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
A cunning old crane lived by the side of a pond. One day, he sadly stood by the pond. The fish asked him, “Why do you look so sad?” “I have heard that this pond is going to fill up with mud soon.” “All the fish will die!” the crane started crying. The fish got
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Vegetable oils are oils extracted from plant seeds. Some common sources are corn, mustard, soybean, sunflower and coconut. These oils are extracted by pressing the seeds between rollers or by treating the seeds with chemicals. They can be used for edible or inedible purposes. For example, corn and olive oil are used in salads and
A raisin is a dried grape. It may be eaten raw or can be used in cooking, baking and brewing. Traditionally, grapes are dried in the sun, but they are sometimes also water-dipped and artificially dehydrated. Raisin varieties depend on the kinds of grapes. They can be differentiated on the basis of size, colour and
Stems are the part of a plant that grows above the ground. Certain stems show modifications. These stems are unique as they grow differently and have special functions. There are different kinds of modified stems. Some grow horizontally underground near the soil surface such as potatoes. A strawberry grows horizontally above the ground, along the