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Your Daily Facts about Ostriches

Your Daily Facts about Ostriches

Ostrich is the largest-living bird. It cannot fly despite its six foot wingspan. The Ostrich can run with a maximum speed of 60 mph. An ostrich can live for almost fifty years. The egg of an ostrich is the largest among the eggs of birds, they can weigh 3-5 pounds each. The ostrich hen can lay 40 to 100 eggs per year. Ostriches usually weigh from 140–290 lbs. Ostriches are the only bird with two instead of three toes per foot. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover

July 14, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Your Daily Facts about Penguins

Your Daily Facts about Penguins

Penguins are birds. They mate for life. Penguins sleep standing up. Penguins do not live at the North Pole. A group of penguins is called colonies or rookery. Penguins don't fly, they swim. Typically penguin spends about half of its life in oceans. Penguins lay eggs. Penguins keep warm with insulating layers consisting of tightly packed feathers, air, skin, and blubber. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1glUNZtjgQk There are about 20 living species of penguin on Earth.

July 12, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Your Daily Facts about July

Your Daily Facts about July

July is the seventh month with 31 days, according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere July is one of the hottest month of the year. The gemstone for July is the Ruby. The water lily is the flower for the month of July. On July 1, 1898, American troops occupied San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War. James W. Smith of South Carolina on July 1, 1870 was the first Black student to enter West Point. July 2, 1881, President James Garfield shot. Born on Ju

July 1, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Your Daily Facts about Whales

Your Daily Facts about Whales

Whales are mammals fully adapted to aquatic life. Whales breathe air. There are two types of whales that are identified by scientists, baleen whales and toothed whales, having each of these categories many sub species. There are 15 species of baleen whales and 74 toothed whales (42 are dolphins). Baleen whales have two nostrils, or blowholes. Toothed whales eat fish and plants. They have one nostril, or blowhole. The blue whale, which can grow to about 100 feet in length.

March 28, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Your Daily Facts about St. Patrick’s Day

Your Daily Facts about St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. Saint Patrick was not Irish by birth; he was a Romano-Briton Christian missionary born in England. St. Patrick's given name was Maewyn Succat. According to the United States Census, 36 million Americans have Irish ancestry. Yet the population of Ireland is only 4.4 million. O'Neill is the "Irish Capital of

March 10, 2011 No Comments Full Story

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