Did You Know? Animals

4 Contents......Page 6
8–9 Why do wolves live in packs?......Page 10
10–11 Why do tigers have stripes?......Page 12
12–13 How do bats find food in the dark?......Page 14
14–15 What is a tusk?......Page 16
16–17 Do giraffes get dizzy when they bend over?......Page 18
18–19 Do mammals lay eggs?......Page 20
20–21 Why do elephants have big ears?......Page 23
22–23 What’s in a camel’s hump?......Page 24
24–25 Can porcupines shoot their spines?......Page 26
26–27 How do monkeys swing through the trees?......Page 28
28–29 Why do lions have sharp teeth?......Page 30
30–31 Why do meerkats stand on their back legs?......Page 32
32–33 Are moles blind?......Page 34
34–35 Can dogs see color?......Page 36
36–37 Do bears eat honey?......Page 38
38–39 Why don’t polar bears eat penguins?......Page 41
42–43 Why do ducks float?......Page 44
44–45 Why are flamingos pink?......Page 46
46–47 How do owls hunt at night?......Page 48
48–49 Why can’t ostriches fly?......Page 50
50–51 Why are peacocks such show-offs?......Page 52
52–53 Why do birds migrate?......Page 54
54–55 Why don’t sleeping birds fall off their perches?......Page 56
56–57 Which bird builds the best nest?......Page 58
58–59 Why don’t penguins freeze in the snow?......Page 60
60–61 What eats eagles?......Page 62
62–63 Why don’t woodpeckers get a headache?......Page 64
66–67 Why do jellyfish glow?......Page 68
68–69 Do fish sleep?......Page 70
70–71 How do pufferfish puff up?......Page 72
72–73 Can flying fish really fly?......Page 74
74–75 How do sharks find prey?......Page 76
76–77 Is coral alive?......Page 78
78–79 Why do dolphins have blowholes?......Page 80
80–81 What animals live in the deep sea?......Page 82
82–83 Why don’t clownfish get stung by sea anemones?......Page 84
84–85 Why do crabs walk sideways?......Page 86
86–87 Are piranhas bloodthirsty?......Page 88
88–89 How many whales are there in the ocean?......Page 91
92–93 Why don’t pond-skaters sink?......Page 94
94–95 Why do honeybees dance?......Page 96
96–97 Why do dung beetles collect poop?......Page 98
98–99 Why are ants so busy?......Page 100
100–101 Why do lice live in our hair?......Page 102
102–103 How does a spider make a web?......Page 104
104–105 What’s inside a snail’s shell?......Page 106
106–107 How do mosquitoes find their prey?......Page 108
108–109 What is the world’s biggest creepy-crawly?......Page 111
110–111 How do grasshoppers sing?......Page 112
114–115 How do geckos walk upside down?......Page 116
116–117 How do chameleons change color?......Page 118
118–119 Why do snakes stick their tongue out?......Page 120
120–121 What is an axolotl?......Page 122
122–123 Are dragons real?......Page 124
124–125 Why are poison dart frogs so colorful?......Page 126
126–127 How long does a tortoise live?......Page 128
128–129 Do reptiles have cold blood?......Page 130
130–131 Why are frogs slimy?......Page 132
132–133 Do crocodiles really cry?......Page 134
134–135 Answers......Page 136
136–137 Quiz your friends!......Page 138
138–139 Glossary......Page 140
140–143 Index......Page 142
144 Credits and acknowledgments......Page 146