Do Not Panic When Tara Ramsey and her group ventured into the Amazon rainforest with jugs of water, three days' worth of food, and a guide named Pedro, she was told to trust him. Pedro advised her of dangerous snakes, pointed out unique plants, and led the way to a cocoa farm where...
Do coyotes live in the Sahara Desert? What kind of animals can be found in coastal deserts? How have animals adapted to the Amazon rainforest? How do humans survive in the Amazon rainforest? What kind of snakes live in the Sahara Desert?
How do tiger sharks hunt? What do snakes eat in the Amazon rainforest? How do crocodiles survive in their habitat? Are reticulated pythons nocturnal? How do tiger sharks move? How do Komodo dragons get their food? How do toucans get their food?
However, others believe that since roaches' cells do not constantly divide the way people's cells do, they will be more likely to survive [source: Kunkel]. Regardless of whether roaches could survive the initial blast, their need for warmth and moisture makes it unlikely that they could ...
With snakes being cold-blooded animals, it's no surprise they are more active as temperatures start to warm up. They're ready to get out into the sun just like you are after long winter. But winter hasn't been quite as LONG in some areas of the U.S. that are experiencing warmer te...
Since the ultimate goal of camouflage is to hide from other animals, the physiology and behavior of an animal's predators or prey is highly significant. An animal will not develop any camouflage that does not help it survive, so not all animals blend in with their environment the same way....
Red-eyed tree frog hatchlings were dodging hungry snakes a long time before Warkentin started studying the phenomenon 20 years ago. “People had not thought of eggs as having the possibility to show this kind of plasticity,” says Mike Ryan, her PhD adviser at the University of Texas in ...
Insects need food, water and shelter to survive. But rather than turning on the faucet for a cup of water or going to the store for groceries, they look for resources in some places you might overlook. Standing water in a dish beneath a potted indoor plant might as well be a watering ...
"Planet Earth," the runaway hit documentary series made by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, is more than a nature show. The "Planet Earth" crew has captured images of the planet that have never before been seen. How did they slowly float above the canopy of the Amazon rainforest? How...
But to dismiss such a journey based on time alone would be to miss out on some astonishing views as the lush, equatorial rainforest that bursts from the coast gradually dissolves into green rolling hills, which in turn give way to purple, jagged mountain tops. And what a train! We are ...