The Lungfish or Salamander Fish is a freshwater fish with a highly evolved respiratory system and lives on land, without water, for months, even years. Lungfish have elongated bodies and pelvic fins which they use to swim. They generally inhabit shallow waters, such as swamps and marshes. When the dry season hits, the Lungfish burrows […]
Billy, the cat, had been sitting on the window-sill when Farmer Godfrey was hammering something on the wall. Billy watched with great interest. Farmer Godfrey put in the nail and then hung a picture on it. It was the picture of a cat! Billy swelled with pride, “There’s just one picture!” he announced to the
The little pony, Sam, had arrived in Australia from England. He found everything very strange. They had huge farms but they were called something else. There were lots of animals and fields, but it was not so green. What he began to really enjoy were the long gallops he could have! Gradually, Sam made friends
Binny was an orphan because his parents had been taken away by an eagle. Binny, the little squirrel, sat on the farm fence, looking lonely and lost. Maggy, the large speckled hen, was chasing her brood of chicks when she saw Binny. “What are you doing there?” she asked, “You’ll get eaten up by an
Hetty was very proud of her lovely brown colour and gorgeous figure. “I won the first prize at the Farmers’ Annual Meet for being the most beautiful goat!” she announced. The other animals and birds looked at one another and wondered what to say. “You really must stop being vain, Hetty,” advised Gloria, the oldest
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States, Phoenix, Arizona. The mine is named after German immigrant Jacob Waltz (1810–1891), who supposedly discovered it in the 19th century and kept its location a secret. Some argue that there is little or no evidence for
Jemmy was a frog and had nothing to do on the farm. He simply hopped around and made friends with all the farm creatures. Buttercup, the cow, was the only one who thought he was a silly creature and didn’t want to be friends with him. One night, Jemmy heard Buttercup mooing loudly. He hopped
Hazel, the donkey, was the most sweet-natured creature on the farm. Everyone adored her. She would willingly carry loads and give rides to all the farm babies. If a chick or duckling, a lamb or a rabbit was missing, everyone went straight to Hazel. And there, she would be playing with them! But one day,
It was getting dark. Farmer Oldwood and his wife had gone to the town but hadn’t returned yet. Basil, the horse, was the oldest animal on the farm and he was worried. He consulted Letty, the cow. “We need to eat,” he said, “Besides, there’s no one in the farmhouse.” “Let us call everyone and
The Lolladoff Plate is a 12,000-year-old stone dish found in Nepal. Lolladoff claims to have bought the disc in Mussoorie (Northern India) and that it is supposed to be from mysterious people called the ‘Dzopa’ who had used it for religious rituals. The plate shows a disc shaped like UFO. There is also a figure
Mr Wilkes was a little worried about delivering letters at Snell’s Farm. Farmer Snell had a small terrier named Bundle, who was pretty ferocious! “You’ll have to make friends with him,” advised Mrs Wilkes. “What! Make friends with that holy terror? He’d bite me before I say ‘Hello’!” But Mr Wilkes carried biscuits in his
Jenny was the only donkey on the farm. All the others had friends and mates. But she often felt lonely, for she had no mate to talk to. ‘And I spend my time chewing thistles, though the farmer is kind and gives me oats and hay too,’ she thought sadly. One day, Jenny found a
A Light Pillar is an optical phenomenon seen in the atmosphere in the form of a vertical band of light which appears to extend above or below a light source. This is caused by the multiple reflection of light from numerous tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere or clouds. It is seen mostly in
It had been an uncomfortable night for Daisy, Farmer Woodley’s mare. She had bitten something which hurt one of her teeth. In the morning, Farmer Woodley took her to the vet, who said she needed to see a dentist. Daisy was terrified of dentists. They did things inside your mouth that you couldn’t see and
“Winter nights were long and very scary, especially when the foxes howled!” said Marge, the sheep, to the other animals, “Farmer Godwin knew that we got spooked, so he put a night light for us.” “Then a strange thing happened,” continued Marge, “One night, a lot of fireflies came to the farm. When they came