Category: Wild Life & Nature
Animal Parents
Different parents have different parenting styles. Have you ever imagined how animal-parents would take care of their children in the wild? Here are some fascinating facts about strange parents of the wild. “Not only do they make good boots but also good parents” Alligators – Scary reptiles, it is difficult to imagine them as loving parents, […]
Parasite Plants
Are you familiar with the word parasite? A parasite is an organism that lives inside another organism called host. It takes its energy and nutrients from the host making the host weak and itself strong. Well that is not very nice, but it is true. Can plants be lazy and do that? Are there any […]
Animal Kingdom
Let us begin with the very basics. Think of any creature – bugs, birds, animals, fishes, or anything else. I can tell you that the creature you just thought of belongs to a group called the Animal Kingdom. The Animal Kingdom is divided into two groups: Invertebrates – All animals without back bones are called […]
Interesting Turtle Facts
The first thing that you notice about turtles probably is their hard shell and slow pace. They do not come across as particularly smart creatures, but do you know that they have inhabited the earth for more than 200 million years? Doesn’t that mean they must be really special? Yes, they are, and there is […]
The Fisherman Bird – Pelican
“My beak is a bowl, but it is also a fishnet, I will catch as many as fish as I get.” Pelican is indeed a very funny looking fisherman :) Ever seen this bird royally soaring over the oceans? It is amazing. Ever observed a pelican walking? If there is any bird that can walk […]
The Prickly Plant – Cactus
Plants need very little from us, don’t they? They just need a little sunshine, rain and fertile soil. Few plants need even lesser. Cactus is one such plant. It needs only sunshine. Cactus gets its name from the Greek word “kaktos,” meaning “thistle.” They grow in deserts where there is hardly any rainfall. These plants […]
Fruit or a Vegetable?
Vian and Vera were twins who argued all the time. It was difficult for them to stay apart and was very tough on their parents when they were together because they fought all the time. One day they got back from school and were arguing as usual. Vera said, “It is a fruit.” Vian said, […]
Killer Whales
Killer whales, as their popular name suggests are ultimate killers. These whales have nobody to hunt them down which means that they are at the top of the food chain. How comforting it must be for an animal to enjoy that privilege :) Do you know what such predators are called? They are called the […]
The Fat Fat Bird – Emu
Emu sounds like a strange name ! Well it’s a name of a bird that itself is a bit strange to begin with. Now you will ask why? Because though Emu is a bird, it can not fly! It is the world’s second largest bird almost weighing at 120-150 ponds. It is a flightless bird […]
The Emperor Penguins
These funny birds cannot fly, but swim through icy waters as fast as a speedboat. They can dive in the water, go as deep as 30 ft and then zip out of the water as if they never dived in. They make nests, but the strange thing is that they do not use any twigs, […]
Slithering Snakes
You often think that the legless squirmers will get tangled in their tail and fall flat on their face. But they don’t. These marvelous wonders just wriggle their way through. Actually most of their body looks like a tail except their head. They don’t have any legs or fins or wing so how do they move from […]
Tallest Woody Grass
Do you what is the name of this giant grass? Bamboo! Yes bamboo is a woody grass!! This woody grass is quite special. It is used as a food source, for construction, for decorating the house. It is very good for soil too. Bamboo has immense potential for checking soil erosion. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing […]
