck their trunks… The young elephant calves suckle with their mouth and not their trunk. Did you
READ MOREThere’s a big, bright, beautiful world beneath the surface of the ocean, just brimming with life. Some fish display a rainbow of colours, and some like to blend in with the sand. Some enjoy nibbling on plants, while others are fierce predators. But one thing is for certain: there are some incredible extremes of life
READ MOREGiraffes are the tallest land animal living today. A full grown male giraffe can measure up to 19 feet tall. If you’ve ever looked up at one, you’ve probably stared at its long neck and wondered how many bones it takes to make a neck that long. But the truth is that giraffes have the
READ MOREIf you were reading a fantasy story set in a magic land, you probably wouldn’t be surprised to read about a fruit that can make sour things taste sweet. But the surprising thing is that such a fruit actually does exist! It’s called the miracle fruit. The miracle fruit grows in West Africa, looks a
READ MOREHave you ever wondered why you have to keep very quiet if you want to catch a fish? They don’t have any ears! Actually, fish can hear quite well. Instead of ears opening to the outside of their heads like we have, fish have ear bones called otoliths inside their heads. When a sound wave
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