Flamingos are Pink Because they Eat Red Algae and Shrimp Fact
Flamingos are born with gray feathers. They become pink over time due to their aquatic diet of organisms like shrimp and red algae which are high in pigments called carotenoids.
Animals
An animal is an multicellular eukaryotic organism from the kingdom Animalia. All life on earth aside from plants and algae are animals including humans.
Spiders Hear Through Hairs on their Body Fact
Although the specifics may be different for different spiders, spiders “hear” (sense vibrations) through hairs and tiny slits distributed over their body.
Sex and Gender Differences in Humans Aren’t Binary Fact
Studies have shown there is no single determinant of sex, gender, or sexuality. Thus, a binary distinction of “male or female” fails to describe a wide range of humans in practice.
All Black Widow Spiders are Deadly Myth
Not all Black Widows are deadly. The adult female Black Widow’s poison can be deadly, but male and juvenile Black Windows are essentially harmless.
Nettie Stevens Discovered the XY Sex-determination System Fact
Nettie Stevens and Edmund Beecher Wilson independently discovered the chromosomal XY sex-determination system (that males have XY and females have XX sex chromosomes).
All Mammals Start as Female Myth
Mammals don’t start as females, they start as a blank slate with XX/XY genetic code, and for the first 5-6 weeks of gestation only the X gene expresses.
Some People are Born Gay Fact
Science suggests people are born in a range of places in the gay and transgender spectrum, with both nature and nurture playing a role in sexuality.
A Mountain Goat is a Goat Myth
Mountain goats aren’t goats, these close relatives of the goat are actually goat-antelopes. Oddly, they aren’t true antelopes either.
Dogs Evolved From Wolves Fact
The exact origin of today’s dog is unclear, but studies show both dogs and wolves evolved from an extinct species of wolf of European origin that lived 30,000 years ago.
An Albatross Can Fly Around the World Without Landing Fact
An Albatross can fly around the world without landing, glide hundreds of miles at a time without flapping its wings (which span up to 12 feet), and travel at speeds of over 50 Mph.