The Theory of Evolution is generally accepted as the best scientific explanation to explain the diversity of life on the planet. It applies to everything that we see alive, from bacteria to people. This theory proposes that all life on earth, no matter how simple or complex, derives from single-cell organisms.Over time, and due to ...
The volcano rabbit gets its name from where it lives, which is on volcanic peaks in Mexico. The volcano rabbit is the only known rabbit to live on or near any volcano in the world. Because of its uniqueness the volcano rabbit is in need of some sort of government protection to protect the species ...
There is a hot debate going on today about something exceptionally ordinary: the food we eat. This debate surrounds the use of transgenic agricultural practices in the production of food that is to be consumed by humans. Although some believe that the slight DNA alterations involved in transgenic technologies pose inherent threats to people, the ...
1. If your first guess for the tallest mammal was the giraffe… Congratulations! You’re absolutely right. A full-grown animal can attain a height of 6.1 meters or 20 feet. Giraffes live in the central, eastern and southern areas of Africa where they roam through the trees and across the open plains in herds. Their long ...
General Facts: The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Andromeda. It can go by the name Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224. In older texts, its name appears as the Great Andromeda Nebula. Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, but may not ...
The purpose of this experiment is to find out what is the effect of bridge type on how much weight it can hold. Many studies have been done about the relation between bridge type and the weight it can hold. This includes the two experiments performed by Munim Deen and Erik J. Deen’s investigative was ...
The Oregon spotted frog, rana pretiosa, is one of the “true” frogs of the world (like the Florida bog frog). Males are slightly smaller than females, reaching 1.8 to 2.9 inches (4.5 to 7.3 centimeters) in length while females measure 2.4 to 4 inches (6.1 to 10 centimeters) long. They weigh in at anywhere from ...
Iberian lynx, lynx pardinus, are also known as Spanish lynx or Pardel lynx. Their heads and bodies measure 33 to 43 inches (85 to 110 centimeters) long, with their tails adding an additional 4.7 to 11.8 inches (12 to 30 centimeters) of length. They are not as heavy as some of the other wild cats ...
Snow leopards, uncia uncia (or panthera uncia), are well known for their appearance. They can measure anywhere from 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) from its head to its tail. They are also slightly hefty cats, weighing in at 60 to 120 pounds (27 to 55 kilograms) with males being around 30 percent ...
The Thomson’s gazelle, gazella thomsonii, is the most abundant gazelle species in East Africa. They stand 22 to 28 inches (55 to 70 centimeters) tall at the shoulder, while their heads and bodies measure 2.6 to 4 feet (80 to 120 centimeters) long. Males are noticeably heavier than females, weighing up to 77 pounds (35 ...
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