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Your Animal Questions Answered!

Ever wondered why dolphins jump out of the water, why cats knead or why bats sleep upside down? Well look no further as we have tackled some of the most common and slightly obscure questions about your favourite animal species to give you the answers you have been looking for! Why do giraffes have black tongues? A giraffes tongue (which is up to 21 inches in length) is thought to be black in colour to protect it from sunburn. Giraffes spend a large part of their day feeding in the hot African sun and it is thought that without the dark colouration, their tongues would be easily burnt! Why do fish have scales? The scales of fish are bony in structure and overlap one another to cover the whole body. These scales provide much needed protection for their soft bodies whilst also allowing them to move freely through the water! Amazingly, the rings on the scales of fish also actually indicate their age! Why do monkeys groom each other? At first glance you would

Big Garden Birdwatch 2017

It's that time of year again when you can be part of one of the world’s biggest wildlife surveys from the comfort of your own garden, local park or favourite walking spot. It is of course, the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and they want you to be part of it.

Great Tit in a suffolk garden
Great Tit in a suffolk garden, Millie Bond, copyright A-Z Animals

During the last weekend of January every year, people all over the country are asked to spend just one hour watching birds in their local area and count them. Its as simple as that!

Don’t worry at all if you are not sure you will be able to recognise and therefore identify certain bird species correctly as you can easily download and print a really handy guide and information pack from the RSPB website which also includes the form to send back to them.

So head on over to their website, download your free information pack and pick a spot to spend an hour in the beauty of the outdoors over the weekend (28th - 30th January).

Happy twitching!

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