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DK Science: Communities

ONE-WAY BENEFITTWO-WAY BENEFITMARINE COMMUNITYFIND OUT MOREA community consists of a number of different populations that interact with one another. Because environments vary considerably in…

DK Science: Populations

FAMILY MEMBERSUNITED PROTECTIONCOLONIAL ORGANIZATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals of the same animal species, living in the same area, and interbreeding with one another, are referred to as a population…

DK Science: Palaeontology

DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS FOSSILS FIND OUT MORE The study of ancient life, known from FOSSILS, is called palaeontology and scientists who work in this field are known as palaeontologists. By…

The Turkey Vulture

A scavenger with an excellent sense of smell by Catherine McNiff AP Photo, Elliott Minor Related Links Turkey Vulture Video…

Finding a Lost Pet

When your beloved dog or cat strays from home, it can be a traumatic experience for both of you. We offer the following tips to help you find your pet. Contact local animal shelters and…

DK Science: Behaviour Cycles

MIGRATING REINDEERLONG JOURNEY HOMELONG-DISTANCE NAVIGATIONMONARCH MARATHONDORMANCYFIND OUT MOREAnimals have many instinctive behaviours that are linked to climate. Seasonal changes trigger…

Neither Fish nor Tetrapod

Neither Fish nor Tetrapod Several times a year popular science articles breathlessly announce the discovery of a “missing link,” but in the case of the recently identified fossils of an odd…

DK Science: Arachnids

CLASS: ARACHNIDASHEEP TICKCARING SCORPIONSPINNING SPIDERFIND OUT MORESpiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites have two body parts and four pairs of legs. They breathe using lung books (that look…

DK Science: Fish

FILTER FEEDERAFRICAN LUNGFISHJAWLESS LAMPREYFISHFIND OUT MOREFish are water animals that evolved about 500 million years ago. They were the first animals to have an internal skeleton. Most fish…