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133 words Cats place their hind paws in exactly the same spot as their front paws when walking to allow them to make precise movements 124 words Waitomo Glowworm Caves - New Zealand 262 words Science of COVID and Why We Wear Masks! Educational Song for Kids 111 words Scientists have already observed that rats will voluntarily share food with other rats who are hungry. A new study now suggests that they do so not just based on what the other rat does, but also on how it smells. 183 words This stunningly iridescent and rainbow-like member of the pheasant family, the Himalayan monal, is the national bird of Nepal 872 words Cows sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it to line up their bodies so they face either north or south when grazing or resting, but nobody is sure why. 182 words Pharaoh cuttlefish change their appearance and behavior to mimic hermit crabs in order to inconspicuously approach their prey and/or protect themselves against predators. 177 words Leopards often haul their kill up to a tree to keep it safe from scavengers 286 words The Maned Wolf has urine that smells similar to cannabis. 328 words Subordinate female meerkats who try to breed often lose their offspring to infanticide by the dominant female or are evicted from the group. They then can become wet-nurses for the dominant female, or get evicted from the colony. 286 words The Galapagos fur seal spends more time out of the water than almost any other seal. On average, 70% of their time is spent on land. Most seal species spend 50% of their time on land and 50% in the water.