Producing silk isn’t as easy as it sounds. We’re going to examine some of what’s involved including a look at what typical mass production is in some of the more productive countries such as Japan, China and Thailand. Silk production is done in stages. The first stage is hatching the silkworm egg in a …
Polar bears (Thalarctos maritimus) live in the Arctic regions of the north near open water where they can find their main source of food which are seals. Sometimes known as “rulers of the Arctic,” these bears are huge with adults at 7 to 8 1/2 feet tall and up to 1,600 pounds. Polar bears …
Fleas have been around for millions of years, sucking the blood of animals and humans. Fleas live on pets, mammals, in carpets, in sofas as well as other household and farm goods. In a typical room, 5 percent of the fleas will be found on pets, 10 percent flea cocoons in the carpets, 35 …
The American Bald Eagle was unofficially chosen as a National Symbol in 1872, when the Constitution of the United States was ratified. It was not officially nominated as such until 1788. There was a heated debate, led by the great statesman Benjamin Franklin, about this bird becoming the National Bird. Mr. Franklin wanted the …
Do you truly see animals at the zoo? A while back, on a visit to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Santa Monica, I overheard a tour guide say the average time spent looking at a work of art in the museum is five to ten seconds per piece. At first this shocked me. …
They’ve been here a long time, lightning bugs. Or do you call them fireflies? You probably do if you were raised in the Western U.S. or parts of New England. But if you were raised in the Southeast or Midwest, you probably call them lightning bugs. I admit, the name “firefly” is much more …
* Donkeys can live for over 50 years. * A donkey is stronger than a horse of the same size. * Donkeys have incredible memory. They can recognize places and other donkeys they last saw 25 years ago. * What appears to be stubborness is actually a highly developed sense of self-preservation. Donkeys won’t …