There are over 12,000 types of ants. Ants can talk to each other using their antennae. Ants help us by eating insects, spreading seeds and moving soil. The sting of this tiny insect can cause burning, itching, and/or swelling. Ants are tiny insects but they can carry weights 50 times their own weight! They can…
A special type of tortoises called the Galapagos tortoises can live to be well over 100 years. They are the largest tortoise. They grow up to 4 feet long and weigh around 158.8 kg. They are called the Galapagos tortoises because they live in the Galapagos Island.
We all are disgusted by spit. There are boards everywhere saying ‘Do not Spit’. But do you know spit, which is the saliva in your mouth, has an important role to play? It is the spit that helps us to taste the food. If there is no spit in the mouth we would not be…
A unicycle is a cycle with one wheel. It takes lot of balance to ride one. In a game of unicycle hockey, the players have to play hockey while riding. The whole game is about keeping the ball away from the goal. There are 5 players in each team. A player cannot put his legs…
Michal Kapral holds the world record for joggling. Joggling is a sport where a participant has to run while juggling any three items. If he drops anything then he can pick it up and continue the run. Kapral won this race in the year 2016. He completed the race juggling three balls, without dropping the…
You might have playfully done a toe fight with your siblings or friends. In the United Kingdom this is a serious sport. In this sport, two participants wrestle with their toes till one can pin down the other’s toe.
You must have seen and participated in many races but do you know that in the United Kingdom people participate in cheese race? In this race, the participants run after big cheese wheel that is rolled down from a steep hill. Whoever reaches the bottom of the hill first, wins the race and gets the…
Horses can talk to each other in two ways. They use their voices and body language to talk. They use looks, flick of ears, or turn of the head to talk to each other and also to us if we try to learn their language. They also use different kinds of neighs to communicate. The…
Goats do not speak but they do make calls. These calls are understood by the other goats that live with them, this helps them talk. When they move to a different group, they imitate that group’s call. So, like us, goats too can talk but in their own special language.
Dolphins whistle. They use different whistles for each other. The dolphins identify the whistle used to call them and respond to it as we respond to our names.
