Earthworms prepare the soil for farming, upon which life depends. So, they are known as a farmer’s friends. They eat the soil after turning it over and breaking it up. While doing so, they allow the air and water to reach the roots of plants. When they drag leaves into their burrows, they pull fine […]
Once upon a time, a crocodile couple lived in a river. On the riverside, there were many trees of different types of fruits. A monkey lived on the Jambul tree and relished the tasty fruits. One day, one of the crocodiles came to the riverside searching for food. The kind monkey offered him some fruits
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Yeast is a tiny, unicellular organism. It was discovered by Louis Pasteur. It belongs to the fungi family and has tiny, rounded, colourless bodies. Yeast is found in soil, in air, on plant surfaces and in the nectar of flowers. When a weak sugar solution is exposed to air, a light frothy scum appears on
One day, a lion was sleeping outside his den. Near by, a little mouse was playing hide and seek with his friends. By chance, the mouse ran over the lion. Instantly, the lion woke up in anger. He grabbed the mouse and said, “You are my evening snack today!” The poor little mouse trembled with
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Snails are soft-bodied animals that have cap-like or spiralled shells. The shell is part of the body and is attached to the snail by muscles. The shell is made of a kind of limestone and is built by the snail itself. As the snail grows bigger, its shell also increases in size as well as
In a dense forest, there lived a notorious lion who killed many animals every day. One day, all the animals gathered under a big banyan tree for the meeting. They came up with an idea and went to meet the lion. The animals said, “Please stop hunting. We will send you an animal every day.”
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A frog is a cold-blooded animal. Cold-blooded animals need external warmth to keep warm in winters. When winter sets, frogs hide under rocks, leaves or in a log. Some frogs dive into a pond and bury themselves in the mud. As ponds do not freeze solid, even in harsh winters, frogs also don’t freeze. They
Frogs and toads are amphibians. They have some similarities but certain striking differences. These differences make them distinct from each other. Both are cold-blooded creatures, living on land and in water. But frogs are smooth, slippery, long and graceful while toads are dry and warty. Most frogs have teeth, whereas most toads do not have
Sponges are aquatic animals. However, they resemble plants more than animals. More than 5,000 different kinds of sponges exist across the world. They can be green, brown, yellow, red, orange, white, etc. Sponges have various shapes such as fan, dome, vase, bowl or trumpet shaped. A sponge has no sense organs so it does not
Once, a fox and a stork were good friends. One day, the fox invited the stork for dinner. When the stork reached there, the table was already laid. The stork was disappointed to see the soup served in shallow dishes. “I have made this delicious soup myself. Enjoy your meal,” said the fox. The stork
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Honeybees eat pollen, a powdery substance present in flowers and drink nectar which is a sweet liquid produced in flowers. Baby honeybees are fed lots of pollen as it is rich in protein and enables them to maintain their healthy growth. The nectar present in flowers is used by worker bees to make honey. In
A shell is the hard outer covering of a living thing. It provides protection to the organism. It is either made by the creature itself or by its parent. Shells are composed of calcium carbonate (lime) and silica or lignin (woody material). Most common shells are eggshells, shells around the body of a crab or
Once, there was a beautiful kingdom around a lake. In summer days, there was no rain and the lake dried up. People grew anxious and went to the King. The King decided to go in search of water. After several days, he reached the Iced Cold Mountain. There, he saw an old woman. The King
The common features of insects are a segmented body which means their bodies are divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen, jointed legs which can be six or more. Insects also have an exoskeleton which is the hard covering over their bodies. Insects are both harmful and useful. Harmful insects include beetles, mosquitoes, houseflies,
Zoology is the study of animals. It can be sub-divided into many disciplines, such as ornithology, the study of birds; primatology, the study of primates; ichthyology, the study of fish and entomology, the study of insects, etc. It gives us an in-depth knowledge to understand wildlife, animals, the environment and ourselves. It studies the way