Saturday 23 November 2013

Fact Hunters: Ducks, frogs & lobsters

Georgia Brooks
Georgia has discovered an interesting fact/myth about whether a duck’s quack does or doesn’t echo. Scientists have even researched the myth to prove it isn’t true! Find out more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3086890.stm

Bradley Joy
Watch out for colourful frogs! Their elaborate designs and hues are deliberately ostentatious to ward off potential predators, a tactic called aposematic coloration. Dendrobatids include some of the most toxic animals on Earth. The two-inch-long (five-centimeter-long) golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 grown men.

Skye Griffiths
Did you know that lobsters are ten-legged crustaceans closely related to shrimp and crabs? They have poor eyesight but highly developed senses of taste and smell.

Ben Green
Construction of the Colosseum was begun under the emperor Vespasian in 70 AD. It is estimated it could hold, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests animal hunts & executions


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