Kangaroos are mammals that are part of a special group known as Marsupials. Marsupials are mammals that have special pouches used for carrying their babies. A kangaroo gives birth to a live undeveloped foetus called a joey. When the joey is born, it crawls from inside the mother to the pouch. The pouch is a […]
The Blob Fish is the ugliest creature found in Nature. The fish is rare and is found off the coast of New Zealand and Australia where it lives at depths of between 600 and 1,200 metres. Living so deep, there is very little food for the Blob Fish to eat. So, it has to maximise
Dogs come in contact with fleas through exposure from other animals or household pets. Fleas do not have wings, so they cannot fly. With strong back legs, fleas can easily jump onto your dog from carriers in close range. Humans can also bring fleas into the home via their clothing and shoes. The flea’s bite
Fish are less active in the cold. In this resting state, hearts of fish slow down, their needs for food and oxygen decrease, and they move about very little. The layer of ice that forms on top of a lake, pond, river or stream provides insulation that helps the water-body retain its heat. Because warm
• Common name : Zinnia, Youth-and-old-age • Scientific name : Zinnia elegans • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Mexico Common zinnias are bushy, leafy annual plants. They have hairy, branching stems. The leaves of zinnia are arranged opposite to one another and they often clasp the stem. The solitary flower heads are borne
• Common name : Common Yew, European Yew • Scientific name : Taxus baccata • Family : Taxaceae • Native land : Western, Central and Southern Europe, North- West Africa, Northern Iran and South-West Asia Yew is the most popular evergreen tree. It is known as the ‘tree of death’. The tree has spreading branches
• Common name : Chinese Wisteria • Scientific name : Wisteria sinensis • Family : Fabaceae • Native land : China Chinese wisteria is a deciduous perennial climbing vine. It grows up to 25 feet. It has racemes of mildly fragrant, pea‑like, blue-violet flowers in May when the foliage is just beginning to expand. The
Frogs can live in water and on land. The eggs of a frog require moisture or they will dry up and die. Frogs lay their eggs coated in a jelly-like glycoprotein. The jelly helps keep the eggs from drying out. All frogs return to the water to lay their eggs. Frog’s eggs are soft and
• Common name : Ashwagandha, Winter Cherry, Indian Ginseng • Scientific name : Withaniasomnifera • Family : Solanaceae • Native land : India, North Africa and the Middle East Winter cherry is a short herbaceous perennial plant. It is an erect, many-branched shrub with very tiny green to yellow flowers. It grows well from hardwood
The Heath Pea is a fern-like wild plant with purple flowers. These flowers can control hunger and thirst for weeks. It is native to Europe and parts of Asia. It grows in rough grassy places, broad-leaved woodland, forest margins and banks. The Heath Pea was a vital ingredient of the Highland diet until the 18th
• Common name : White Bryony, Wild Hop • Scientific name : Bryonia alba • Family : Cucurbitaceae • Native land : Europe and Northern Iran White bryony is a climbing perennial plant with vines. It can grow up to 50 feet tall. It has dark green, shiny leaves that resemble those of a cucumber
The Black Walnut is native to the United States of America and Canada. Black Walnuts are attractive but somewhat troublesome additions to the plant and home. Black Walnut is important commercially. Trees are grown for both wood and Walnuts. Leaves, roots, husks and woody parts of the tree contain a toxin called Juglone, that is
• Common name : Watercress • Scientific name : Nasturtium officinale • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Europe and Asia Watercress is an emergent perennial aquatic herb. Older leaves are compound with many wavy-edged, oval or lance-shaped leaflets growing from a central stalk. It has thin and fibrous roots at the bottom. The
• Common name : Water Shield, Dollar Bonnet, Fanwort • Scientific name : Braseniaschreberi • Family : Cabombaceae • Native land : North America, California Water shield is a small purple-flowered aquatic plant. It is found in northern ponds and still waters throughout the world, except in Europe. Each oval, floating leaf of water shield
• Common name : Water Lettuce • Scientific name : Pistiastratiotes • Family : Araceae • Native land : Lake Victoria in Africa Water lettuce is a free-floating, frost-tender aquatic perennial. It produces rosettes of wedge-shaped, overlapping, fluted, velvety, soft green leaves. The leaves are covered with waterrepellant hair. The plant resembles the small open