Animal world
Why don't humans have tails?
Many higher animals have tails. Horses use tails to chase flies while birds have tails to navigate when flying. So what about us? Why don't humans have tails?
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Animal world
Find out the unexpected origin of the deer
After a long period of research, biologists have explained the origin of ancestors and relatives of this famous deer.
Animal world
Unknown things about hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are a small family of birds, with relatively large numbers of species, colorful feathers and nectar sucking.
Animal world
Mysterious beasts let out a savage laughter
The spotted hyena has a sound like a laugh, with a savage laugh. Because of that, they are also known as laughing or funny hyenas. They are in the hyena family, the carn…
Animal world
Reptiles in danger of extinction
According to biologists, the ancestors of reptiles appeared on Earth about 300 million years ago. Currently there are about 9,000 reptiles in the world. They are facing…
Animal world
Extroverted personality helps long gorillas
Gorillas have an extrovert personality that lasts 10 years longer than others.
Animal world
Snake originates from the ground
The study is based on 44 genes, 161 species of lizards and snakes, one of the largest sources of genetic data on reptiles, suggesting that most snakes come from a group…
Animal world
Modern dog lost its roots
British researchers say that breeding dogs for thousands of years has made this animal in modern times
Animal world
Primate animals also nest
Usually new birds nest. But recently, scientists have studied the nesting behavior of apes such as orangutans and chimpanzees in forests of Indonesia and Guinea and West…
Animal world
Brain human brain worms breed?
The latest research by US scientists confirms the structure of the human brain gene related to seaworms. This shows that the origin of the human brain originated from a…
Animal world
The Amazon amphibian originated in the Andes
The multicolored poison frogs in the Amazon have been as diverse as today thanks to the many ancestors moving from the Andes to this area over the past 10 million years,…
Animal world
Whale's ancestors are ... deer
Whales and dolphins evolved from a tiny animal with a deer-like appearance. From the mainland, they moved into the sea millions of years ago, a study has revealed.
Animal world
10 most useless body parts
The wings of the birds do not fly, the hind legs of the whales, the fur on the body, the eyes of the blind fish ... These parts are like that, because they seem complete…
Animal world
Not only do people laugh
The foundation of laughter can be traced back to an ancient primate that is the ancestor of both humanity and modern human ape. Scientists have discovered that orangutan…
Animal world
Find out the ancestors of domestic cats
The first domestic cat was an aggressive rat hunter and had a long-lasting relationship with farmers who lived in the Middle East 10,000 years ago. By DNA technology, re…