--- title: Biology — a course of Mova's primary school, with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: Living things and the places they live: habitats from the rainforest canopy to the desert, the Arctic, the ocean, coral reefs, rivers and marshes; plants, animals, food chains, the human body, growth, health and the cycles of life. The largest course of the school, it gives Mova the names, the kinds --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / Biology # Biology · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/page/5/) - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos/) — The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and antelopes — 16 sentences · At the zoo the African savanna area is one big grassy paddock where giraffes, zebras and antelopes wander to… - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/) — The African savanna area: hippos, meerkats, ostriches, wild dogs and hyenas — 16 sentences · The second half of the African area is full of animals that cartoons get wrong: the hippo is no ballerina, t… - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/103-the-australian-walkabout-kangaroos-emus-wallabies-dingoes/) — The Australian walkabout: kangaroos, emus, wallabies and dingoes — 13 sentences · In the Australian walkabout there is no fence between you and the animals: you walk along a path while kanga… - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/104-koalas-wombats-tasmanian-devils-and-the-platypus/) — Koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils and the platypus — 14 sentences · Most of the strange animals in this part of the zoo are marsupials, mammals whose tiny babies finish growing… - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/105-the-polar-zone-polar-bears/) — The polar zone: polar bears — 15 sentences · Stand at the underwater window of the polar zone and a polar bear glides past, paddling with front paws as b… - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/106-the-polar-zone-arctic-foxes-snowy-owls-lemmings-reindeer/) — The polar zone: arctic foxes, snowy owls, lemmings and reindeer — 16 sentences · The polar zone shows how animals beat the cold: the arctic fox has small ears, short legs and a short nose,… - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears/) — The Asian forest area: giant pandas, red pandas, tapirs and sun bears — 13 sentences · The giant panda sits like a person on a sofa, holds a bamboo stem in its paw and munches for up to 14 hours… - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/108-the-south-american-area-sloths-anteaters-piranhas-giant-otters/) — The South American area: sloths, anteaters, piranhas and giant otters — 16 sentences · A two-toed sloth hangs upside down from a branch and does not seem to move for an hour; it is not lazy but t… - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/) — Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers — 15 sentences · Long before the gates open, at about 7 in the morning, the keepers walk round the zoo and the first job is s… - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital/) — Behind the scenes: the zoo vet and the animal hospital — 14 sentences · A big zoo has its own animal hospital with X-ray machines, scanners, a lab and an operating room, and the zo… - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen/) — Feeding times and the zoo kitchen — 15 sentences · Behind every zoo is a busy kitchen where keepers prepare hundreds of meals a day, and each one is planned fo… - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/112-training-and-enrichment/) — Training and enrichment: keeping zoo animals busy and healthy — 17 sentences · A wild animal spends most of its day busy: searching for food, digging, climbing, sniffing and chasing. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals/) — Breeding programmes for rare animals: studbooks and frozen zoos — 18 sentences · If only a few snow leopards are left in zoos, they could soon all be cousins, and when close relatives have… - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/114-back-to-the-wild/) — Back to the wild: animals that zoos returned to nature — 17 sentences · Some animals were wiped out in the wild and survived only in zoos, like the last books of a story kept safe… - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say/) — Why zoos exist and what critics say — 16 sentences · Zoos began as collections for kings to show off their power: for about 600 years English kings kept lions, a… - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk/) — Famous zoos in the USA and the UK — 13 sentences · London Zoo built the first public aquarium and an early reptile house, and a black bear there called Winnipe… - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right/) — Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myths put right — 17 sentences · Australian zoos often look after Australia's own odd and wonderful animals: Taronga in Sydney has giraffes w… - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice/) — Tom and Jerry: do real cats really chase mice? — 17 sentences · In every episode of Tom and Jerry a grey cat crashes round a big kitchen after a cheeky mouse, gets flattene… - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/119-how-real-cats-hunt/) — How real cats hunt: stalking, waiting and pouncing — 17 sentences · Watch a cat with a toy mouse: it crouches low, its pupils go huge and round, its bottom wiggles, and then it… - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/120-how-real-mice-survive/) — How real mice survive: squeezing, climbing and hiding — 16 sentences · Almost everyone wants to eat a mouse: cats, owls, foxes, weasels, snakes and hawks. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats/) — Spike and Tom: real dogs and cats, enemies or friends? — 17 sentences · In Tom and Jerry, Spike the bulldog chases Tom up trees and guards his puppy Tyke, and it looks as if cats a… - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote/) — Looney Tunes: the real roadrunner and the real coyote — 16 sentences · In Looney Tunes the Road Runner zooms off in a cloud of dust, says «meep meep», and Wile E. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/) — Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks — 16 sentences · Bugs Bunny munches a carrot and asks «What's up, Doc?», but a real wild rabbit fills up on grass, clover and… - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/124-the-lion-king-real-lions/) — The Lion King: real lions, prides and the circle of life — 18 sentences · In The Lion King, Simba stands on Pride Rock, Mufasa roars across the plain, and the lionesses go hunting; m… - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/125-timon-and-pumbaa-real-meerkats-and-warthogs/) — Timon and Pumbaa: real meerkats and warthogs — 16 sentences · A real meerkat would never live alone: meerkats live in mobs of up to about 50, sleep piled together in burr… - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu/) — The Lion King's hyenas, Rafiki and Zazu: real hyenas, mandrills and hornbills — 15 sentences · In The Lion King the hyenas are cackling, lazy thieves, Rafiki is a wise old mandrill on the savanna, and Za… - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/127-madagascar-real-lemurs/) — Madagascar: real lemurs, the aye-aye and the fossa — 15 sentences · In the film Madagascar, King Julien dances at a lemur party, tiny Mort clings to his feet, and the hungry fo… - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes/) — Marty, Gloria and Melman: real zebras, hippos and giraffes — 16 sentences · In Madagascar, Marty the zebra dreams of running free, Gloria the hippo floats gracefully, and Melman the gi… - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/129-madagascar-real-penguins-and-chimps/) — The penguins of Madagascar: real penguins and chimps — 15 sentences · In Madagascar, four penguins plot clever escapes, flap their flippers and fail to fly, and dream of reaching… - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths/) — Ice Age: real woolly mammoths — 20 sentences · In the film Ice Age, Manny the mammoth plods through the snow in shaggy fur, with small ears, a short tail a… - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/131-ice-age-sabre-tooths-ground-sloths-and-scrat/) — Ice Age: real sabre-tooths, ground sloths, glyptodonts and dodos — 16 sentences · The film Ice Age is a cartoon, but many of its animals really lived: sabre-toothed cats, woolly mammoths, wo… - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones/) — Finding Nemo: real clownfish and sea anemones — 15 sentences · Clownfish really do live inside sea anemones, whose waving tentacles are full of stings that kill other smal… - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef/) — Finding Nemo: real blue tangs, sea turtles and reef creatures — 17 sentences · Dory, Crush, Squirt, Bloat and Mr Ray are all based on real sea animals, but the film changes some things fo… - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/134-finding-nemo-real-sharks-anglerfish-and-seabirds/) — Finding Nemo: real sharks, anglerfish, pelicans and gulls — 15 sentences · Bruce the great white promises that fish are friends, not food, but a real great white is a hunter of fish,… - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/135-kung-fu-panda-real-giant-pandas-and-red-pandas/) — Kung Fu Panda: real giant pandas and red pandas — 14 sentences · A panda is a true bear with a meat-eater's gut, so it gets little goodness from bamboo and must eat a huge a… - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes/) — Kung Fu Panda: real tigers and cranes — 18 sentences · Tigress and Crane are fighters in the film, and their real animals are just as amazing: a tiger that loves a… - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/137-kung-fu-panda-real-mantises-snakes-and-monkeys/) — Kung Fu Panda: real mantises, snakes and monkeys — 16 sentences · The Furious Five are named after real kung fu styles, and those styles were named after real animals that pe… - [138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/138-peppa-pig-real-pigs/) — Peppa Pig: what real pigs are like — 12 sentences · A real pig walks on four legs, on the tips of two hoofed toes on each foot, and its flat snout is a strong,… - [139](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals/) — Peppa's friends as real animals: sheep, ponies, parrots, gazelles, kangaroos — 17 sentences · Peppa's friends are cartoon animals that talk and go to school, but each one is based on a real animal with… - [140](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs/) — Paw Patrol: real police, fire, rescue and sniffer dogs — 17 sentences · The Paw Patrol pups drive diggers and fly helicopters, which no dog can do, but real dogs do have rescue job… - [141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits/) — Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits — 16 sentences · In Zootopia, Nick Wilde the fox is a sly trickster and Judy Hopps the rabbit is a brave police officer, and… - [142](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey/) — Zootopia: real sloths, shrews, predators and prey — 14 sentences · In Zootopia, Flash the sloth stamps papers so slowly that a whole queue waits, and Mr Big, a tiny shrew, rul… - [143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls/) — Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls — 16 sentences · In Bambi, a spotted fawn wobbles on thin legs, Thumper the rabbit thumps his foot, Flower the skunk blushes… - [144](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs/) — Babe: real pigs, sheep and sheepdogs — 14 sentences · In Babe, a polite little pig learns to herd sheep and wins a sheepdog trial, while a duck crows at dawn to b… - [145](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/) — Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules — 13 sentences · In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking, digs his hooves in when he is scared, begs for waffles and carries Shr… - [146](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/) — Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothing breathes fire — 16 sentences · In Shrek, a dragon as big as a castle breathes great flames, flies and guards a castle full of treasure. - [147](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs/) — Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs — 14 sentences · Spider-Man shoots webs from his wrists, swings between skyscrapers on a single thread and stops a runaway tr… - [148](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/) — Spider-Man: real spider senses, climbing and bites — 15 sentences · A real bite gives nobody powers, but real spiders do have amazing versions of all three. - [149](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/149-myth-check-are-elephants-scared-of-mice/) — Myth check: are elephants scared of mice? — 17 sentences · In cartoons, a huge elephant screams and leaps onto a stool at the sight of a tiny mouse; in Dumbo, a whole… - [150](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/150-myth-check-do-lemmings-jump-off-cliffs/) — Myth check: do lemmings jump off cliffs? — 16 sentences · It is not true. - [151](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/) — Myth check: do ostriches bury their heads in the sand? — 17 sentences · In cartoons a scared ostrich pushes its head into the sand and thinks it is hidden, with its fluffy bottom s… - [152](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/152-goldfish-memory/) — Myth check: do goldfish have a three-second memory? — 17 sentences · People joke that a goldfish swimming round its bowl sees the same castle every few seconds and thinks «oh, a… - [153](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/153-are-bats-blind/) — Myth check: are bats blind? — 18 sentences · People say «as blind as a bat», but every bat can see, and big fruit bats have large eyes that work well in… - [154](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons/) — More animal myths: red rags, camel humps, porcupine arrows, toads and falling cats — 18 sentences · Cartoons love animal tricks: a bull goes mad at a red cape, a camel unscrews its hump and pours out water, a… - [155](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/155-the-amazon-river/) — The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flooded forest, giant fish and piranhas — 17 sentences · The Amazon is the biggest river on Earth by the water it carries, and every rainy season it rises so high th… - [156](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/156-the-amazon-canopy/) — The Amazon canopy: howlers, harpy eagles, toucans, dart frogs and sloth gardens — 16 sentences · High above the Amazon floor the tree tops join into a green roof called the canopy, full of sunlight, fruit,… - [157](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/157-the-amazon-forest-floor/) — The Amazon forest floor: leafcutters, army ants, tapirs, jaguars and the giant spider — 17 sentences · Under the canopy the forest floor is dim, hot and damp, and so busy that a fallen tree can vanish in a few y… - [158](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/158-amazon-giants-and-tall-tales/) — Amazon giants and tall tales: anacondas, caimans, electric eels and the candiru — 18 sentences · The Amazon has real giants: the green anaconda, the heaviest snake on Earth, lies in a swamp with only its e… - [159](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/159-the-congo-rainforest/) — The Congo rainforest: gorillas, bonobos, okapis and forest elephants — 17 sentences · The Congo rainforest in the middle of Africa is the second biggest rainforest on Earth, a dark green world o… - [160](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/160-the-congo-river/) — The Congo river: tigerfish, the deepest river, lungfish and hidden birds — 18 sentences · The Congo is the deepest river known: in places it plunges more than two hundred metres, deeper than a tall… - [161](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower/) — Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower and gliding snakes — 13 sentences · Borneo is a huge island in Southeast Asia covered in some of the oldest rainforest on Earth, where trees gro… - [162](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/) — Sumatra: the smallest tiger, the hairy rhino, the stinking giant flower and the venomous loris — 15 sentences · Sumatra is a long island in Indonesia where a tiger, a rhino, an elephant and an orangutan all live in the s… - [163](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/163-madagascar-lemurs-of-every-kind-and-the-fossa/) — Madagascar: lemurs of every kind and the fossa — 15 sentences · Madagascar is a big island off the coast of Africa that broke away from other land so long ago that its anim… - [164](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth/) — Madagascar: chameleons, leaf-tailed geckos, tenrecs, baobabs and a moth Darwin predicted — 14 sentences · Madagascar is a laboratory of the strange: about half of all the world's chameleon kinds, a gecko that is a… - [165](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/165-the-australian-outback-kangaroos-emus-thorny-devils-and-runaway-toads/) — The Australian outback: red kangaroos, emus, thorny devils and runaway camels and toads — 15 sentences · The outback is the huge dry middle of Australia: red sand, low bushes, rare rain and heat that can bake the… - [166](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die/) — Australia's venomous animals and why few people die — 17 sentences · Australia has some of the most venomous snakes, spiders, jellyfish and sea creatures in the world, yet only… - [167](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/167-australias-forests-and-tasmania-devils-cassowaries-and-lyrebirds/) — Australia's forests and Tasmania: devils, cassowaries, lyrebirds and cube-shaped droppings — 16 sentences · Along Australia's wetter east coast and on the island of Tasmania there are rainforests and tall eucalyptus… - [168](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/168-the-arctic-tundra-musk-oxen-arctic-foxes-and-the-truth-about-lemmings/) — The Arctic tundra: musk oxen, arctic foxes, snowy owls and the truth about lemmings — 16 sentences · The tundra is the flat, treeless land around the Arctic Ocean: frozen and dark for months in winter, and in… - [169](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/169-the-arctic-ocean-walruses-bowheads-the-400-year-shark-and-the-unicorns-tooth/) — The Arctic Ocean: walruses, bowheads, the 400-year shark and the unicorn's tooth — 16 sentences · The Arctic Ocean lies around the North Pole under a lid of floating sea ice that grows in winter and shrinks… - [170](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/170-antarctica-emperor-huddles-krill-clear-blooded-fish-and-stone-stealing-penguins/) — Antarctica: emperor huddles, krill, clear-blooded fish and stone-stealing penguins — 15 sentences · Antarctica is a frozen continent around the South Pole, colder and windier than anywhere else on Earth, with… - [171](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/171-the-southern-ocean-blue-whales-colossal-squid-and-life-under-the-ice/) — The Southern Ocean: blue whales, colossal squid and life under the ice — 14 sentences · It looks empty and icy, but in spring tiny drifting plants turn the water green, tiny shrimp-like krill eat… - [172](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/172-coral-reef-builders-polyps-bleaching-sand-from-parrotfish-and-giant-clams/) — Coral reef builders: polyps, bleaching, sand from parrotfish and giant clams — 14 sentences · A coral feels like stone, but it is a city of tiny animals called polyps, each like a little sea anemone, an… - [173](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/173-coral-reef-partners-and-tricksters-clownfish-cleaners-mimics-and-puffers/) — Coral reef partners and tricksters: clownfish, cleaners, mimics and puffers — 13 sentences · A coral reef is a busy town where many animals make deals: you help me and I help you, like two friends wher… - [174](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/174-reef-giants-and-wanderers-whale-sharks-mantas-dugongs-and-sea-turtles/) — Reef giants and wanderers: whale sharks, mantas, dugongs and sea turtles — 15 sentences · Manta rays fly through the water on wings wider than a car is long and sometimes leap right out of the sea,… - [175](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/175-the-twilight-zone-barreleyes-lanternfish-and-the-biggest-daily-journey-on-earth/) — The twilight zone: barreleyes, lanternfish and the biggest daily journey on Earth — 17 sentences · Dive down and the light fades like evening: below about two hundred metres it is a dim blue twilight, and be… - [176](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/) — The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale falls — 15 sentences · Far below the twilight zone the sea is black, freezing cold and squeezed by huge pressure, and food is so ra… - [177](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/177-vents-and-trenches-tubeworms-iron-snails-the-challenger-deep-and-life-without-sunlight/) — Vents and trenches: tubeworms, iron snails, the Challenger Deep and life without sunlight — 13 sentences · On the dark sea floor there are cracks where water, heated by hot rock deep below, gushes out full of minera… - [178](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/178-mangroves-trees-in-salt-water-mudskippers-archerfish-and-swimming-tigers/) — Mangroves: trees in salt water, mudskippers, archerfish and swimming tigers — 14 sentences · Most trees die if you pour salty sea water on their roots, but mangroves grow with their feet in it, along w… - [179](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/179-caves-bat-clouds-blind-fish-the-olm-glowworms-and-a-sealed-cave/) — Caves: bat clouds, blind fish, the olm, glowworms and a sealed cave — 15 sentences · Walk a little way into a cave and the daylight disappears; deeper in, it is pitch black all day and all year… - [180](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/180-the-galapagos-giant-tortoises-sea-iguanas-darwins-finches-and-tame-sea-lions/) — The Galápagos: giant tortoises, sea iguanas, Darwin's finches and tame sea lions — 16 sentences · The Galápagos are volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean on the equator, far from the coast of South America,… - [181](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs/) — Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the dodo, red crabs, kakapos, giants and dwarfs — 15 sentences · An island is like a small world cut off by the sea: only the animals that can fly, swim or float there arriv… - [182](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/182-deserts-of-the-world-fennec-foxes-fog-drinking-beetles-camels-and-silver-ants/) — Deserts of the world: fennec foxes, fog-drinking beetles, camels and silver ants — 15 sentences · A desert is a place where very little rain falls, so the hardest problem for every living thing there is wat… - [183](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/183-mountains-of-the-world-snow-leopards-high-flying-geese-condors-and-everest-spiders/) — Mountains of the world: snow leopards, high-flying geese, condors and Everest spiders — 14 sentences · The higher you climb a mountain, the colder it gets and the thinner the air becomes, so each breath brings l… - [184](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/184-great-rivers-and-wetlands-nile-crocodiles-hippos-giant-catfish-and-the-pantanal/) — Great rivers and wetlands: Nile crocodiles, hippos, giant catfish and the Pantanal — 15 sentences · A great river is a long road of water through the land, and wherever it spreads into swamps, lakes and flood… - [185](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/185-record-breakers-the-fastest-and-the-slowest/) — Record-breakers: the fastest and the slowest — 15 sentences · Fastest at what? - [186](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest/) — Record-breakers: the biggest and the smallest — 15 sentences · A giant sequoia called General Sherman is so wide that a family car could park across its trunk, and it has… - [187](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/187-record-breakers-the-loudest-and-the-longest-lived/) — Record-breakers: the loudest and the longest-lived — 15 sentences · The loudest animal is not a lion but a sperm whale clicking in the deep sea, and one of the noisiest is a sh… - [188](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/188-record-breakers-the-most-venomous-and-poisonous/) — Record-breakers: the most venomous and poisonous — 14 sentences · Venomous and poisonous are not the same: a venomous animal pushes its venom into you with a bite or sting, l… - [189](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/189-masters-of-camouflage/) — Masters of camouflage — 15 sentences · Camouflage means looking like your surroundings so that hunters, or the animals you hunt, do not notice you,… - [190](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers/) — Strange discoveries: living fossils, hidden apes and animals found in drawers — 15 sentences · You might think every animal on Earth has already been found, but scientists describe thousands of new kinds… - [191](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right/) — Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and mice, ostriches and more — 17 sentences · Cartoons and old sayings are full of animals doing things real animals never do: an elephant leaps onto a ch… - [192](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds/) — Dogs: from wolves to hundreds of breeds — 18 sentences · In the park a tiny chihuahua and a huge Great Dane sniff each other hello. - [193](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/193-how-a-dog-thinks-smells-sounds-and-faces/) — How a dog thinks: a world of smells, sounds and faces — 19 sentences · On a walk your dog stops at a lamp post and sniffs for ages while you tug the lead. - [194](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/194-reading-a-dog-tails-play-bows-growls-and-staying-safe/) — Reading a dog: tails, play bows, growls and staying safe — 15 sentences · A dog cannot say «I'm scared» or «let's play», but it says both all day long with its tail, ears, eyes, mout… - [195](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience/) — Training a dog with rewards and patience — 15 sentences · A dog does not understand our rules; it learns from what happens right after it does something. - [196](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/196-working-dogs-guide-sniffer-sheep-rescue-and-helper-dogs/) — Working dogs: guide, sniffer, sheep, rescue and helper dogs — 15 sentences · Many dogs have real jobs. - [197](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/197-cats-purring-whiskers-night-eyes-and-grooming/) — Cats: purring, whiskers, night eyes and grooming — 14 sentences · A pet cat is a small hunter that lives on your sofa, and almost everything about its body is built for creep… - [198](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/198-cats-as-hunters-presents-on-the-doormat-and-why-tom-never-catches-jerry/) — Cats as hunters: presents on the doormat and why Tom never catches Jerry — 17 sentences · Even a fat, sleepy pet cat is a hunter inside. - [199](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/) — Cat body language and cat myths: milk, nine lives and landing on their feet — 15 sentences · Cats are quieter than dogs, but they talk all the time with their tails, ears, eyes and paws, and once you l… - [200](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/) — Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never stop growing — 15 sentences · Bugs Bunny munches a carrot in every cartoon, so many people think carrots are what rabbits should eat. 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