Stuff  Your Never Knew About The Ostrich Ostrich eyes are bigger than billiard balls! They also happen to be bigger than the birds brain which may be the reason why some ostriches (sometimes) run around in a circle on the spot, when trying to get away from a predator. Their legs make up most of […]

Stuff  Your Never Knew About The Lizard Java lizard is a member of the family of monitor lizards which includes the Australian Goanna and the Komodo dragon. Monitor lizards sometimes stand on their 2 hind legs to “monitor” their surroundings; this could be how they got their name. They sometimes steal croc eggs. To do […]

Stuff  You Never Knew About The Crocodile Crocodiles no sex chromosomes and the sex is determined from the temperature during gestation. Males are produced at 31.6 °C and females from temperatures above and below. Like pigeons crocs may have a “homing instinct”. Australian saltwater crocs have been seen to travel 400 kilometers back to the point […]

Stuff  You Never Knew About The Shark When a female shark gives birth she releases hormones that stop her having an appetite this way she won’t be tempted to eat her pups. Recent studies have shown that many species of shark have powerful problem-solving skills. Sharks don’t ever run out of teeth. A shark can grow […]