> A gila monster is a reptile. Suppose you found some hard-shelled eggs lying on the ground. And suppose that some little scaly skinned creatures hatched out of them. What kind of animal would...
Finny fathers
In the world of fish, it is often the father that does most of the baby-sitting. A father smallmouth black bass starts to take care of his babies even before they're hatched. He makes a wide,...
Champion egg layers
Some fish don't lay eggs. Some fish lay a few eggs. Some fish lay thousands of eggs, and some fish lay millions of eggs. A mother herring may lay more than forty thousand eggs at a time. The eggs...
The life of a Canada goose
In early spring a pair of Canada geese pick each other as mates. The female, at left, will soon lay eggs. The female makes a nest of grass and feathers. She nestles on her eggs, warming them. ...
Homes for baby birds
Nests are the homes that birds make for their babies. The mother birds lay their eggs in the nests. After the baby birds hatch, they are cared for in the nests until they grow up. Then all the birds...
It’s a Bird
> The hummingbird is a bird. Do you know what makes a bird different from any other animal? Not its wings. Some other animals have wings, too. Not its bill. Some other animals have bills, too. ...
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