National Geographic has released its pictures of the year, including this amazing shot of penguins getting ready to follow one of their number into the ocean from an incredibly high ice sheet. Photo courtesy of Bertie Gregory for National Geographic. Gregory photographed a young emperor penguin leap...
Penguins are a family (Spheniscidae) of flightless birds found in the Southern Hemisphere. (Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is also found in the Northern Hemisphere). Penguins have small, powerful wings, which they use as flippers, "flying" through the water in pursuit of krill, fis...
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This aquatic mammal feeds mainly on fish and molluscs such as squid and cuttlefish. It is also known to eat penguins. The Australian sea lion was once heavily hunted. Although it is now protected, the population has not fully recovered. Today the species’ primary threats are commercial fishing...
What would you get if you thought about penguins & the education system? How would a kettle with no handle function? This seems like odd behavior but it frees up the mind from preconceived notions and so allows exploration and experimentation without worrying about what other people think ...
This amazing South American fish is able to generate electricity, which it uses to find its way around in muddy water and also to hunt its prey! Find out more about this animalhere. Elephant Elephant There are three species of elephant. From largest to smallest they are the African bush el...