Reading Time: 2 minutes Male ostriches can roar like a lion. Now this roar that male ostriches make isn’t some form of bird imitation, like this swearing parrot, it’s a behavioural sound that comes naturally to them. And I might admit, it’s a pretty cool sound to make. You may recall a few articles back that we discussed how …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Now this would be handy. Iguanas have a third eye. This is really freaky for an animal that isn’t exactly an insect, like bees. But extra appendages on animals, and humans for that matter are not exactly something that is all that new. For generations people have known that flies have a crapload of eyes, some …
Reading Time: 2 minutes And you thought that they were cute. Baby koalas eat poop from their mother. Now, it’s one thing to eat your own, but to eat that of anothers is something completely different. But then again, we’re not exactly talking about two girls one cup here. While that infamous video was completely unnecessary, as well as …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever wondered to yourself how many quills does a porcupine have? Well, it’s a lot. To be precise, the average porcupine has around 30,000 spikes on their back, sides and tail. But did you also know that the porcupine spikes are actually made from hair? The porcupines spikes, otherwise known as quills are …
Reading Time: 2 minutes They are the tireless workers of the animal kingdom. They slave away producing one of the sweetest and delicious golden nectars known to man. We are of course talking about bees. The honey that they produce is delicious, and very healthy. But how many of you have ever put thought into how difficult the produce …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Time for a pop quiz. Do cats need to drink water? You are probably thinking that this is an utterly stupid question to ask as water is the building block of life on Earth. But what if I were to tell you that cats do not need to drink water? How could this possibly be? …
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a species of giant dragonfly in Australia that may surprise many readers, mainly due to its imposing size. This dragon fly is one of the largest in the world, dwarfing many other insect species. They inhabit the east coast of the island nation, spanning from the state of Victoria in the south up to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to evolution for some people the jury is still out. But if you look at the science, evolution does exist. In fact, even the Catholic Church has admitted that evolution does happen. Their only dispute is that humans didn’t evolve from another species. But that’s an argument for another day. Today we …
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Reading Time: 4 minutes How many dangerous insects in the world are there? Well, there are a hell of a lot of insects, all of varying sizes, makes and models (feels like I was describing cars there for a moment), but are they all a hazard to humans? No, they are not. Some are actually beneficial to humanity and …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Rodents teeth never stop growing, never ever. From the moment they are born until the moment they die, their teeth continue to constantly grow. Rodents of course include rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and mice, just to name a few. As rodents teeth never stop growing it poses a few challenges to the animals. While …
