Professor Simpoo's Gyan of the Month
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Some male frogs in the rainforest, who send messages by drumming with their feet, are the sole caretakers of their young. After the mother lays the eggs, the father guards the nest until the eggs hatch and carries his kids on his back until they’re old enough to fend for themselves. |
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Orphaned chimpanzees are adopted by their aunts, older siblings or other members of their tribe who teach them how to find natural antibiotics, avoid poisonous plants and build tree nests. |
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Baboons are very family-oriented and have blocked traffic and thrown rocks at cars after their youngsters were struck and killed by vehicles. |
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Dogs study human facial expressions, which helps dogs communicate with their guardians and anticipate their guardians’ plans. |
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Pigs wag their tails when they’re happy, and mother pigs in nature build nests from twigs to give birth in. |
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Dolphins have been known to protect shipwreck survivors from drowning, sometimes keeping people afloat for many miles. |
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Musk oxen and cows form a protective circle around their calves when danger or rough weather threatens. |
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Orangutans build overhead platforms in their “nests” to keep out the rain and use large leaves as umbrellas. |
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A blackpoll warbler can fly all the way from Canada to South America and back and then return to the exact same nest. |
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Male Emperor penguins guard and incubate the females’ eggs for two continuous months, without food, in the perpetual Antarctic cold. |
