by Maggie Williard | Nov 10, 2021 | Animal Tales for Kids
We all know what to do when there is a fire: stop, drop, and roll. But what about other species, how do they respond to the threat of a fire? The Algerian sand racer, a species of Mediterranean lizard, has inhabited many different ecosystems across the Mediterranean...
by Lindsey Abramson | Nov 10, 2021 | Animal Tales for Kids
Have you ever gone swimming in a pool while it is storming outside? Or had a water fight? Near the surface you can hear and feel the rain drops and will get splashed often. However, as you dive down deeper you can no longer feel the rain, the wind, or hear loud...
by Stephanie Kaufman | Nov 10, 2021 | Animal Tales for Kids
Do you have a dog at home? Have you taught them any tricks? Most dogs have human owners that want to teach them tricks. But some scientists wanted to see if dogs could do tricks if they received commands from a robot! First, the scientists wanted to give the dog a...
by Adrian Lee | Nov 10, 2021 | Animal Tales for Kids
Figure 1. Red-capped plovers “conversing” about their breeding strategy. The plovers divide the work of incubating eggs based on their sexually dichromatic colors (the male is much brighter than the female). The red-capped plover bird lives its entire life on...
by Omar Morosse | Nov 10, 2021 | Animal Tales for Kids
Imagine you are walking in the forested mountains of Rwanda and you hear what sounds like a number of bubbles popping in rapid succession. The noise sounds far away, but it reverberates swiftly through the dense vegetation and across the ridge. These sounds would be...
