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Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by alaladakosta(f): 4:44pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
kiwi is the only bird that can fly backward. 1 Like |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by hotwax: 4:49pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
femojie: Squirrel are mammals. They belong to rat family. however, they don't fly, but hop from tree to tree. The web like arm is not A̶̲̥̅ wing but like A̶̲̥̅ parachute that cause buoyancy in the air. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 4:52pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Geniustic: dats nt flying, d squirrel hops 4rm branch 2 branch, 'flying' has 2 do wit long distances. Nope..This is not the regular squirell you know. This one has a bat-like wing. Though it's doesn't flap it but it enables it to stay afloat on air through reasonable distance. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by xcuggsm(m): 4:53pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
MALE HONEY BEES COMMIT INTIMATE SUICIDE!!! The male honey bee (called the drone ) lives for one purpose only - to mate with the queen - and he will die in the process of doing so. . Only one round! |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by harlos: 4:55pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
tlaret24:I dis agree with this. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 4:56pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
hotwax: That is one hell function of a wing. That is dosn't flap it is another story but moving with the aid of the buoyancy provided by the wings up to a hundred meters, changing direction by manipulating the wings while on course falls into the general definition of Flying! |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by nasty45(m): 4:57pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
There are d kinda things i wan2 c on frontpage...very educative OP...am so savin ds page...nice job |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by olempe(m): 4:58pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
WoW...isn't this wonderful!! |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 4:59pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Here are some more interesting facts about bats: • There are nearly 1,000 species of bats in the world. However, bats are basically tropical animals and only about 40 kinds of bats live in North America. • Bats have been around a long time, since the age of dinosaurs. Ancient bats resembled those living today. Except for the most extreme desert and polar regions, bats today live in almost every kind of habitat worldwide. • Bats have some amazing abilities: Mexican free-tailed bats can fly 10,000 feet high. Townsend’s-big eared bats can pluck insects from foliage. Hibernating little brown bats can stop breathing for almost an hour during hibernation to reduce their energy needs. Fishing bats have an echolocation system so sophisticated they can detect a minnow’s fin as fine as a human hair. The Honduran white bat, a colorful snow-white bat with yellow nose and ears, cuts large leaves to make “tents” to protect its small colonies from drenching jungle rains. • Because they consume quantities of “bugs” such as mosquitoes, bats are a natural form of insect control. For instance, one little brown bat can catch 600 mosquitoes or more an hour. • Many garden pests can hear bats and will avoid areas where bats are looking for a meal. • Desert ecosystems rely on nectar-feeding bats to pollinate giant cacti, including the organ pipe and saguaro of Arizona. • Agricultural plants from bananas to cashews, dates, and figs rely on bats for pollination and seed dispersal. • Despite bats’ many benefits including pollination and insect control, their populations are declining nearly everywhere. More than half of American bats species are considered endangered due to disturbance of roosting bats in caves, loss of habitat including forested areas, and inappropriate use of pesticides. • Loss of bats destabilizes ecosystems and can cause people to increase their use of chemicals to control insects. Excessive use of chemicals can be harmful to human health and harmful to wildlife. 1 Like |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by madeinnigeria: 5:01pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Copy'n'paste |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by braine(m): 5:02pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
mchenry: I read somewhere that a bird's pee is mixed with it's feaces though You read it in your basic Biology. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by JamesLucia: 5:04pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
could this thread mean that zoology is a course to study? |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 5:05pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
991: nice write up, the below got me thinking..didnt u do biology in ur sec sch days? |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by JamesLucia: 5:07pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
xcuggs_m: MALE HONEY BEES COMMIT INTIMATE SUICIDE!!! you go school jor |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 5:11pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Fun facts about your smile and teeth • It seems children have the right idea about smiling…they smile about 400 times a day. • Women smile about 62 times a day compared to men who smile eight times a day on average. • Each person’s set of teeth is unique much like their fingerprints. Even identical twins do not have exactly the same set of teeth. Did you know that your tongue print is also unique? • Does the hand you write with affect your teeth? It can. Right-handed people, tend to chew food on their right side, while left-handed people tend to chew on their left side. 1 Like |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by KayDee4: 5:11pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Polar bears cannot run for too long; if they do, they will overheat and die. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by DeepSight(m): 5:13pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
When we have Nlanders expressing surprise at the very well known fact that malaria is not transmitted by male mosquitoes, then there is a serious problem with the Education sector in this country nowadays. 4 Likes |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by firetrap(m): 5:13pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Another interesting fact about sharks is that they never stop swimming from the day they are born till they die. if they stop swimming they drown. ironic isn't it |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by hotwax: 5:14pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Okoro2015:Have you seen paratroopers or sky divers before? Go see them in action, you will understand this logic. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by KayDee4: 5:15pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Lightning and thunder both happen at the same time but because light travels faster than sound, we see the ligthning first and the sound (thunder) comes later. 1 Like |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by nedu2000(m): 5:17pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
;DИ̣̣̣̥o factual behavioural patterns 4 humans? characters dey o,4rm mario balotelli to olusegun obasanjo,humans er.... |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by hotwax: 5:18pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Okoro2015:Have you seen paratroopers or sky divers before? Go see them in action, you will understand this logic. Flying squirrels fly from tree top. They can't ascend vertically from d ground. They don't fly on A̶̲̥̅ long distance. They r not the only only one. Some snakes and lizard also have this capability. This doesn't qualify for flying. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by ujukala: 5:20pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Check out the snake that sleeps while awake! A 24hours no-go-area. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by PAGAN9JA(m): 5:28pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
i know the following bolded already: tlaret24: |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by patostation(m): 5:41pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
991: nice write up, the below got me thinking.. Even human female "mosquitoes" do virtually the same thing. Call them witches or bitches it's all the same thing; my wife and sisters excluded! |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Nobody: 5:50pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
freecocoa: come them swear for you? Why are you stalking me? Lol. I just want some sister love, if you know what I mean. |
Re: Interesting Facts You Would Like To Know by Originalsly: 5:51pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Very interesting thread...hmmm...sharks dont get sick...hmmm...or is it poisoned?... well I guess both cause they eat anything...and digest it too....other fish, a few chunks of human, Skateboards,empty cans...you name it and am sure it was found in a shark,s stomach! |
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