How can we help save foxes? Keep Me Wild: Kit Fox Never feed a kit fox or other wildlife; keep pet food indoors. Remove sources of water. Seal trash containers to prevent access. Put away bird feeders at night to avoid attracting rodents and other prey. Pick up fallen fruit and cover compost piles. Don’t […]
What caused the mass extinction at the end of the Paleozoic Era?
What caused the mass extinction at the end of the Paleozoic Era? Causes of this extinction event remain unclear, but they may be related to the changing climate and exceptionally low sea levels of the time. Although of lesser magnitude, other important Paleozoic mass extinctions occurred at the end of the Ordovician Period and during […]
Why are Guadalupe fur seals endangered?
Why are Guadalupe fur seals endangered? The major cause of the Guadalupe fur seal’s decline was commercial hunting in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The species was exterminated in southern California waters by 1825. Commercial sealing continued in Mexican waters through 1894. Why are fur seals endangered? Commercial sealers heavily hunted Guadalupe fur […]
How do I teach my child to mime?
How do I teach my child to mime? To play these games, write down actions that a child must act out without using words. If there are multiple children, they can try to guess. Children may enjoy thinking up actions for others to act out, too….Write down single emotions like: Excited. Frightened. Bored. Shy. Surprised. […]
What do you call your whole family?
What do you call your whole family? Your family members are also called your relatives. Your immediate family includes your father, mother and siblings. Your extended family includes all of the people in your father and mother’s families. Your sibling is your brother or sister. What is the word for close family? Closest blood relative, […]
What do you call a niece by marriage?
What do you call a niece by marriage? A grandnephew or grandniece is the grandson or granddaughter of one’s sibling. Also called great-nephew / great-niece. A niece-in-law or nephew-in-law is the spouse of one’s nephew/niece, or the nephew/niece of one’s spouse. A sororal niece or sororal nephew is the child of one’s sister. What means […]
Do Africans have nuclear families?
Do Africans have nuclear families? Family is very important throughout Africa. Families, not individuals, are the building blocks of African society. Most people live in households that include not only the nuclear family (mother, father, children) but also members of their extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and others). What family members make up a […]
How many chromosomes do bats have?
How many chromosomes do bats have? Bat genomes show ample chromosome diversity (from 2n = 14 to 62). What has more chromosomes than humans? You might be surprised to learn that some species of ferns have over 1200 chromosomes. That’s over 26 times more chromosomes than humans’ measly 46! In fact, the world record holder […]
Who is your second cousins?
Who is your second cousins? Your second cousins are the children of your parents’ first cousins. You and your second cousins have the same great-grandparents! You typically share 3.125 percent of your second cousin’s DNA. What does once removed cousin mean? Removed: This term describes the relationship between cousins across of different generations. Cousins who […]
Is buffalo and bison the same?
Is buffalo and bison the same? Though the terms are often used interchangeably, buffalo and bison are distinct animals. Old World “true” buffalo (Cape buffalo and water buffalo) are native to Africa and Asia. Bison are found in North America and Europe. Both bison and buffalo are in the bovidae family, but the two are […]