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Singing can be a way to cope up with boredom or just to get away and escape from the harsh reality. Hearing lullabies every night, the calming waves of the ocean, the pouring raindrops from your window, everything feels like safe and sound. So, how many times do you find yourself humming out a tune or singing out your favorite song in a day? 50 times? A hundred times? Some may sing a lot more than that! Believe it or not , some male songbirds sing more than 2,000 times each day. While a human sings with the help of […]

We’ve all heard about a squid that’s larger than life, bats that have a thirst for human blood, and piranhas that hunt for flesh and meat. But is there any truth to these or are they just plain myths? In this list, we show you the top 5 myths about the animals we love to hate and the actual science behind these outrageous myths. Number 5 – Colossal Squid:  Myth: There’s a tentacled sea monster that can pull ships to the deepest and coldest parts of the sea. Fact: Colossal squids only hunt in the deepest and the coldest waters […]

Did you know? Snakes are carnivores, which means they only eat animals and they often live off of insects, fish, lizards, eggs, rodents,  birds, frogs and other small mammals. The smallest of snakes can live off of ant and centipede eggs while the bigger species like Anacondas and Pythons can eat animals as big as pigs and deers.  While some are accustomed to hunt their prey, some are more efficient by just lying and waiting for their helpless victims to come to them. Snakes are also very sneaky and can be very good at tricking their victims. Some species of […]

Although most people would assume that all aquatic animals can breathe underwater, this is actually not the case for some. In fact, there are many animals that live underwater that don’t get their oxygen from the water.   And did you know that despite the ability to hold their breath underwater for long periods of time, turtles, water snakes, crocodiles, alligators, dolphins, whales, and other water going creatures will drown if kept underwater too long? This is because these animals have lungs used for breathing air and are what we call air-breathers. They actually can’t breathe underwater and just have […]

Bet you’ll think twice before walking on grass now. Did you know that there is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas? Wow, that’s really a lot! If you want to get rid of spiders on your lawn you can:  Spray insecticides to control the insects on your lawn.  Mow your lawn regularly. Remove spider webs frequently. Clean up your yard.  You can get rid of the spiders on your lawn but just so you know, spiders are virtually everywhere. There are about 35,000 known species of spiders and they are endemic to every continent except Antartica. […]

Our eyes are incredibly impressive and complex. The human eyes can differentiate millions of colors and receive huge amounts of visual information. The farthest edge our eyes are able to see is about 3 miles away. This is pretty impressive but how does it compare to that of our canine friends?  Well, on average, dogs have better eyesight than humans, but not as colorful. Although it is not true that dogs only see in black and white, they only have 2 types of cones which limit their color recognition.  However, dogs beat us, hands down in the aspects of visual […]