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Jackals Prefer Young Prey 27 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
Jackals kill almost exclusively small or young animals for their prey. Picture from RetrieverMan Jackals can best be described as opportunistic omnivores. They hunt small or young antelopes or dome...
Hyena & Dog Differences 24 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
Hyena are not related to dogs, although they do have some similar greeting ceremonies. Hyenas are similar to canines in several aspects; both hyenas and canines are hunters that catch prey with their...
Angry, Angry Hippos 23 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Hippopotamuses are by nature very aggressive animals. Picture from The Telegraph Hippos involved in attacks on other animals are often either mature bulls, which tend to be very territorial and il.....
A Giraffe's Age Spots 21 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
As they age a giraffe's fur begins to darken. Picture from Giraffes Online A giraffe's color scheme varies considerably in pattern from one giraffe to the next, but consists of dark-reddish to ch...
Feasting Flamingos 21 Aug 2013 | 11:44 pm
A flamingo gets it's pinkish or orange color from the food it eats. Picture from Otts World Most flamingos we see are pink and that's because shrimp and other crustaceans are one of the primary sou....
An Elephant's Hot Spots 20 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
Elephants can fine tune their body temperature using "hot spots" scattered around their bodies. Picture from Spirit Animals For years society believed that elephants flapped their large ears to h...
Butt Breathers 17 Aug 2013 | 01:03 am
Dragonflies breathe out of their butts. Picture from Lee's Bird Yep, it's true. Dragonflies breathe through gills in their rectum. Not only that, but they can rapidly propel themselves by suddenly...
Crab's Teeth: Can You Find Them? 16 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
A crab’s teeth are found in it's stomach. Picture from Mike Delaney Unlike human teeth, the teeth in a crab's stomach are not made of bone, but of a material called chitin, which is the same materi....
Chemically Raised Chickens 14 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm
More than 50 billion chickens are reared annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs. Picture from Trust Organic Food According to the Worldwatch Institute, 74% of the world's p...
"Black Death" Buffalo 13 Aug 2013 | 11:39 pm
The buffalo is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal. Picture from Wildlife Safari Specifically the African buffalo is known as "The Black Death" or "Widowmaker" because it kills over 200 peop....
