Scientific name : Allactaga bullata Family : Dipodidae Native to : Deserts of China and Mongolia Interesting fact : They don’t drink water, and jump, not walk. Conservation status : Least Concern It is a species of a rodent found in the temperate grasslands. It has dense, light fur, with the back and outer sides […]
Iggy was a tiny spider. She loved to play hide-and-seek under the autumn leaves with her friends, Biggy, Miggy and Jiggy. One day, Iggy declared as usual, “Let us play hide-and-seek! I will count and all of you go and hide.” When Iggy finished counting, she started searching for Biggy, Miggy and Jiggy under the
It was English teacher Mrs. Simon’s class. All the children loved her a lot. She always talked to them about their dreams. One day, Mrs. Simon asked her students about their ambitions, what they wanted to become in future. The whole class was thrilled. Some said, “Doctor,” some said, “Teacher,” some said, “Musician” and so
Flicker was a firefly. He loved his freedom more than anything else. Once, he was flying near a river. Suddenly, he heard a scary noise while flying through the tall trees there. But he could not see anything suspicious. Flying past the tall oak trees, Flicker reached a little shack. A man was sitting there
Alfie and Cody were good friends. One day, they were walking along the road. The road had apple trees on both sides. After walking for a while, they found ripe apples lying on the road. They divided the apples among them. One sunny morning, Alfie and Cody headed towards the pond. On reaching the pond,
Common name : Zarafah (Arabic) Scientific name : Giraffa camelopardalis Family : Giraffidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : Just like snowflakes and human fingerprints, no two giraffes have the same spot pattern. Conservation status : Least Concern Its coat has dark blotches or patches, which can be orange, chestnut, brown, or nearly black
Sweetie and Sammy were four-year-old twin brother and sister respectively. One day, they went to the market with their mother. Sammy started running here and there, and did not listen to his mother. “Oh dear!” his mother sighed, “Look at Sweetie. She is staying near me. I can help her if something goes wrong. But
Once, a little mouse named Chestnut lived in a tree. Many a time, the cold winds from the snow-clad mountains blew into his house, making him shiver the whole day. One day, it stopped snowing. Chestnut zipped out of his hole to look for an acorn, as he was hungry. He turned towards the spot
Cindy was a naughty little girl. She lived with her parents in a hut near the forest. Cindy loved the smell of the flowers. She loved to go out to the flower garden. But Cindy’s mother had warned her not to go near the purple flowerbed. She told her that the smell of the purple
Timmy was a naughty boy. One morning, his mother came to his room and asked him to get ready for school. “I am not going to school today. I want to go to the zoo!” Timmy whined, throwing his books on the floor. “Stop complaining and arguing. You have to go to school. There is
Linda was a jumping-rope champion from a small village. She had a lot of energy and expertise–she could go on and on, jumping high and fast. One day, Jack and Mary, Linda’s friends, were with her in the park. Suddenly, Linda saw a poster stuck on a tree. She pointed it out to her friends
Once, a crow and a buzzard lived on a big tree. One day, they saw a group of children teasing a little girl named Anna at the corner of a park. They both flew near the children to find out the matter. Henry, the tallest boy among them, was yelling, “Look at Anna; she is
Common name : Waller’s gazelle Scientific name : Litocranius walleri Family : Bovidae Native to : Deserts of Eastern Africa and the African great lakes region Interesting fact : They are violent and fight for territorial dominance. Conservation status : Critically Endangered The word gerenuk means giraffe-necked in Somali language. It is found in the
Once, there lived a jellyfish named Tintin in the deep sea. He used to catch tiny shrimps and other food with his long dangling tentacles. One day, Tintin was leisurely swimming when a gigantic whale came by, flapping about his flippers vigorously. This sent Tintin zooming through the water. Spinning around in circles, he finally
Martha lived with her nanny and her parents in a small town. One day, Martha was alone at home with her nanny. She was playing with her father’s stationery items in his office room when she came across a stapler. She liked the sound the stapler made. She started pressing it carelessly. She took some