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#17 What happens when animals hibernate? Is it the same as sleeping?

October 20, 2021

I learned this today. Hibernation is not the same as sleeping. Animals sometimes have to come out of hibernation to be able to sleep. Hibernation is basically an energy-saving technique. During the winter, the temperature obviously drops, which means that endothermic animals (animals that generate their own heat internally) need more energy to keep themselves […]

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#5 Why are labradors used as guide dogs?

October 8, 2021

I learned this today. Labradors are used as guide dogs because of their temperament, but also because of their size. Guide dogs have been used for centuries. There is a painting of a blind man being led by a dog on the wall of a Roman house that was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius

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#4 How can vultures eat rotten meat and not get sick?

October 7, 2021 / 1 Comment

I learned this today. Vultures can eat rotten meat that would make us very sick because their stomach acid is 100 times stronger than ours. If you or I were to go and find a dead animal by the side of the road and eat it, we would get very sick within a few hours.

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