Category Archives: Miscellaneous
- August 23, 2007
- What is a hedgehog?
Hedgehogs are mammals found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and New Zealand.
A hedgehog sniffs around in bushes for small animals to eat. As it hunts, it grunts like a pig. It has a prickly coat. When a hedgehog is attacked it curls up into a prickly ball. This makes it hard for enemies to bite it [...]
- August 23, 2007
- What is a fox?
Foxes are mammals found in most parts of the world.
Foxes are good hunters. They hunt small animals like rabbits and birds. Foxes also eat many other forest animals. They eat beetles, worms, frogs, and mice.
Foxes have red-brown fur, a long bushy tail, pointy black ears and very good hearing and a narrow muzzle or snout.
Foxes [...]
- August 22, 2007
- What is a subprime mortgage?
Subprime mortgages are mortgage loans granted to people with little or no credit, bad credit, or with little or no down payment. There has been a surge in the number of foreclosures, and holders of these types of loans represent the lion’s share of the people in trouble now. Property values have fallen in many [...]
- August 22, 2007
- What is a great horned owl?
Great horned owls are bird found in North, Central, and South America.
The great horned owl has small ears, but can hear very well. It can also see very well, even on the darkest night.
An owl hunts for food at night from high in the air. When it hears a mouse move or squeak, the owl [...]
- August 19, 2007
- What is an earthworm?
Earthworms are invertebrates found in most parts of the world. They live on the forest floor and underground.
Earthworms spend most of their lives underground. They come out of the ground at night or in wet weather. They eat mostly dead leaves.
Earthworms are soft and can bend easily. This helps them move through dirt and around [...]
- August 19, 2007
- What is a deer?
Deer are mammals found in most parts of the world. Deer are fast yet quiet animals. They can run up to 48 kilometers (30 miles) an hour. They eat plants.
Deer are not easy for enemies to see. The brown and white of a deer’s coat helps it hide in the forest.Two young deer with their [...]
- August 19, 2007
- What is a bumblebee?
Bumblebees are insects found in most parts of the world. Bumblebees can grow to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) long. They are black and orange, or black and yellow. They have two pairs of wings. Female bees have stingers. These help the bees protect themselves from enemies.
Bumblebees feed on nectar from flowers.
- August 19, 2007
- What is a bobcat?
Bobcats are mammals found in North America. Bobcats usually live alone. Their tan fur is spotted with black. These colors help them blend in with the ground and rocks. They hunt rabbits, mice, and squirrels at night. They creep along the ground while hunting. They can leap 3 meters (9.8 feet) to catch an animal.
A [...]
- August 17, 2007
- What is a black bear?
Black bears are mammals found in North America and Asia.
Black bears eat fish, nuts, berries, and honey. They use their front paws or their large jaws to grab their food. Black bears can swim, and this helps them catch fish.
Black bears spend much of the winter sleeping. They make dens in trees, in caves, or [...]
- August 17, 2007
- What is an ant?
Ants are insects found in most parts of the world.
Ants live all over the forest. They live in large groups. Many types of ants live underground. They make tunnels in soil. Some ants build nests above the ground suing soil and twigs. Other ants make nests in trees.
Some ants eat only leaves and seeds. [...]
- August 15, 2007
- What is a beaver?
Beavers are mammals found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Beavers live in rivers and streams near the forest floor.Beavers eat bark, twigs, leaves and roots. They have wide flat tails. These tails help beavers to steer as they swim. Beavers use their split claws to comb their own fur. They also use their claws [...]
- August 9, 2007
- What is a tarantula?
A tarantula is a large hairy spider. The bird spider of South America, one of the world’s largest spiders, is a tarantula. It has body that is 7.6-10 centimeters (3-4 inches) long, and it can spread its legs about 18 centimeters (7 inches).
Bird spiders are tarantulas that live in trees and eat small birds.
Tarantulas hunt [...]
- August 9, 2007
- What is a tapir?
Tapirs are large mammals found in South and Central America and Southeast Asia. They live on the forest floor.
Tapirs are medium-sized, pig-like animals with a smooth coat and a streamlined shape. Their shape lets them move easily through dense rain forest undergrowth.
Tapirs have an excellent sense of smell. Their nostrils are at the end of [...]
- July 30, 2007
- What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is a study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and of the changes that occur in matter. What is matter? It is the stuff things are made of. One way to think about matter is that particles or objects of matter occupy space, and no two objects can occupy the same space [...]
- July 30, 2007
- Seven Tips for Interviewees
What you say and how you say could make or break your interview. Job seekers need to learn “conscious speaking”, or using more direct words in their interview discourse.
Ask yourself these questions to find out if you have razor-sharp interviewing aptitude, or if your verbal skills could use a little hone.
1. Do you fully [...]
- July 30, 2007
- My Psychology Exam Story
While I took a Psychology course in college, my teacher had a habit of putting the following questions on an exam:
Ask yourself a question and answer it.
Bing a math major, I asked myself “Solve the following differential equation (equation deleted) under the following conditions (conditions deleted)”, and proceeded to solve it.
The next day, I stopped [...]
- July 26, 2007
- How is the gorilla being helped?
Killing gorillas is now against the law. Conservation groups such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are working to stop poaching and save the gorilla.
Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have places where the gorillas are protected by guards. Sadly, the poachers still kill many gorillas.
- July 26, 2007
- How many gorillas are there?
Gorillas are protected by law, but there are very few of them alive today. There are 32,000 western gorillas and fewer than 5,000 eastern gorillas left.
Mountain gorillas are the most endangered. There are only 500 left today. There are no mountain gorillas in zoos or safari parks.
- July 26, 2007
- Unusual mountain gorilla facts
Mountain gorillas make nests! Every evening they build a nest made of grass and leaves to sleep in. The nest may be on the ground or up a tree.
If a predator comes too close to a gorilla family, the gorillas will try to scare it away. They stand up and beat their chests with their [...]
- July 26, 2007
- Looking after the baby gorillas
Baby gorillas stay close to their mothers for about three or four years. Other females look after the baby while its mother is feeding.
Gorilla babies grow very quickly. There are usually several babies in the group at one time. They like to play with each other and have pretend fights.
- July 26, 2007
- Mountain gorilla babies
Gorillas live in groups of about ten. There is always one big “silverback” male who protects the group from predator. He stays with his family all the time and mates with the females.
Females usually have only one baby. It holds onto its mother’s chest and drinks her milk. When it gets older it rides on [...]
- July 26, 2007
- What do mountain gorillas eat?
Mountain gorillas are herbivores. They eat leaves, fruit, berries, and bamboo shoots. Sometimes they will also eat insects, snails and slugs.
Mountain gorillas spend half the day feeding or exploring and looking for new places to find food. The rest of the day is spent resting.
- July 25, 2007
- Where do mountain gorillas live?
Mountain gorillas live in three African countries called Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. They live in misty forests high up in the mountains.
Mountain gorillas spend most of their time living on the ground. They even sleep on the ground. Sometimes they climb trees to find food.
- July 25, 2007
- What do mountain gorillas look like?
Mountain gorillas have long arms and short legs. They have long black hair. Male gorillas are twice as large as female gorillas.
The biggest and oldest male in a gorilla family is called the “silverback”. He has grey hairs on his back that look silvery. He is very strong.
- July 25, 2007
- What is a gorilla?
Gorillas are huge mammals. There are three different types of gorilla. They are the western lowland, eastern lowland and mountain gorilla.
The largest is the mountain gorilla. It has a blacker face and bushier hair than the other types of gorillas. This is a mountain gorilla.Mountain Gorilla
- July 25, 2007
- Why is the gorilla in danger?
People shoot gorillas and then cut off their heads, hands and feet to be sold as trophies. Some hunters shoot them to eat their meat.
Sometimes gorillas are caught in traps that hunters have set for smaller animals. Even if the gorilla escapes or is released from the trap if my have been injured and might [...]
- July 25, 2007
- Introduction to Pengcheng Machinery
Pengcheng Machinery mainly engages in the development and production of engineering machinery accessories, the construction and planning of metal structure projects, the modification and maintenance of production line, the development and production of enterprise gauges and metal molds, and the processing of various non-standard metal accessories.
The company has high quality professional technical personnel and all [...]
