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| ObsessedwithBirds | Apr 30 2013, 11:54 PM Post #1 |
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1) Grebe are related to flamingos. 2) Horses have the largest eyes of any land animal 3) Bald Eagles steal from Ospreys 4) Birds do not have a bladder, except the ostrich 5) Eurasian Spoonbills have hybridised with ibises 6) Takahe was rediscovered after it was thought to be extinct 7) Komodo Dragons are venomous 8) Some birds are able to sing two notes at the same tiime Edited by ObsessedwithBirds, Apr 30 2013, 11:55 PM.
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| Captain Toad | May 17 2013, 08:09 AM Post #2 |
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9) Bees perform dances to communicate with fellow members. 10) Dolphins/whales/porpoises benefit from bow riding. 11) Dolphins are one of the few species to feel pleasure in mating. 12) Great Horned Owls and Red-Tails compete for food in the areas they share. 13) Copper solutions often are found to be in a lovely blue colour thanks its compounds. 14) Cells that require a lot of energy to perform their function will have high numbers of mitochondria within it. 15) Mitosis in eukaryotic cells consists of the following stages: interphase, prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase + cytokinesis. 16) Melanin is a pigment found in the skin that protects it from UV rays. 17) The more electronegative an element or molecule is, the more likely it is to share electrons with another molecule or element. |
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| KyngzIndeyen | May 17 2013, 07:56 PM Post #3 |
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18) Neptune and Pluto are in a "2:3 orbital resonance". This means that for every two orbits that Pluto completes, Neptune completes three. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | May 18 2013, 04:27 AM Post #4 |
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19) South Georgia Pipit is the southern most passerine 20) Black-winged Stilts have the longest legs compared to their body size 21) Long-tailed Sylph pierces the flower instead of drinking its nectar 22) Sunbirds are the Old World equivalent to hummingbirds 23) Eurasian Wryneck can turn its head almost 180 degrees |
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| Captain Toad | Jun 1 2013, 09:23 PM Post #5 |
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24) Hammerhead sharks have eyes positioned perfectly for scanning completely around them. 25) Dragonflies can fly up to speeds of 60 mph. 26) The Fennec Fox is the world's smallest canid. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Jun 1 2013, 11:08 PM Post #6 |
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27) Stony-iron meteorites are the rarest 28) Despite its ghostly look, Aerogel is solid 29) Neptune is the smallest and coldest of the four gas giants 30) Cordelia is the innermost of Uranus's two shepherd moons 31) Uranus takes 84 Earth years to complete an orbit around the Sun 32) Titan's atmosphere is blue 33) The frosty surface of Enceladus is highly reflective and the brightest in the Solar System 34) Mars's atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide 35) An alternative name for Cygnus is Northern Cross, because of its shape 36) Dorado is shown to be either a goldfish or dolphinfish (mahi-mahi) 37) Volans is a flying fish 38) M12 is one of the first globular clusters to be recognised 39) Fragments of Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet crashed into Jupiter 40) Halley's Comet has been recorded 30 times, the first was in Chinese historical diaries of 240 BC Source: Rees, Martin (ed.) (2008). Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley Inc.. ISBN 9780756636708. |
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| Captain Toad | Jun 2 2013, 12:08 AM Post #7 |
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41) There are two kinds of bone tissue: compact bone and spongy bone. 42) The human skull has an overall number of 29 bones. 43) The right lung has three regions/lobes while the left has two. 44) Tissues called Tendons connect muscles to your bones. 45) The human heart pumps more than 2,000 gallons of blooed each day 46) The mandible (lower jaw) is the only part of the human skull that moves. 47) The sphincter muscle squeezes the base of the ureter so urine doesn't go up back into the body when released. 48) The human brain takes up 2% of the body's weight though it uses up to 20% of the body's oxygen supply. 49) Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly is the world's largest butterfy with a wingspan of 32 cm/12 1/2 inches. 50) Hummingbird Hawkmoths can fly both backwards and forward. 51) Blue whales make low frequency noises with a volume of 188 decibels. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Jun 11 2013, 09:19 PM Post #8 |
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52) The genus Electron was named before the chemistry word. 53) When ice cream melts and refreezes, it loses its flavour. 54) Crane Hawk is "double-jointed" so it can fit its legs into a tree hole. |
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| Captain Toad | Aug 19 2013, 06:23 PM Post #9 |
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55) The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It's around 5 feet long! |
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| KyngzIndeyen | Jan 17 2014, 07:56 PM Post #10 |
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Hedwig (from the Harry Potter series) was a female owl, but in the films, she was only ever played by male owls. Hedwig (from the Harry Potter series) was a female owl, but in the films, she was only ever played by male owls. Edited by KyngzIndeyen, Jan 17 2014, 07:56 PM.
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Jan 17 2014, 08:02 PM Post #11 |
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57) Honeyguides lay eggs in the nests of other birds and the chicks actually kill the nestlings[1] Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14802180 [1] Short, Lester L. (1991). Forshaw, Joseph, ed. Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds. London: Merehurst Press. p. 155. ISBN 1-85391-186-0. |
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| Captain Toad | Jan 17 2014, 08:11 PM Post #12 |
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58) The Rusty-spotted cat is the smallest member of the feline family. 59) On the other side, the Fennec Fox is the smallest canine member. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Nov 5 2014, 05:34 PM Post #13 |
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60) Hen chickens actually CLUCK to their chicks before they hatch! |
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