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The battle between man and the insect world is constantly going on all about us. Some insects are merely pests. Some spread disease. And some spend a lifetime destroying the things man tries to grow or create. If there is any family of insects that man could certainly do without, it is the weevil. While … Read more
The very mention of the name “scorpion” makes us think of danger and poison. And the fact is that a scorpion can be a rather unpleasant creature to meet. In the United States, scorpions have actually caused deaths in only one place Arizona. The Arizona scorpion is related to the Durango scorpion that lives in Mexico. The Durango scorpion’s … Read more
One of the most interesting insects in the world is the praying mantis. Sometimes people call it “the Sooth-sayer”, “Rearhorse”, or “Mule- Killer”. The name Mule-Killer comes from the belief that the saliva of this insect can poison mules. The mantis is a long, slender insect that seems to be praying when it is standing … Read more
A manatee looks like a small whale and it is a mammal, not a fish. The American manatee lives in the rivers of Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It measures 2.5 to 4 meters in length. The body is somewhat like a fish, but the tail is quite different. It is broad, … Read more
Cats and dogs, elephants and bats, whales and horses, and monkeys and men belong to a zoological classification called “mammals”. Mammals are distinguished all other types of life by the fact that theif young are fed with milk from the mammary glands of the females. In most mammals the young are born fully formed, instead of hatching out … Read more
Dolphins are such interesting creatures that people find it hard to believe that a dolphin is simply a whale! There is an order of aquatic mammals that scientists call “Cetacea”. To this order belong whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Dolphins are small whales that belong to the toothed-whale group. Porpoises are a kind of dolphin without beaks … Read more
The great Ice Age, or Glacial Period, was a time when 6 great masses of ice down gradually from the north and covered parts of the world. It came down over North America, and a similar mass of ice came down over northern Europe and western Siberia. When did this happen? It is thought that … Read more
The tongue is one of the most amazing muscles and organs of the body. It is the only muscle we have that is attached at only one end. So it can move like no other muscle, and this is important for some of the work it has to do. When we speak and produce a … Read more
Every time we examine an organ of the human body, its structure, and the way it works almost seems like a miracle to us. The liver is no exception. It is the largest gland of the body and, next to the brain, the heaviest organ. The average human liver weighs about one kilogram. The liver … Read more
At one time, whaling was quite an important industry. To most of us, the idea of hunting for whales must seem a little strange. What can we get from this huge creature that can be useful to us? Well, the number of valuable products that come from whales is amazing. The blubber of the whale … Read more