Category: Animal World
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Do animals grieve?
When we lose someone we love we grieve. But this may not be unique to humans. There’s a lot of evidence to show that animals across several species not just grieve but also have rituals around death – drawing our attention to be kind to all creatures Elephants and others Among the most cited examples…
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How do balloon releases harm wildlife?
Balloons, glitters and confetti add colour to our celebrations. But did you know while we treat ourselves to these small pleasures, we inadvertently pollute Earth? After all, what goes up must come down. Free-flying balloons and confetti ultimately become litter and put animals and birds at risk. Balloons Balloons are of two types – latex…
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Why do cheetahs have a tear line?
Cheetahs have two tear lines that run from the inside corners of their eyes down to the outside edges of their mouth. These marks help reflect the sun’s glare whenever the cats are off hunting during the sunniest of days – in that way, cheetahs don’t get blinded by direct sunlight like we do, even…
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Which animal is believed to be dangerous but is actually altogether harmless?
While many animals in the world look dangerous and live up to their frightening appearances, there are many others which pose little to no threat to us humans. Here’s my list of 7 scary looking animals that are practically harmless. 1. Gharial Many people would be right to fear a gharial if they’ve heard stories…
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If horses did not exist, what animal would we use for combat?
Luckily for us, we don’t even have to imagine: we have examples of this happening in the real world, and right here, in the Americas, very close to us. Can you imagine entire civilizations developing without the help of horses? Pre-Columbian civilizations not only did not know horses, but had no other means of riding. The reason…
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Why do ostriches bury their heads under the sand?
The most common myth concerning ostriches is that these birds bury their heads under the sand whenever danger is on the prowl. In reality, this isn’t true, because ostriches do not bury their heads underground when threatened; instead, they will readily defend themselves and protect their chicks. Sure enough, the world’s biggest and fastest bird can become…
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Why do tigers and lions never fight each other?
It’s because Lions and Tigers do not co-exist in a shared territory anymore (thanks to humans). However Tigers and Lions used to share common habitats in Asia, specially India and Iran before the end of 20th century. Fights between these two beasts were recorded in the accounts of travellers, folklore and stories. 20th Century had…
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What are some interesting facts about elephants?
Elephants kill gratuitously. Yes, the herbivorous elephant. It’s been observed that some young bull elephants have got into the habit of raping and killing rhinos, buffalo and sometimes even other elephants, for what is clearly just for the hell of it. If you want pictures/videos though, I’ll let you Google them for yourselves. The reason?…
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What is the scariest animal that no one talks about?
The cone snail is the scariest animal that no one talks about. Look at that beautiful shell, covered in pretty patterns! Don’t you just want to pick it up? If you do, you’re as good as dead. They have a venomous, stinging tongue that stretches far enough to strike you no matter where you hold…
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What animals are born only once in a thousand years?
There are very odd organisms living 2500 meters deep in lithosphere, under the ocean, that have such a low rate of metabolism that they divide once every hundreds, perhaps a thousand years. They have only been discovered recently. Their habitat is isolated from the surface biosphere. It doesn’t depend on photosynthesis. In lithosphere, under the…