Tag: animal
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Extinct and Endangered Species of Vertebrate Animals
Sometimes the vanishing of animals into extinction can be traced back to one single cause. In today’s rapidly changing world, extinct species are caused by a number of contributing factors like natural selection, predation by other species, endemic diseases and effects of human activity. The following data visualization reveals the decade-by-decade extinction of vertebrate animals,…
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Megalodon Shark: The Largest Predator That Ever Lived
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Cats or Dogs: Who Does the Most Damage to Your Home
Cats loves to scratch and dogs love to dig and chew on almost anything. It’s all fun and play until they scratch on your leather furniture, ruin your garden and tear up your favorite shoes. While there’s a solution to cat and dog destruction, did you ever wonder which of these two common household pets…
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50 Interesting Animal Facts that will Blow Your Mind
Welcome to the marvelous, humorous and gorgeous world of the animal kingdom. Our understanding of these creatures has been drastically improved by evolutionary biology. Did you know that a starving mouse will eventually eat its own tail? Or that an octopus has 3 hearts? These and many more fun-tastic and interesting facts about animals and…
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Animal Hearing Ranges Compared to Human
Not only can some animals hear low frequency sounds three times that of human ears, they can as well hear sounds close to four times farther than human hearing range. Humans hear best somewhere between the audible frequency range of 20Hz to 20,000 Hz. We can listen to the rumble of a faraway thunder but…
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Using Plants to Attract Birds to Your Backyard Garden
The presence of wild birds chirping and hopping around your backyard garden is not only a joy to watch but also helps in getting rid of insects during the late spring and summer. To attract birds on your garden, you must provide more than just a nestbox. Birds select a nest site based mostly on…
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Resurrection Biology: Cloning Woolly Mammoth
Biologist and cloning researcher are getting closer to bringing back to life the extinct poster animal of the Ice Age, the woolly mammoth. In Russian lab, paleontologists are doing an autopsy on the 40,000 year old Pleistocene mammal to learn how it lived and died. While scientists in South Korea and Harvard University are both…
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Apps to Make Owning a Pet Easier
Taking care of our beloved cat and dog has never been easier thanks to our handy smartphones. This list of pet apps covers everything from training your dog to keeping your cat entertained. With these iOs and Android apps, tech-savvy pet owners will be able to keep their kitty and pooch safe and happy. Specifications…
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Hong Kong Derby: Once in a Lifetime Race
The Hong Kong Derby is the most prestigious domestic horse racing event in Hong Kong. Most owners, trainers and jockeys look at the Derby trophy as the most sought after prize of all. BMW sponsored the 2016 race where fourteen thoroughbred horses compete for winning prize of HK$18 million at the Sha Tin Racecourse. See…