They creep, they crawl, they leap, they fly. They make strange noises. That's why I like to watch and listen to animals. I like the look of soft, smooth fur and shiny feathers. Sometimes I try to...
Knowledge
An animal knows some things by instinct. Some animals learn things, such as how to get food, from their parents. But no animal can think up new ideas and teach these ideas to other animals. That's...
Fingers for numbers
It was early morning as Amu, the shepherd boy, trudged toward the sheep pen, whistling merrily. His feet were bare. His only clothing was a short skirt made of animal skin. In one hand he carried his...
Counting sheep
How many sheep are there, here? Two, of course. You didn't have to count them to know that. You could tell at a glance. And you probably don't have to count these sheep either, to know that there...
Rebus riddles
A rebus is a puzzle in which pictures, letters, or numbers stand for words or parts of words. But here's a kind of rebus with a new twist. To work this kind of rebus, you add or subtract letters to...
ZOOS AROUND THE WORLD
> The Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, Australia It's hard to get close to a wild animal. Some animals might charge yon the way a rhinoceros does, and yon would have to scramble to get away. Other animals,...
WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE . .
Almost 50,000 people roar as fighters called gladiators enter the huge arena. "We who are about to die salute you!' the gladiators shout to the person staging the show. The gladiators face each...
“SHOOTING” ANIMALS
Would you go hunting ferocious lions, wild elephants, and fierce rhinoceroses without a gun? That's just what a lot of people do every year when they go on safari in national parks in Africa. Instead...
WHERE ANIMALS ARE FAMOUS
Where can you shoot wild animals, but only with a camera? And where can you see a colony of cats? Where can turtles live more than 100 years? And where is a fortress for Barbary apes? Where do birds...
Animal tales
"You're a slowpoke!" said the Hare to the Tortoise. "If we were to have a race, I'd beat you by miles!" "Let'shave a race and see," suggested the Tortoise. Off they went. The Hare was soon far...