Category: Animals
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FLYING DUST MOPS to help remove landmines?
We know that without bumblebees fruit will not grow on the vine, corn will not grow on the cob, alfalfa won’t feed farm animals, and cotton will not grow into underpants fabric for clothing, right?
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This network brought to you by… black feathers
Question: Who are they? Here’s a clue: It all starts out with just one of them.
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What we can learn from an ant
Not enough gas for the family car? Let’s grow us some biofuels! Scientists are looking to a certain ant from the forest for instruction on how to use bacteria to make biofuel.
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And speaking of snow and animals…
Dogs can sniff out people who get buried in an avalanche. Check out this cool video on how they do it.
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The bears are hibernating but soon they’ll have to eat
It’s winter in much of the world, which means colder weather. Sometimes snow is involved. Snow is what makes me think of hibernating bears. And how when they wake up they’ll be hungry. And that reminded me of this research that found that we humans need predators such as bears, and wolves, cougars mountain lions,…
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The Year of Living… Not Like a Turtle
What do we know about turtles? Hard shell to protect the body. Check. Four legs that don’t move so fast. Check. Able to retreat into the shell for protection from outside forces that wish to do it hard. Check. Un-check?
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Duck Duck Goose | Rabbit Rabbit Turtle.
Bonjour kids! I have a question. What year is this? a) Some people call it 2011. let me guess, 2011 is going to offer a bunch of Happy Meal toys b) But other people call it the Year of the Turtle.
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Contest! You know that turtle you’ve always wanted to draw?
I’m re-posting this so that it stands out on its own. The Department of Environmental Protection in Connecticut is having an art contest for kids! You don’t even have to live in Connecticut to enter the contest! All children from kindergarten through fifth grade are eligible to enter an original drawing, painting, or sketch of…
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You might not see a single thing around you. You’re not alone.
The You Tube(r) video Once Upon a Tide presents a different kind of fairy tale. Listening to the sound a seashell makes, a real living girl enters into a sad and beautiful cartoon world of the ocean. The storyteller in the video says, “you might find it hard to believe but I assure you it’s…
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These paws are made for walking
Not only does Professor Blue have a blog, she also has a dog. First, we shall refer to the dog as Mr. The Dog. What does this dog do? sighs and pouts eats things he shouldn’t ‘marks territory’ sniffs everything prefers eating pizza nibbles on the ears of his best dog friends howls sometimes (he…