Opossum Facts: Learn where Opossums Live, What they Eat, & Other Interesting Facts
Learn about the opossum, an intelligent and fascinating animal with a pouch. Find interesting facts about their behavior, diet, and more.
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Information About Overfishing: What is Overfishing and How it Effects Ocean Prey
Overfishing of small prey fish species has reduced their populations to such a degree that predators that depend on them for food are suffering …
Continue ReadingOverview of the Roots and Shoots Program: an Attempt to Save the World!
Roots and Shoots is the environmental, wildlife conservation and humanitarian program from the Jane Goodall Institute that teaches and inspires young …
Continue ReadingDo Birds Mate for Life? Bird Mating Behavior & Monogamy in Birds
Many ornithologists believe that over 90% of bird species demonstrate some degree of monogamy in their relationships with their mating partners. A …
Continue ReadingTypes of Lava Flows & Composition of Pahoehoe, Aa, Block & Pillow Lava
There are many different types of lava flows, depending on the composition of the lava and the style of volcanic eruption. A guide to the most common …
Continue ReadingActivities and Behavior of HoneyBees: Learn Types of HoneyBees & Their Behavior
Explaining why honey bees are so important to the environment and to people, types of bees and their jobs in the beehive, how bees produce honey, …
Continue ReadingEndangered Medicinal Plants: List of Plants at Risk
When we hear the words, “endangered species,” we usually think of animals, but many species of medicinal plants and herbs are at risk of …
Continue ReadingEstuarine Dependent Fish Life Cycle: Introduction and Diagram
The juveniles of many coastal marine fish species use estuaries as nursery habitat.
Continue ReadingThe Reef Fish Life Cycle from Spawning to Recruitment
The basic life cycle of reef fishes includes two major phases - a planktonic phase and a demersal or benthic phase. Reef fish spawn to produce eggs …
Continue ReadingLearn the Three Types of Volcanoes: Guide & Example to Classifying the Three Main Types of Volcanoes
Learn about the three most common types of volcanoes: shield volcano, cinder cone and composite volcanoes. Exploring and classify the world’s …
Continue ReadingExploring Plate Tectonics: How Plate Tectonics Work and the Rock Formations that Result
An introduction to how plate tectonics work, the three different forms of plate tectonics- divergent boundary, convergent boundary, and transform …
Continue ReadingInteresting Florida Alligator Facts: Learn About this Alligator's Behavior, Diet, & More
Learn about the amazing Florida alligator that has been around since prehistoric times. Find interesting facts about their behavior, habitat, diet, …
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