What makes the pink flamingos pink? Their diet!
The colour of a flamingo is determined by its diet. Flamingos feed on microscopic bacteria that are rich in red...
Animals & Birds
Even bugs are baffled by a zebra’s stripes
The black-and-white-striped body of a zebra creates an optical illusion. In a herd it is difficult to see exactly where...
The bird with the wingspan of 3 metres
The albatross is a seabird with a mean wingspan of 3 metres. It glides over the waves for hours. It...
The tree frog’s gait
The tree frog has specially designed toes. The ends of the toes have discs which act as suckers by creating...
Guess the length of a walrus’s tusks
The tusks of a walrus are the upper canine teeth which grow very long, sometimes to even one metre. They...
Which is the smallest land mammal?
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) or the pygmy white-toothed shrew is the smallest mammal by weight. It grows to a...
