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551. How does a zebra's stripes protect it
June 03, 2013
How does a zebra's stripes protect it?
A zebra's stripes are a form of protective colouring, or camouflage. The dazzle effect of the stripes helps to break up the animal's outline and make it indistinct. At a distance and in certain lights, a zebra can become almost invisible.
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552. How many eyes has a grasshopper
June 03, 2013
How many eyes has a grasshopper?
A grasshopper has five eyes. One pair of large compound eyes, one pair of small simple eyes, and one eye in the centre of the forehead.
Its "ears" or hearing organs are situated on each side of the abdomen. There are in all about 14 species ...
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553. Which is the world's longest beetle
June 03, 2013
Which is the world's longest beetle?
The most widely distributed members of the animal world are the beetles. There are more than 250,000 species, flourishing in every climate from the icy regions of the Arctic to the arid wastes of the Sahara Desert.
The biggest members of...
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554. Which species of fish kiss each other
June 03, 2013
Which species of fish kiss each other?
The kissing gourami is an aquarium fish which has become famous for the way it imitates the human habit of kissing. No one knows for sure why they do this, but it is almost certain that it is part of their courtship, which is not unlike the way some fis...
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555. What is the largest living rodent
June 03, 2013
What is the largest living rodent?
In terms of intelligence a number of animals rate very highly. After man and the ape comes the pig. Close behind the pig comes the capybara - the largest living rodent, which can reach a metre in length. Looking rather like a giant guinea pig, the capybara...
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556. What were smilodon
June 03, 2013
What were smilodon?
In Los Angeles in California there is a small lake surrounded by railings. The lake looks quite like any other but is, in fact, a pool of tar. There are other such lakes in the locality, which is known as Ranco-La-Brea.
These pools lay in the middle of a...
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557. What was the phoenix
June 03, 2013
What was the phoenix?
This was an Arabian legendary bird that was said to set fire to itself and then rise from the ashes every 500 years. It was supposed to be a bird of enormous size whose tears were of incense and its blood of balsam.
The legends of how it died actually...
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558. How did a tree become a christmas symbol
June 03, 2013
How did a tree become a christmas symbol?
How Christmas trees first became associated with the Christian festival marking the birth of Jesus is not very clear, as there is a great deal of confusion surrounding the weeks at the end of December and the beginning of January when both Pagan and ...
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559. Can lions climb trees
June 03, 2013
Can lions climb trees?
A lion is able to climb trees, but it is by no means as skilful at it as, for example a leopard, which is a natural climber and is as much at home in a tree as it is on the ground. A lion is capable of climbing fairly high, going upwards until it reaches those branche...
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560. How does a plant drink
June 03, 2013
How does a plant drink?
Plants are always thirsty, and are constantly giving out water through their leaves, and taking in more through their roots, to replace the loss.
A plant takes in water by means of root hairs. These are fine hairs which spring from the part of the r...
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