Category Archives: WHAT?
114.WHAT IS A LEMUR?
The lemurs are the most primitive members of the order Primates, which includes the monkeys. Today, lemurs are found in Madagascar, Africa, and parts of Asia. At one time they also lived in America and Europe where their fossil remains have been found.
Lemurs differ from other Primates in having a long fox-like face, and a long claw instead of a nail on the second toe. All the lemurs are arboreal(live in trees). You don’t very often see a lemur in a zoo, because apparently they don’t survive too well in captivity.
104.WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RABBITS AND HARES?
One of the gentlest of all animals is the hare. When you consider how mild, timid, and defenseless this creature is, you might wonder how it can survive in a world full of enemies. But then you’ve also probably noticed its strong back legs. Those legs give it plenty of speed and endurance. And, of course, you know how rapidly hares and rabbits breed. That’s another reason why they manage to survive.
103.WHAT WAS THE MAMMOTH?
When we use the word “mammoth’ today, we mean something that is huge or colossal. But there actually was an animal that lived long ago that is called the “mammoth.” It was a kind of elephant that is now extinct and that lived in many different parts of the world during the Stone Age.
Even though this ancient type of elephant is called the “mammoth,” it was about the same size as the Indian elephant that exists today. It had a kind of pointed skull and very unusual tusks curved in a spiral with the tips pointing to each other.
