From formulating new cancer drugs to testing dietary supplements, mice and rats play a critical role in developing new medical wonders. In fact, 95% of all lab animals are mice and rats, according to the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR). Scientists and researchers rely on mice and rats for several reasons. One is convenience: rodents are small, easily housed and… Read more →
Scorpion Venom is the most expensive liquid on earth at approx $39,000,000 per gallon/3.79 liters. Scorpions use their venom as a defence against predators to paralyse and kill their prey. The venom is comprised of groups of complex molecules called neurotoxins. These are proteins consisting of 60-70 cross-linked amino acids that when injected attack the nerve cells of the victim… Read more →
1. Which animal has the best sense of smell? An elephant’s trunk is not only long, it is packed with five times more smell receptors than humans. And now research has found that the African elephants have the greatest sense of smell among mammals – even beating dogs including the bloodhound renowned for its sniffing ability. 2. Why Bird Poop… Read more →
1. What colour is hippo milk? The colour of Hippo’s milk is bright pink. The reason why it is pink is that hippo secretes two kinds of unique acids called “Hipposudoric acid” and “Norhipposudoric acid”. The two acids got their names from the word Hippopotamus. 2. What animal has the shortest gestation period? Gestation is the period of development during… Read more →
