Flight
Did you know? On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made the first-ever manned flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. His flight lasted 12 seconds and covered ...
05 Oct
Herons
Herons
Did you know? The Great Blue Herons are identified with their red-brown thighs and a paired red-brown and white stripe up the flanks. The neck of ...
04 Oct
Frogger
Frogger
Did you know? Frogs absorb water through their skin so they don't need to drink Frogs can lay as many as 4,000 eggs in frogspawn The eyes ...
04 Oct
Storks
Storks
Did you know? The average lifespan of a stork is thirty to forty years. The smallest stork is the Hammerkop stork at two feet (60 centimetres). The Marabou ...
30 Sep
Raccoon
Raccoon
Did you know? The raccoon's scientific name, Procyon lotor, means "washer dog" although it is a closer relative to the bear family. Population densities of raccoons in ...
19 Sep
Beetles
Beetles
Did you know? The heaviest insect in the world is the Goliath beetle from Africa. A big male can weigh up to 100 grams. Beetles are the ...
11 Sep
Moo!
Moo!
Did you know? The male counterpart of a cow is called bull and the offspring is known as a calf. A cow can climb up the ...
01 Sep
Weddings
Weddings
Did you know? For ancient Greeks and Romans, the bouquet was a pungent mix of garlic and herbs or grains. The garlic was supposed to ward ...
22 Aug
Final restingplace
Final restingplace
Did you know? The word “cemetery,” which is the traditional place to bury the dead, comes from the German words koimeterion (meaning a sleeping place), and ...
20 Aug
Elegant
Elegant
Did you know? The adult male is called a cob. He is the only known bird to have a penis. He is both a devoted father and ...