Make up your mind for all these interestingfacts about frogsfor kids. Frogs are the amphibians that belong to the Anura order. One of the oldest frog fossils is believed to have been evolved some 265 million years ago and was named as ‘proto-frog’. These amphibians inhabit extensively acro...
It’s the latter which is often true; even then it’s good reading to find out the distance between fact and fiction. Kids In Mind The movie websites helps out parents by rating on movies sex, nudity, violence, gore, profanity, on a scale of 0 to 10. The site goes deeper and ...
Facts About Invertebrates Ask a friend to name an animal and she'll probably come up with a horse, an elephant, or some other kind of vertebrate. The fact is, though, that the vast majority of animals on earth—insects, crustaceans, sponges, etc.—lack backbones, and are thus classified...
Contrary to popular belief, sharks are not color blind. In fact, they are quite attracted to certain colors, particularly yellow. This is because yellow stands out in the ocean, making it easier for sharks to spot their prey. Additionally, some species of sharks have been observed to be att...
To stay cool and avoid lice, both men and women in ancient Egypt shaved their heads and often wore wigs. In fact, because wigs indicated social status, they became one of the most important fashion accessories in ancient Egypt. Rich people wore wigs made from human hair, while poor people...
18. There have been multiple reports of sightings of gigantic bipedal frogs in Loveland, Ohio. – Source 19. The Cuyahoga River in Ohio was so polluted that it has caught on fire at least 13 times since 1868. Both the EPA and Clean Water Act were created as a direct response to the ...
It’s an interesting idea and one worth thinking about. People casually refer to humanity as a virus spreading across the earth. In fact, we do look like some strange kind of bio-film spreading across the landscape. A good metaphor? If the biosphere is our host, we do use it up for ...
Once again in the left image, to many people square A will appear grey and square B will appear white. If however two vertical grey bands are placed so the intersect both tiles, it can be see that both tiles are in fact grey. The effect of the colour illusion is so strong however th...
Also→ Frogs Use Sound to Communicate6. Gharials have an impressive auditory ability Gharials, a species of crocodilian native to India and Nepal, have an impressive auditory ability; they can hear in the low frequency or subsonic range. This range is lower than the range of human hearing, ...
♦ They can catch and completely digest insects. Small frogs can even fall victim to the Venus flytrap, but only when they are really hungry. ♦ The trap portion of the plant (part that catches the bug) is only good for up to 6 catches, after that it turns brown, withers and fall...