Fun German Pinscher Facts For Kids

A German Pinscher is a square build dog of medium size with pointed ears, high energy and a shiny coat of small fur that is purebred from Germany. This breed was primarily used to keep vermin away from farms or even as a watchdog, but over the years, it has been kept in many households as a family dog. They are known for their combination of elegance and strength with endurance and agility....

December 16, 2022 · 13 min · 2658 words · Robert Whittington

Fun Guanaco Facts For Kids

The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a predominantly South American native. Apart from the high altitude areas in Peru, they are also found in Bolivia and Chile, from 14763 ft above sea level and more. Like the vicuna, the Guanaco, from the family Camelidae, is a wild lamoid that lives in small groups of females, typically led by a dominant male. From Peru and Bolivia southward to Tierra del Fuego and other islands, the Guanaco extends from the snow line to sea level....

December 16, 2022 · 10 min · 2105 words · William Jerome

Fun Horned Sea Snake Facts For Kids

The subfamily Hydrophiinae comprises some of the world’s most venomous sea snakes. Unlike the terrestrial snakes that can move on the ground as well as in water, sea snakes cannot survive on land. These snakes are entirely adapted to the aquatic existence except for the ‘sea kraits’ which is a genus consisting of semi-aquatic venomous snakes. Sea snakes are distinguished by their paddle-like tails and eel-shaped body. There are 17 genera of sea snakes and 69 species....

December 16, 2022 · 12 min · 2438 words · Colette Macintyre

Fun Indian Roller Facts For Kids

Indian rollers are brightly colored birds with various shades of blue on their tail, wings, and belly, with a brown texture in their breast. It is a roller family bird which is scientifically known as Coracias benghalensis. The Dollar bird and European roller are the same species as the Indian roller. As the name suggests itself, they are mostly found in India. They are distributed across the continent of south and central west Asia, from the United Arab Emirates through the Indian sub-continent, including Sri Lanka, Lakshadweep islands....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2211 words · Erica Martin

Fun Larder Beetle Facts For Kids

Larder Beetles (Dermestes lardarius) or moisture bugs are the most common form of household bugs found industrially and commercially in places that process flesh, meat, and raw proteins.These beetles are used in forensics and in museums as they can clean out the flesh and the carcasses of dried dead animals and insects. They can process complex proteins efficiently. They get into cracks and crevices quickly and are found in both commercial and non-commercial spaces....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2135 words · Justin Bair

Fun Liaoceratops Facts For Kids

More than 700 Extinct archosaurs are within the clade Dinosauria which highlight the early evolution of dinosaurs. While dinosaurs lived between 230-35 million years ago, birds are speculated to share a common ancestor with non-avian dinosaurs. A Liaoceratops is yet another dinosaur from the clade Dinosauria, order Ornithischia, suborder Ceratopsia, and infraorder Neoceratopsia with type species Liaoceratops yanzigouensis. The ceratopsian dinosaur was discovered in the famous Liaoning province in China, living in the Early Cretaceous....

December 16, 2022 · 12 min · 2544 words · Chad Reyes

Fun Mud Sunfish Facts For Kids

Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) are freshwater fishes and they are a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae. They have a compressed body with rounded tail-like anal fin, caudal, short muzzle, large eyes, and mouth. The side of the head has three to four parallel black to brown stripes across and has an enlarged upper jaw under the eye. Mud sunfish can be found in sloughs, swamps, pools, lakes, and in the backwater of a small to medium creek and river....

December 16, 2022 · 12 min · 2502 words · Pamela Sanders

Fun Nuthatch Facts For Kids

The Nuthatch is a small passerine bird with 28 species that looks like a small woodpecker but are not woodpeckers. These birds can grip tree bark and can walk up and down around tree trunks, and also hang upside down on the undersides of tree limbs while foraging for insects and seeds. They’re sometimes referred to as ‘upside-down birds’ because of these abilities. Most of the Nuthatch’s habitat is in the temperate or montane woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere....

December 16, 2022 · 13 min · 2619 words · Jillian Stodden

Fun Oriental Cockroach Facts For Kids

Oriental cockroaches are one of the common insects in the USA. They are also known as water bugs or black beetle because oriental cockroaches live in the damp areas of the USA. Oriental cockroaches are usually dark brown, reddish-brown, or shiny black in color with a glossy body. The oriental cockroach size may vary as adult oriental male cockroaches are 18–29 mm in size and adult female oriental cockroaches are 20–27 mm in size....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2339 words · Lloyd Lewis

Fun Oriental Magpie Robin Facts For Kids

Do you like small birds like robins? Then, this bird will really intrigue you. The Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, which is also known as the Old World flycatcher family. These birds are classified into several subspecies according to their geographical distribution. They inhabit Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Malaysia. The preferred habitat of these birds includes open areas in urban parks, gardens, and mangroves....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2289 words · Alice Coletti

Fun Remora Facts For Kids

Remora is a word that has its roots in Latin. The word means to hold back or to delay. The name was given to the fish after a historical legend accusing the remoras of killing a Roman emperor named Caligula. The emperor’s ship was kept at sea by the remora, which caused him and his men to be delayed in fighting the enemy ships.Apart from the legendary tales, remoras are known to be interesting fishes due to their unique quality of sucking and attaching themselves to a host....

December 16, 2022 · 12 min · 2532 words · Devin Brooks

Fun Stink Bug Facts For Kids

Stink bugs are also called shield bugs or the East Asian smell bug. They were first seen in Allentown of the United States, PA, in the fall of 1996 and they immediately expanded east towards New Jersey. These stink bugs smell unpleasant when they are threatened or when you squash them, as well as when the stink bugs are securing their homes. The bug’s local reach today incorporates China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and other Asian regions....

December 16, 2022 · 10 min · 2024 words · Patricia Currie

Fun Sunbird Facts For Kids

Sunbirds are small and slender passerines that have about 145 species in 16 different genera. They are usually found in rainforests or savannahs in Africa, Asia, and Australia. A sunbird’s diet includes nectar from flowers, small plants, and fruits. Some species are insectivores that hunt spiders or other small insects too. Males are known to perform a courtship sequence where they spread their wings and flick their tails to attract a mate....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2195 words · Johnathon Rosen

Fun The White Lipped Pit Viper Facts For Kids

There are a total of 28 species of pit viper in the world. The white-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) is one among the same family. They are known as Cryptelytrops albolabris, formerly as Trimeresurus albolabris. Most pit vipers are endemic to Southeast Asia. The white-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) is endemic to India, in specific northeast India, and also Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are also spotted in certain national parks and conservation centers....

December 16, 2022 · 11 min · 2226 words · Philip Stewart

Fun Yellow Fly Facts For Kids

Yellow flies or Diachlorus ferrugatus are biting flies that are mainly found in the U.S states of Texas and Florida along with some Central American countries like Belize and Costa Rica. These flies have garnered quite the reputation for being a proper nuisance to people in the warm months. However, only females bite humans and other animals for their warm blood. We can say that these flies are hematophages in nature....

December 16, 2022 · 13 min · 2588 words · Karen Scott

Fun Yellowtail Damselfish Facts For Kids

The yellowtail damselfish is also known by its binomial name Chrysiptera parasema. It is a very popular species of saltwater fish that is also kept in an aquarium as pets. The yellowtail blue damselfish are native to the reefs of the Indo-Pacific and are mostly found around the countries like Japan, the Philippines, and Australian regions.These fish are known to be one of the most common fishes kept as a pet in saltwater aquariums and community tanks because they are very tolerant fish and are inexpensive and hardy fish....

December 16, 2022 · 13 min · 2655 words · Karen Everett

Fun Zebra Moray Eel Facts For Kids

The zebra moray eel (Gymnomuraena zebra) is a species of moray eel known for its striped, zebra-like patterning. These eels are most commonly found living in tropical coral reefs and in ocean beds in the Indo-Pacific region and are quite shy in nature. They can grow to be quite large in body size and are prolific predators, hunting down and trapping their prey using their two sets of sharp, angled jaws....

December 16, 2022 · 12 min · 2530 words · David Carbajal

Isabel Mart Nez De Per N Birthday Fun Facts

Isabel Martínez De Perón Birthday Highlights Birth Name María Estela Martínez Cartas Place Of Birth La Rioja, Argentina Age 89 years old Birth Date February 3 1934 Isabel Martínez De Perón Facts Child Star? no Occupation Former President of Argentina Education & Qualifications Current Partner Juan Peron Parents María Josefa Cartas Olguín, Carmelo Martínez About Isabel Martínez De PerónBorn as María Estela Martínez Cartas, the first female president of Argentina, stepped into the world in La Rioja, Argentina on February 4, 1931....

December 16, 2022 · 9 min · 1879 words · Christopher Young

Jane Asher Birthday Fun Facts

Jane Asher Birthday Highlights Birth Name Jane Asher Place Of Birth London , UK Age 77 years old Birth Date January 4 1946 Jane Asher Facts Child Star? no Occupation Actress, Chef, Business Woman, Author. Education & Qualifications Miss Lambert’s school for girls, Paddington North Bridge House School, Queens College. Net Worth $20,000,000 Current Partner Gerald Anthony Scarfe Children Katie, Alexander, Rory. Parents Margaret Asher, Richard Asher. Siblings Clare Asher...

December 16, 2022 · 9 min · 1729 words · Brian Taylor

Keith Whitley Birthday Fun Facts

Keith Whitley Birthday Highlights Birth Name Jackie Keith Whitley Place Of Birth Ashland, USA Age 68 years old Birth Date July 1 1955 Keith Whitley Facts Child Star? yes Occupation Singer, Songwriter Education & Qualifications Net Worth $3,000,000 Current Partner Lorrie Morgan Children Morgan Parents Faye Ferguson, Elmer Whitley Siblings Randy Whitley, Dwight Whitley, Mary Whitley About Keith WhitleyKieth Whitely was born on July 1, 1955, and was a famous country singer....

December 16, 2022 · 9 min · 1821 words · William Sanchez