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A common lizard Half-way up the wall a common lizard is sunning itself in the hot July sunshine. It would be difficult to catch on this wall that has so many crevices. Two wall-butterflies in characteristic attitudes, and two flies are also sunning t...
The Thrush The thrush is cracking a snail on an 'anvil' stone. The hard shell is broken by thwacking it again and again, and then the soft succulent flesh is gobbled up. Each thrush is likely to have its own particular stone, or stones, for snail-cracking;...
Ally bally, ally bally bee,Sittin' on yer mammy's knee,Greetin' for a wee bawbee, (crying) (a halfpenny) Tae buy some Coulter's candy. (to) Poor wee Jeanie's gettin' awfy thin, (awfully) A rickle o' banes covered ower wi' skin, (bones) (over) Noo she's...
Owls Owls cannot turn their heads 360 degrees. It does appear that they can by just watching them, but after studying them scientists have discovered they do not actually turn their head 360 degrees. Owls have fixed eye sockets, which means they can’t...
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Every single living cell on our planet has a reason for being here. Every single animal has it's predator. Eliminate/reduce the predator and the victim of the predator will thrive. With so many pesticides and insecticides being used in large quantities...
The Romans used wire brush to make roof tiles. This was probally the first time that wire brush was used.
NGO transparency Non-governmental organizations are corrupt They are not transparent They provide a golden goose for those running NGO's They hide, from being held to transparency and accountability standards They are selfish and destroy local iniative...
Fingerprints Malpighia, noticed different patterns in fingerprints. This was in In 1686. He was an anatomy professor studying skin, kidneys, and the liver. This was in Italy in the University of Bologna. He noticed that there were different patterns in...
St Mary MacKillop If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she would be a household name. It’s not that she sought the limelight. On the contrary, she simply wanted to serve the poor wherever she found them in her native Australia. But along the way,...