Category Archives: WHAT?
162.WHAT IS A CUTTLEFISH?
Anybody who owns a canary probably knows about “cutt1ebone,” which comes from the cuttlefish. The cuttlebone is given to canaries and other cage birds so they can sharpen their beaks on it.
But,except for this, the cuttlefish is quite unknown to most of us. The cuttlefish is not a fish, but a mollusk. It belongs to the class of mollusks called “cephalopods,” which means “head-footed animals.” This is because of the arrangement of the arms, or feet, around the mouth. The Octopus also belongs to this class of mollusk.
156.WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE GOLD FISH?
The ancestor of the goldfish is the carp. In the lakes and rivers of China and Japan, the greenish-gray carp is found in great quantities, and this is where the goldfish was first developed.
The Chinese have been breeding goldfish for centuries, and the Japanese have raised goldfish for more than 400 years! Goldfish weren’t known to Europe until a few were brought over about 200 years ago. These were given to Madame Pornpadour of the court of King Louis XV of France. Because she was the leader of fashion, other people began importing them.
155.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PIGEONS AND DOVES?
Pigeons and doves can be found in all the tropical and temperate parts of the world. In fact, there are more than 300 different species of these birds. but only a few of them are found in the United Kingdom.
The names “pigeon” and “dove” are really interchangeable. There is no basic difference between them except that the name “dove” has come to be used more often to describe the smaller species.
