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Key Points: Butterflies are active during the day when they can get heat from the sun because their body temperatures need to be around 85 degrees in order to fly.… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: Hornets vs wasps: in appearance, wasps are generally slender, and may be striped or solid red, black, or even blue. Hornets, which are rounder and fatter than wasps,… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: Physically, the tortoise has a dome-shaped shell that is large and heavy, whereas the turtle's shell is lightweight and flat to allow for greater speed. The turtle's feet… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: Barracudas are both ambush predators and scavengers. They have bad eyesight but are attracted to shiny objects, mistaken for light glinting off the scales of a fish. Though… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: This list is made by comparing the amount of food that a wild animal naturally eats compared to its body size, which reveals why it could be considered… Read More
By Heather Ross 3 years ago
Key Points: Dromedary camels tower above other camel species at a height of 6 feet and 6 feet six inches to the shoulder, not including the hump that can add… Read More
By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago
Key Points Chinese alligators, also called Yangtze alligators or muddy dragons, come from China and are smaller in size than American alligators. While American alligator numbers are around 3 million,… Read More
By Heather Ross 3 years ago
Key Points: The world is in the midst of another mass extinction, with humans as the culprits. Some reasons for this extinction include habitat destruction, pollution, poisoning, poaching, and climate… Read More
By Peter Pchemut 3 years ago
Key Points: Flying spiders don't possess wings, allowing them travel like birds, bees, or bats do. Instead, the have the ability to glide, or balloon, through the air with strands… Read More
By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago
Key Points: Creme Puff, the oldest known cat, lived 38 years and 3 days. Its owner had her on a diet of bacon and eggs, asparagus, broccoli, and coffee with… Read More
By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago
Key Points: The Brood X cicadas will have an average life span of between 28-42 days from the time they leave the ground. Their life cycle will be comprised of… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: The amazing, powerful jaguar is the largest wild cat that inhabits the New World. It can be differentiated from a leopard because of its bigger and stockier body,… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: The Himalayan Tahr, an ungulate similar to a rocky mountain goat in appearance but with a thicker, longer coat of hair, lives at elevations up to 16,400 feet.… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: Brood X is a group of cicadas slated to come out of hiding in the Spring of 2021 in parts of the United States. This type of cicada… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: The dromedary camel flourishes in very hot, dry climates. Its hump reserves fat, which the camel can use when food and water are scarce. In colder weather, a… Read More
By Heather Ross 3 years ago
Key Points: The second largest crocodile in the world, the Nile Crocodile, is the most aggressive type, with the world's most powerful bite. Inhabiting the rivers of Africa, they usually… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: The glass frog takes "transparency" to a whole new level with skin so transparent that you can actually see its abdomen and other internal organs! You can even… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: Flying spiders are commonly found in northern continents: North America, Europe, and Asia. They are common to the Great Lakes region, though they can be found elsewhere in… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points The dewy pine, from the dry regions of Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, secretes a substance that resembles honey and attracts bugs that become stuck on the leaves so… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points Some people freak out about cicadas because they're big, noisy bugs in huge numbers, and they resemble locusts. But unlike locusts, cicadas are mostly harmless to people and… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points Though cicadas may seem similar to locusts, there's mostly no need to worry about their emergence.Residents can expect to find massive amounts of cicadas and their empty shells… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points A shrill, high-pitched noise announces the arrival of Brood X cicadas for the first time in 17 years. There are ways to salvage outdoor events from the onslaught… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points It should come as a surprise to no one that dogs are the number one most beloved animal. They're not just popular — historically, the symbiotic relationship between… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points Thanks to their feathered wings, chickens can fly somewhat. However, they usually can't get much height or distance or spend much time airborne.Chickens' ability to fly can also… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points The largest flying bird by wingspan is the wandering albatross. The official maximum wingspan on record is 12.1 feet. But there are unverified accounts of a wandering albatross… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: In Florida, as long as you own 2.5 acres of land, you are allowed to keep many types of animals such as bears, large cats, rhinos, crocodiles, chimpanzees,… Read More
By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago
Key Points The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey on Earth with an average size of 5.1 inches and weight of 3.5 ounces. They live in the Amazon basin in… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: The least skipper butterfly belongs to a family that's known for its widely-spaced antennae that curl at the ends. The least is the smallest of the skippers with… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points: The smallest known fish in the world, the Photocorynus spiniceps, is a type of angler fish. The males, which are parasitic and attach themselves to the female, are… Read More
By Dana Mayor 3 years ago
Key Points: The Chihuahua breed, first recognized as a breed in 1908 by the American Kennel Club, is the breed that showcases the smallest dog in the world, standing at… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
INSIDE: Discover the largest eagle wingspan in the world! Key Points The biggest eagle is the roughly 14-pound Martial Eagle of sub-Saharan Africa. It has an 8.5-foot wingspan and is… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points Found in Arkansas in 2012, the largest alligator measured 13 feet 3 inches and weighed 1,380 pounds. The longest confirmed alligator was 15 feet and 9 inches, though… Read More
By Heather Hall 3 years ago
Key Points Based on fossils found in Colorado, the Supersaurus is the largest known dinosaur to have walked the planet. It's estimated to have lived about 153 million years ago,… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points Scientists are still debating whether or not the Sarcosuchus imperator, nicknamed "Supercroc," is the biggest crocodile to have ever lived. Most fossils of it were found in the… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points The smallest snake in the world, only recently discovered and classified as an endangered species, is the Barbados Thread Snake. Resembling an earthworm, its adult length is about… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
Key Points: The male long-tailed widow bird has the longest tail in relation to its body. While its body is only nine inches long, its tail is three feet long… Read More
By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago
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