The name ‘elephant’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘ivory.’ This animal, the largest of all land creatures, lives up to 70 years or longer. The parents must wait 22 months for the birth of their baby but it weighs in at 260 pounds! Eventually, the calf will reach an average of six tons and …
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Mutualism
Symbiosis, or mutualism, is a common phenomenon in nature. Simply stated, it means that two living creatures help each other to the benefit of both. A parasite benefits to the detriment of its prey. But in mutualism, both the giver and receiver are helped. Here is an example: when ticks bore into the hide of …
Couch’s Spadefoot Toad
A Surprising Discovery! We lived for six years south of Tucson, Arizona, the eastern part of the Sonoran Desert. The climate was certainly different from Wisconsin where my wife and I grew up. There we could go weeks without rain, without even a cloud in the sky. The annual rainfall in our area was 12 …
The Anglerfish
The anglerfish would surely not win any beauty contest! However, it is a good candidate for first place in the amazing design category. Here’s why. The Anglerfish: Not Made for Looks The female anglerfish has a build in fishing rod attached to her head between her eyes. At the end dangles (in front of her …
The Clownfish and the Anemone
Here is a little review: symbiosis is the relationship between two living creatures so that each benefits from the other. An example of mutual symbiosis is the relationship between Ocellaris clownfish that dwell among the tentacles of Ritteri sea anemones What Is So Special About Them? The clownfish is a type of fish that lives …