In every continent of the world, there is at least one snake species (except Antarctica). In fact, it’s not uncommon to find some snake lurking around in your backyard. Snakes have earned a negative reputation over the course of time. And that is not totally undeserved since they have been known to … Read more
The Answer: Birds are fascinating creatures. They are capable of something man can only dream of: self-propelled, self-sustained, flight. They are reliant only on themselves and their inborn traits and skills to keep them aloft in the air. While man can fly on airplanes or wind surf, it is much different from … Read more
The first dinosaur eggs were found by the well-known geologist Jean-Jacques Pouech in Southern France in the 1860s. This first discovery was followed by another one five years later in the same country. Since then, paleontologists have been intrigued by these mammoth creatures and have been exploring them. China’s Heyuan Museum claims … Read more
According to expert opinion, insects are attracted to light for the purpose of self-preservation. Insects are attracted to light because their search for food and mates is dependent on light. For example, some moths that thrive on cotton use moonlight to direct them to cotton farms. These moths are equipped with tiny … Read more
Electricity itself plays a big role in why birds don’t get electrocuted while perching on high voltage electric wires. Remember that electricity will always flow along a direction with the least resistance and move best via conductors. While copper inside electric wires is a reliable conductor, birds are not. Thus, the energy … Read more
Would you wish to have a tail? But if you or someone you know have ever wondered why humans didn’t have any tail, let’s go back to how organisms have evolved and turned into humans. This only applies to the believers of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. In 1831, Charles Darwin studied at … Read more
The Ostrich is the largest extant bird on the plants, which typically measures 6 to 9 feet or 1.8-2.7 meters in height and weighs around 140 to 290 pounds or 64 to 131 kilos. Ostriches are large, flightless birds that boast a long neck that protrudes from their massive round body and … Read more
When something peculiar to the body enters the nostrils, or when there is swelling on the nose’s internal surface for some reason, the sensory cells in the nostrils will send a message of alarm to the brain. The message is couriered by a nerve called the trigeminal to the center of the … Read more