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One of the most intriguing questions humans face is not only whether we are alone in the universe, but whether we alone have a rich language to use on earth. Do other creatures communicate like we do? We know they make sounds, and birds chirp in all sorts of complex ways, but does this count as having a language? We know that parrots mimic our sounds exceptionally well, but are they really talking and understanding the sounds they are making?
Have you heard the words venomous and poisonous in reference to animals? Do you know what they mean?
There is a big difference between venomous organisms like this black widow spider and poisonous animals like some frogs. It is easy to tell the difference between a venomous animal and a poisonous animal if you if you understand how they use the toxins.
Titanboa (Titanboa cerrejonensis)
Researchers in Colombia have found fossils of an ancient snake 42-45 feet long, that weighed more than a ton. This huge species of snake, named Titanboa cerrejonensis, lived 58 to 60 million years ago in a warm rainforest setting. So far, fossils from about 24 individual snakes have been discovered. The quest for a Titanboa skull is still underway.
Penguins are black and white aquatic birds that are only found in the southern hemisphere. Although penguins do not fly, they are in fact birds.
Penguins have evolved webbed feet (similar to ducks) and their wings have evolved into flippers. Both of these features, along with their sleek shape, allow penguins to swim very fast and catch food while swimming in the sea.
Spiders were some of the first creatures to live on land. Evolving over 400 million years ago, spiders are from the Arachnid family. Scorpions, mites and ticks are also Arachnids. Spiders are commonly thought to be insects, but they are not!
Spiders have two body parts, the thorax and the abdomen. They also have four pairs of legs (eight total), and do not have the ability to fly. Insects on the other hand have three main body-parts, three pair of legs (six total) and most likely have wings for flight.
There are very few people who have heard of the Blind Dolphins that are found in the Indus region and the Ganges, in south Asia. Unlike other dolphins, blind dolphins are found in rivers and not the sea!
These river dolphins are the only species in the world to have eyes without lenses! Instead, they have sound imaging skills called echolocation, which is a very sophisticated sonar system that helps them swim through the muddy rivers. They swim on one side underwater, and keep close to the bottom of the riverbed, which helps them navigate and find food. Aren’t they clever with their advanced “technology”?
Just when you thought T-rex was the mother-of-all-monsters, scientists found the 65 million year old bones of a new species of dinosaur in the Narmada River region in western India.
The Rajasaurus narmadensis, which means “regal dinosaur from the Narmada”, was a huge, horned carnivore, or meat -eating creature, that hunted other dinosaurs.
About 60 million years ago a small mammal called Miacis, much like a weasel, lived in the area that’s now called Asia. It was the ancestor of the canids or the family of animals known today as dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes.
Around 30 to 40 million years ago, Miacis evolved into the “real” dog, the Cynodictis, which was a medium-size animal with a long tail and a bushy coat. Millions of years later, it evolved into wolves, dogs, and foxes.
If you should be so adventurous as to visit the Arctic regions at the top of the world, you might have occasion to meet up with Nanuk. And if you do, you’ll want to mind your manners. Now you might be asking yourself, “Who is Nanuk?” but the correct question is “What is Nanuk?”
Nanuk is the Inuit name for a Polar Bear. The Inuit Indians considered Nanuk to be wise, powerful and “almost a man.” The Inuit had seen polar bears walking upright just like a man and their legends told of polar-bear men that lived in igloos where they secretly shed their furry skins and spoke like humans.
Polar Bears are found throughout the Arctic regions. They inhabit the ice floes, waters, islands, and coastlines of the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Greenland. Polar Bears roam far and wide and the people who encounter them have given them descriptive names.
Jim was savoring the last days of summer before the new school term. Sitting in a pocket of willow tree roots, his back bolstered by the trunk, he closed his eyes and clasped his hands behind his head. The narrow margin of grass next to the pond was still green and its sweet tang mixed pleasantly in the warm air with the dusty brown aroma from the adjacent fields.
Dragonflies have been around 300 million years. One prehistoric fossil had a wingspan of 2 1/2 feet! Today, the largest dragonfly is found in Costa Rica. It has a wingspan of 7 1/2 inches. Below you’ll find more interesting facts about dragonflies.
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