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    Do all bees sting?Only female bees can sting. A bee's sting is like a sharpthorn at the end of its abdomen. If the thorn is left in

    your flesh, the bee cannot sting again.

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    Where do pandas live?In isolated parts of China, high up in the mountains. Theyare very rare, and live alone in areas of bamboo forest. APanda's diet is 99% bamboo.

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    Did you know that a

    newborn giant panda is

    only the size of a bar of

    soap?

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    Is the white rhino really white?No-it is the same colour as the black rhino! It has a wideupper lip and grazes like a cow. The black rhino's lip ispointed for plucking twigs and leaves.

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    Did you know that a rhinoceros's horn is

    made of hair?

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    How can cats see in the dark?No animal can see in total darkness, but when the light ispoor, cats can enlarge (dilate) the pupils of their eyes.This means that more light is admitted to the eye. Owlsuse this technique as well.

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    Did you know that cat's can't taste sweets?

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    Did Unicorns ever exist?No - the Unicorn was a mythical beast that for centurieswas believed to exist. The horse with a single horn in themiddle of its head was used on coats of arms. Even todayit is still a popular design symbol.

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    Did you know many people

    believe the stories of the

    unicorn started when people

    found the skulls of narwals?

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    Which bird flies underwater?On land the flightless penguin is a clumsy, funny creature.Underwater it 'flies' with great speed and grace.

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    Can birds fly backwards?Humming birds can! These tiny birds with their high-speed wing beats can fly in any direction, even backwards.They can also keep their bodies perfectly still in mid-air.

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    Did you know that hummingbirds are the smallest birds? It is

    less then 6.3cm long and weight under 2.5g. and is so tiny

    that one of their enemies is an insect.

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    Which bird can smell with its beak?The Kiwi from New Zealand has nostrils at the tip of itsbeak. It sniffs out insects and worms and then pecksthem out of the earth with its long beak.

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    Did you know kiwi birds are blind and they

    hunt by smell?

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    Which bird goes to prison?The female hornbill is sealed into her nest in a hollowmade by the male. He does this to protect both her andthe eggs from dangers such as monkeys.

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    Did you know that hornbills will eat almost anything? Insects

    are very important but also berries, seeds and some buds,

    plus snails, mice, nestling birds, lizards and tree frogs.

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    Which bird catches fish for people to eat?In the East, fishermen use the cormorant to dive underwaterto catch fish for them. A metal ring around the bird'sneck stops it from swallowing the fish.

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    Did you know that people use many animals to catch other

    animals. Ferrets are still widely used in Britain, Europe and

    Australia to hunt rabbits?

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    How long would it take to boil an ostrich egg?To soft boil a hen's egg for breakfast would take fourminutes. An ostrich's egg is about the size of a coconutand would take at least 40 minutes to boil.

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    Did you know that the biggest bird in the world is the ostrich,

    and its can grow up to 3 meter tall and weight up to157 kg?

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    How can owls hunt in the dark?The owl listens for the sounds of shrews or mice. Itswivels its head until the sound is equally loud in bothears. The owl can then pinpoint exactly where the soundis coming from.

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    eyeballs that are tubular in

    shape? Because of this,

    they cannotmove their eyes?

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    Which bird has the widest wingspan?Some species of the albatross can have a 3 meter wingspan-the widest of any bird. The albatross is a sea bird whichrides on the air currents, rarely flapping its long, narrowwings.

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    Did you know that the Albatross lands only once every coupleof years to breed and can travel hundreds of thousands of

    miles each flight?

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    Why do parrots talk?In the wild, parrots are sociable birds and call to eachother with clicks, squeaks and screams. When they arekept in captivity they sometimes seem to speak likehumans. However, the parrots are not really speaking.They are just copying human voices.

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    Did you know that the only two animals

    that can see behind itselfwithout turning

    its head are the rabbit and the parrot?

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    How do penguins keep their eggs warm?King penguins live near the cold South Pole. The femaleseach lay one egg on the ice in midwinter. The male penguintucks the egg between his feet and his bulging stomachto keep it warm, until it hatches about two months later.

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    Did you know penguins can jump as high as 2 meter

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    How do bats locate their food?Bats have weak eyes, so they use their ears to locateflying insects. They send out high-pitched noises andlisten for the echoes. They can tell if the echo comesfrom an insect, and work out exactly where it is.

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    War II, Americans tried to

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    Which bird sleeps in the air?The swift sleeps, feeds and even mates in the air. It isperfectly built for flying. Its long, swept-back wingshelp it to fly fast and high in the sky, where it hunts forinsects. But its legs and feet are weak. It is hard forswifts to hop or walk. Some swifts spend almost all theirlives flying.

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    Did you know the fastest bird in the world is the Spine-tailed

    swift and can fly to 136.6 Kilometers per hour?

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    Can fish fly?Not really, but the flying fish have large pectoral fins,which act as wings. Their tails propel them out of thewater to glide at speeds of 65 km/h.

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    danger?

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    Do all fish lay eggs?No. Several species, such as the sailfin molly, keep theireggs inside until they hatch. Then they give birth to asmany as 200 live young.

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    the eggs of his young in his mouth until

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    Which fish swims the fastest?Sailfish are the fastest swimmers, reaching speeds ofup to 109km/h. The fish's large dorsal fin can lie flatagainst its body when it is swimming at speed to helpstreamline it.

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    Did you know that many fish

    can change sex during thecourse of their lives?

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    How can a chameleon look in two places atonce?A chameleon can swivel its eyes separately. One maybelooking forwards, and the other backwards. The eyes

    can also work together to focus on the same object.

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    Did you know that a chameleon's tongue is twice length of its

    body?

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    How can a giraffe kill a lion?Although he has few enemies the giraffe can kill a lionwith the power of his long legs and heavy hooves.

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    Did you know giraffes can clean their ears

    with their half meter long tongue?

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    What is the tallest land animal?The giraffe is the tallest land animal.When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height oftwo meter, normally without being hurt.

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    Did you know that in spite of its extra long neck, a giraffe has

    only the same number of

    bones in its neck as a man

    or a mouse? seven.

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    Which is the biggest animal?The biggest animal that has ever lived is the blue whale.It is even larger than the biggest dinosaurs were. Bluewhales can weigh as much as 150 cars! The blue whale isso long that eight elephants could stand along its back.The size of a blue whale's heart is that of a small car.

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    Did you know that

    when blue whales are

    first born,they gain as

    much as 90 kg a day?

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    Why can't penguins fly?Penguins can't fly because their wings are too small tokeep their heavy bodies up in the air. But penguins arevery good swimmers and divers. They use their wingsas paddles in the water.

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    Did you know that penguins mate for life?

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    How do fish breath under water?Fish have to breathe to stay alive, just as you do. Butwhile you breathe oxygen from the air, fish take it fromwater. As they swim, fish gulp in water and push it outthrough slits called gills on their heads. Oxygen passesfrom the water into the fish blood inside their grills.

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    Did you know that the worlds oldest known captive goldfish,

    Tish, died peacefully at home in his tank at the age of at least

    43 in 1999?

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    What lives at the bottom of the sea?It is very dark in the deep sea but many strange fish andother creatures live there. The loose jaw has a hugegaping mouth which traps food. The viperfish is a fiercepredator with long, sharp teeth. The hatchetfish hasbulging eyes which help it see clearly in the gloom. Theanglerfish attracts its prey by waving a shining lure onits snout.

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    Did you know there are no plants or light at the bottom of

    the deep sea?

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    Which is the fastest land animal?The world's fastest land animal is the cheetah, whichcan run at speeds of up to 100 kilometers an hour.However, it cannot run very far at this speed.

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    Did you know a hippo can run faster than man?

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    Why do zebras have stripes?One theory is that as zebras travel together in largegroups, the stripes make them all blend together sopredators at a distance can't pick out a single animal tochase.

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    Did you know that no two zebras have

    the same markings?

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    Why does a camel have a hump?Camels are mainly desert creatures. Their bodies arecapable of shoring fat in their humps and then using thishump for nourishing when nothing else is available. Camelsare also able to survive long periods without water. Theyobtain much of their water from desert plants and whenthey finally find water, they can drink much more at oncethan any other animal.

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    Did you know that a rat can last

    longer without water than a camel?

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    Why do cheetahs have spots?Cheetahs, like many other wild cats, have spots to helphide them in the grasslands where they live. Withcamouflage, a cheetah can get close enough to its preywithout being seen in order to lunge at it and hopefullycatch it.

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    Is a sea horse really a horse?A sea horse is really a fish, although its head looks like ahorse's head. When threatened, sea horse can changecolour almost instantly, from gray or black to bright yellowor purple.

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    Did you know that the female lays her

    eggs in a pouch on the males abdomen.

    The male fertilized the eggs then

    incubates them in his pouch?

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    Why does an elephant have a trunk?The elephants trunk is really its nose. An elephant canuse its trunk to smell and pick up small objects. Thetrunk is also useful for drinking and taking baths.

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    Did you know that the elephant is the only animal with four

    knees?

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    Where do spiders get the silk they use tomake webs?Spider silk comes from a liquid protein produced by glandsin spiders abdomen. As the liquid comes out of the fourto eight spinnerets on the back of the spider, it dries

    into a strong thread.

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    Did you know that spiders have noses on their feet that can

    pick up the odours of possible prey, predators, or mates?

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    Which spiders are poisonous?All spiders have some form of poison they use to kill theirprey. However, most spiders are harmless to humans,even though their bite might be painful.

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    Did you know that the spiders most poisonous to humans are

    the brown recluse, the black widow and the sydney funnel

    web?

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    How do snakes swallow their prey?Snakes often kill prey much larger than they are. Theyalso swallow their prey whole rather than biting and chew-ing. A snakes jaws are made extremely flexible by aspecial bone that works like a hinge so the mouth can beopened wide.

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    Did you know the honeybee kills more people world-wide than

    all the poisonous snakes combined?

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    Have there ever been any real dragons?No, the dragons you may have seen in storybooks aremagical creatures that never existed, although somedinosaurs may look like dragons. The Komodo dragon fromIndonesia is the worlds largest lizard. The Komodo dragoncan grow to 3 meter long and weigh 136 kg.

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    Did you know that komodo Dragons have been recorded

    taking down a 590 kg water buffalo?

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    What kind of bird sleeps with one eye open?Ducks on the outer edges of a group sleep with one eyeopen. Those in the center of the group confidently closeboth eyes.

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    Did you know that a ducks quack doesnt

    echo anywhere, and no one knows why?

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    What animal never gets sick?Sharks apparently are the only animals that never getsick. As far as is known, they are immune to every knowdisease including cancer.

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    Did you know that great White Sharks can go as long as three

    months without eating?

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    What animal freezes its head in ice?Certain Chinese and American alligators can survive thewinter by freezing their heads in ice, leaving their noseout to breath for months on end.

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    Did you know that an alligator cannot stick its tongue out?

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    How big are ant colonies?The biggest ant colony was found on the Ishikari Coast ofHokkaido: 306 million worker ants and 1 million queenslived in 45,000 interconnected nests over an area of 2.7square kilometers.

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    Did you know that ants never sleep?

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    Why do ants walk in a line?When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, calleda pheromone, so that other ants can find their way fromthe nest to the food source.

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    Did you know that worker ants may live seven years and the

    queen may live as long as 15 years?

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    How small was the smallest dog?The smallest dog in history was a tiny Yorkie fromBlackburn, England. At two years of age and fully grownhe was only 6.3 cm tall by 9.5 cm long, the same size as inthe picture below and weighed only 4 ounces.

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    Did you know that chocolate is poisonous to dogs and too

    much can even be lethal?

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    What is the most dangerous wild animal inAfrica?Most people would guess the lion or rhino but hippos havekilled more people in Africa than any other wild animal.

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    Did you know that

    mosquitoes kill morepeople every year than

    any other animal?

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    How small is the smallest winged insect?The worlds smallest winged insect, the Tanzanianparasitic wasp, is smaller than the eye of a housefly.

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    Did you know the typical housefly cruises at 8 km/hr?

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    How can you help a cow to produce more milk?Many tests have shown that most cows give more milkwhen they listen to music. Today in many dairies aroundthe world, farmers have stereo systems installed in theirbarns to play music to there cows.

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    How many different kinds of animal are there?Scientists estimate that there are currently 1.4 millionanimal species that they know about but believe theremay be as many as 30 million on the planet.

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    How far can a kangaroo jump?Kangaroos vary greatly in size. The smallest is the muskyrat kangaroo which is about the size of a rabbit. Thelargest is the 1.5 m tall red kangaroo which weighs about60 kg. Large kangaroos reach a running speed of 64 kph,with leaps as long as 5 meters.

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    What is the strongest animal in the worldfor it's size?A rhinoceros beetle can support up to 850 times itsown weight on it's back. That would be the equivalentof a man carrying 76 cars around on his back.

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    Why do some creatures become extinct?When a species dies out it disappears forever. Humansare often responsible for hunting and killing some animalsto extinction, like the passenger pigeon, the last of which

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