It was pleasant, sunny weather when Ricky decided to go out for an early morning exercise with his dog Dumbo. While they were coming closer to a nearby park, a man in his bicycle passes by Ricky and his dog. Ricky was so shocked when Dumbo suddenly speeds up running and chase … Read more
On August 3, 2012, a female cheetah set a new record of covering the distance of 100 meters in just 5.95 seconds. This record is far greater than the record time of 9.58 seconds set by the Jamaican sprinter and Olympic record holder Usain Bolt — the fastest man on Earth. There … Read more
Animals, whether flying birds, mammals, or reptiles that are usually colorless, snow-white, red, or pinkish eyes, appear adorable and cute. However, animals with these characteristics and appearance have albinism. Albinism is a congenital disease that causes a partial or complete loss of pigmentation in animals or even humans. A genetic mutation starts … Read more
We humans live quite an amazing life. But this life comes with its shortcomings – for example, we are always curious about everything. We always love to find out what it’s like to be someone else. Each one of us has at least thought about it once in our life. Funnily enough, … Read more
Frog is a cold blooded amphibian the temperature of whose body always remains equal to the atmospheric temperature. It can neither tolerate the extreme heat of summer nor the biting cold of winter and so the frog goes into hibernation whenever there are such extremes of climate. Before hibernating, the frog goes … Read more
Snakes are some of the most deadly and fascinating animals to live on this Earth. There are more than 3, 000 species of snakes in the world. Among these, about 20% of the species are poisonous. However, approximately 200 species are actually dangerous to humans. One of snakes’ primary ability to survive … Read more
The Answer: Birds are peculiar animals. They lay eggs like reptiles but have endothermic body heat like mammals. Their eggs are wonders of our universe. A living being is formed from a small, fragile, nondescript egg filled with fluid. This process is wonderfully complex. Eggs are also incredibly nutritious. An egg has … Read more
If there were a beauty prize for birds, the hummingbird would undoubtedly claim the first position. These birds, native to the North, South and especially Central America are Nature’s fire-flashing jewels. Their plumage is so brilliant that naturalists have given them the names of precious stones viz. Topaz hummingbird, Ruby-Throated hummingbird, Amethyst-Throated … Read more