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Crows that hold grudges

Smart Crow in the City C rows are often name-checked among the brainiest of birds, and rightly so These black feathered fliers have come up with ingenious survival hacks, including using cars in traffic to help them crack hard-shelled nuts, and  making tools  to help them get otherwise out-of-reach food. More recently, they have also been credited with a most unusual animal skil l: the ability to recognize individual human faces, which means these guys can (and do) hold grudges. The moral of the story? Never cross a crow.

Why crocodiles swallow stones

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Crocodiles that swallow stones   Yes you read it right,crocodiles swallow stones Take an X-ray of a crocodile’s stomach and there are a few things you can expect to see. It is likely to reveal the remains of fish, birds and any other edible prey they have gobbled, as well as a much more intriguing meal option: a handful of rocks . But why would a crocodile munch down of a pile of pebbles?  One thing is for sure, it’s not for nutritional purposes. There are two main theories as to why these scaly reptilians swallow stones. One school suggests the stones add weight, helping them stay underwater, while others say the stones help break down the hard bones of the crocodile’s prey, which they typically eat whole.

Why scientist put an ear on mouse

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WHY SCIENTISTS PUT AN EAR ON A MOUSE HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? IT'S CALLED THE EARMOUSE. Y ou may have seen it in a textbook or on TV: a mouse with a human ear on its back. You might have thought that the mouse was genetically engineered, or deformed, or the result of mad scientists "playing God." His name is " Vacanti Mouse " Maybe it even represents  mad science.  However, many misunderstand how and why the mouse was created in the first place. Why Scientists Put an Ear on a Mouse In the late ’90s, doctors Charles Vacanti, Joseph Vacanti, and Bob Langer wanted to create human body parts in a lab. They had experimented with creating “ biodegradable scaffoldings ,” or structures that would dissolve inside a body, in various shapes. One day, Joseph Vacanti heard his colleague complain that it was so hard to create new ears for patients who are missing them, as ears have such peculiar and complicated shapes. That’s when he decided to make a s...

Reason behind the weird reaction of house fly

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Reason behind the weird reaction of house fly rubbing their front legs together  Here i will discuss some of the weird behavior of animals and their   REASONS 😲😏 → Why do house fly rub their front legs together? To  clean their sensors . It's the fly equivalent of drinking water to "clear your palette" between foods. Consider taste testers: they will rinse their mouth with water in between tastings to clear the flavor of the previous food before eating the next, so they can better judge the new food's taste. The same for flies. If they don't clean the old flavors off their legs, the next thing they land on will taste like the last thing and they won't be able to judge its suitability as food or nest.        Flies rely on their compound eyes, antennae and the bristles on their bodies and legs to sense the world around them. They have to keep these sense organs clean so they can fly with precision to find food and ma...