Why Do Flamingos Lift Up One Leg?
According to Anderson, flamingos pull one leg up close to their body to conserve heat that might otherwise be lost while standing in cold water —not j…
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What Are The Predators Of A Dingo?
As an apex predator in the Australian ecosystem, an adult dingo has few other natural predators, especially when it protected by the entire pack. Howe…
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Why Is It Wrong To Use Animals In Zoos And Circuses?
The use of animals to entertain human beings is wrong from the welfare point of view because: it removes animals from their natural habitat and social…
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What Town Did Jaws Take Place In?
Steven Spielberg wanted a small resort town feeling for the movie Jaws to emphasise how one shark could terrorise an entire community. Upon scouting L…
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Will All The Carbon-14 Eventually Disappear?
The half-life of carbon-14 is the amount of time it takes for one-half of the original amount to disappear by radioactive decay. ... After 50,000 year…
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Why Should We Protect Deserts?
Why are Deserts important to protect? Deserts cover 20% of the earth’s surface and despite their extreme conditions are home to one sixth of the world…
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Which Terrible Plague Hit Europe Not Long After The Fall Of Rome?
Beginning in 1347 and continuing for a full five years, a devastating plague swept Europe, leaving in its wake more than twenty million people dead. T…
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Why We Should Eat Bugs?
Why should we use insects as food? Insects are great sources of nutrients with 80% protein by weight , and they have energy rich fat and micronutrient…
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When Should I Apply Corn Gluten To My Lawn?
Corn gluten is most effective when it attacks a weed just before germination or sprouting. Generally, weed germination, specifically for crabgrass, oc…
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What Is The Main Idea Of The Spider And The Wasp?
Digger wasps seem to use intelligent behavior to take advantage of tarantulas’ blind instincts . Which is the best statement of the main idea of “The …
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Why Is My Painted Lady Butterfly Shaking?
While a chrysalis, much of the caterpillar’s body liquifies and reassembles as a butterfly. The chrysalis can shake violently to ward off predators! W…
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When Did The First Land Plants Appear On Earth?
New data and analysis show that plant life began colonising land 500 million years ago , during the Cambrian Period, around the same time as the emerg…