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591. What is a gerenuk
June 01, 2013
What is a gerenuk?
A gerenuk is a form of gazelle from East Africa which has the habit of standing erect on its hind legs to browse on the foliage of trees. This is made possible because it is quite unlike any other gazelle in that it has long, spindly legs and an extremely long neck. ...
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592. Who is man's deep sea friend
June 01, 2013
Who is man's deep sea friend?
Dolphins have been the friends of man for many centuries, following ships and playing around them with obvious enjoyment, often for hours on end. Sailors have always considered their presence a good omen for a voyage.
Stories abound about how t...
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593. Do wolves hunt man
June 01, 2013
Do wolves hunt man?
It is not a characteristic trait of wolves to hunt man. In fact, all those stories we have read of packs of wolves silently padding through the snows in pursuit of a fleeing sledge or Russian troika are nothing more than pure fiction.
Wolves do hunt in p...
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594. What has a trunk like an elephant
June 01, 2013
What has a trunk like an elephant?
The tapir, which is among the most ancient of living mammals, has a pig-like body and a head which tapers into a snout so elongated it could almost be a trunk.
Tapirs are hoofed mammals, but unlike all other members of their family they have four to...
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595. Why is the cuckoo a bad mother
June 01, 2013
Why is the cuckoo a bad mother?
The cuckoo has a reputation for being a bad mother which is certainly well deserved. She does not build a nest and to bring up her young the cuckoo victimises a small bird such as a reed warbler, a hedge sparrow or a robin, by removing one egg from a nest, w...
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596. What beetle was important in the lives of the ancient egyptians
June 01, 2013
What beetle was important in the lives of the ancient egyptians? The scarab beetle. This insect was considered to be sacred by the Ancient Egyptians for whom it was a symbol of their Sun God. The scarab is a form of dung beetle which is to be found in many warm parts of the...
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597. Which deer has been domesticated
June 01, 2013
Which deer has been domesticated?
The only deer that has been domesticated is the reindeer, an animal that the Laplanders, living in the Arctic Circle, have trained to carry out most of the work which in other countries is done by cattle.
As well as providing the Lapps with...
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598. Of what use to a leopard is its spotted coat
June 01, 2013
Of what use to a leopard is its spotted coat?
The leopard is an animal that lives in the forests of Africa and Asia, where the sun filtering through the trees gives a spotted effect to the ground where the leopard stalks. The leopard's spotted coat, therefore, blends perfectly into this back...
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599. Who sang fifteen men on the dead man's chest
June 01, 2013
Who sang fifteen men on the dead man's chest?
Billy Bones in Robert Louis Stevenson's romance of the Spanish Main, Treasure Island. Billy Bones is the buccaneer who, one day, appears at the Admiral Benbow Inn seeking somewhere to hide from a pursuing gang of pirates. Billy Bones has a tre...
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600. Who wrote the one hundred and one dalmatians
June 01, 2013
Who wrote the one hundred and one dalmatians?
Dorothy Gladys Smith, better known as Dodie Smith and in theatrical circles by her pen-name C L Anthony. She was born May 3, 1896 at Whitefield, Lancashire and educated at Manchester and at St Paul's Girls' School in London.
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