The eyes of many of the animals with whom we share our life on planet Earth are disturbingly threatening, such as big cats and some birds of prey – some other times though, they are engaging but puzzling as our pets, in whose sight we get to see their everyday mood. In most cases ...
Hermaphroditic sea slugs possess both male and female sex organs, and when pairs come together to mate, they stab each other between the eyes with a needle-like appendage called a penile stylet, delivering a cocktail of prostate fluid. This tactic was described as "just weird" by a researcher...
It may look odd to our eyes, but the saiga antelope’s unusual nose helps the animal to survive in the barren steppe habitat. Those large nostrils filter out dust, cool the antelope in the summer and warm up the air in the winter. Once found in vast herds, the saiga was heavily hunte...
Joe’s sixteenth funny face was not easy to maintain as it was beginning to hurt. With eyes wide, tongue sticking out and skin pulled tight around his cheek bones by his fingers, it was difficult to speak. “I’m sorry!” Luke said, “It’s not working. I pressed the button four t...
“giraffe-necked”. Gerenuks have relatively small heads for their body, but their eyes and ears are proportionately large. Gerenuks seldom graze but browse on prickly bushes and trees, such as acacias. They can reach higher branches and twigs than other gazelles and antelope by standing erect...
Bats(蝙蝠)are unusual animals.Even though they fly,they are not birds.Bats are the only mammals that fly.A mammal is an animal that has hair and feeds its babies with its own milk.Mother bats have babies each spring.Baby bats hang onto their mothers until they learn to fly by themselves...
His large, photosensitive eyes can see the light from up to 50 yards away. The brightness is itself a sign of the number of eggs she’s carrying. Therefore, the male glowworms, who only measure about half her size, will try to mate with the brightest females. Habitat: Where to Find ...
Module6AnimalsinDanger阅读预习案01【学习目标】在阅读中识别单词表中P52--53词汇,短语并推断出其意思。通过阅读文章,了解Jiesang保护藏羚羊的故事。【使用说明及学法指导】1.限时10分钟识记并背诵单词表P52--53页词汇,并完成TaskI和TaskII。2.限时15分钟阅读P52-53页课文并完成TaskIII和TaskIV。3.用红色笔将课文...
albinism- the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair hypopigmentation- unusual lack of skin color birth defect,congenital abnormality,congenital anomaly,congenital defect,congenital disorder- a defect that is present at birth ...
Giant pandas are black-and-white Chinese bears.They are lovely-looking animals with a big head,a heavy body,round ears,and a short tail.▲ .It has unusual cat-like eyes with very good eyesight.It is white with black areas around the eyes,ears,shoulders,chest,legs,and feet.This black-an...