The pupil in a goat's eye is rectangular.
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
November 24, 2015
November 23, 2015
The Toxic Avocado
At least they are to some animals, such as horses, cattle, goats and birds.
From the ASPCA website:
Avocado leaves, fruit, seeds and bark may contain a toxic principle known as persin. The Guatemalan variety, a common one found in stores, appears to be the most problematic. Other varieties of avocado can have different degrees of toxic potential.
From the ASPCA website:
Avocado leaves, fruit, seeds and bark may contain a toxic principle known as persin. The Guatemalan variety, a common one found in stores, appears to be the most problematic. Other varieties of avocado can have different degrees of toxic potential.
November 19, 2015
Largest Eggs in the World
The ostrich lays the largest eggs on land, but the whale shark lays the largest eggs in the world.*
An egg from a whale shark measuring 14 inches in diameter was found in the Gulf of Mexico in 1953.
An egg from a whale shark measuring 14 inches in diameter was found in the Gulf of Mexico in 1953.
*Not counting the huge eggs the Cowboys have laid in several games this season.
November 9, 2015
October 18, 2015
October 17, 2015
Hoo-Hoo Knows This Owl Trivia?
Owls are the only bird that lowers their upper eyelids to blink; all others raise their lower lid to blink.
An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy.
An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy.
September 30, 2015
A Trivia Pearl
Oysters change their gender at least once in their lifetimes. All oysters start off as male, but most change permanently to female by the time they are a year old. Their reproductive organs produce both sperm and eggs, and they can change gender at will. It is technically possible, therefore, for an oyster to fertilize its own eggs.
September 27, 2015
September 23, 2015
Hungry Raccoon
Note: Original video uploader closed their YouTube account. Not sure why, maybe they felt like they could make more money licensing the video. I did manage to find a news report with part of the original video.
August 27, 2015
Smallest Mammal in the World
The smallest mammal in the world is the Kitti's hog-nosed bat, aka bumblebee bat, from Thailand. The average full grown adult is only 1.2 inches long and weighs around .07 ounces.
August 1, 2015
July 25, 2015
Got Milk?
The temperature of milk inside a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
But, after the cow is milked, the milk is then promptly cooled and stored at 40 deg. F.
But, after the cow is milked, the milk is then promptly cooled and stored at 40 deg. F.
July 1, 2015
June 14, 2015
Herd of Goats
Well, I'm sure you've herd of goats, but if you haven't, you've at least seen them now...a LOT of them.
These are the "rent-a-goats" Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory uses to keep weeds and underbrush clear.
These are the "rent-a-goats" Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory uses to keep weeds and underbrush clear.
May 26, 2015
May 18, 2015
May 9, 2015
Elephant Cam
From the website: Visit a regularly frequented waterhole and the open plains of Africa with live streaming webcam views. Situated in the busiest elephant corridor that joins the Chobe National Park and the Hwange National Park, Camp Kuzuma is a private and exclusive safari lodge situated in the pristine Kazuma Forest reserve in the Chobe region of Botswana. Visitors will have the chance to see an abundance of wildlife, including elephants and lions.
Unlike most cams, it has a microphone and even if there's no large animals getting a drink, it's cool to listen to the birds and the wind blowing. I've never seen any lions around the waterhole, and usually there's not much going on, but this was the scene a few hours ago:
Actually, just before I decided to post this, I checked back in and it's pretty much still the same scene, although the elephants have moved a few feet to the left. Yes,I say "elephants" because behind the one elephant is another, smaller one - the baby of the larger elephant, I reckon.
This was the view earlier this a.m.
If you're disappointed in not being able to see the baby, don't feel lonely; I watched the cam for an hour earlier and only got small glimpses of it, mostly its trunk.
Here's some consolation:
Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini
Camp Kazuma Cam
April 24, 2015
Pandas Don't Eat Pages
Of course you didn't eat the missing page; from panda.org:
What do pandas eat?
The simple answers is: bamboo. A Panda's daily menu consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems, and shoots of various bamboo species. Bamboo contains very little nutritional value, so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs.
404 page found at: boredpanda.com
I'm seldom bored, even with 404 pages.
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