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- Q: Which dark-plumaged diving seabird is known for its long, hooked bill and exceptional underwater fishing skills?
A: Cormorant. Their feathers are not fully waterproof. This helps them sink and swim faster, but they must spread their wings wide to dry off after hunting. - Q: What does DNA stand for?
A: Deoxyribonucleic Acid. It is a long molecule found inside almost all living cells. - Q: What moves faster, frogs or toads?
A: Frogs. Frogs have long, powerful, and muscular hind legs built for jumping. - Q: Do pigeons’ feathers weigh more than their bones?
A: Yes, a pigeon’s feathers weigh more than its skeleton. A pigeon’s entire skeleton makes up only about 5% of its total body weight. - Q: Dogs bark and cows moo, but what sound does a female Khaki Campbell make?
A: A quack. The male makes a raspy grunting sound. The Campbell is a British domestic duck breed. It was developed at Uley, Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century, introduced to the public in 1898, and the Khaki variety in 1901. - Q: Which land mammal has the longest tail?
A: The giraffe. It measures up to 8 feet (2.4 to 2.7 metres) long, including the hair tuft. Acts as a natural flyswatter to shoo away biting insects. - Q: What is widely recognised as the world’s first truly synthetic drug?
A: Acetylsalicylic acid—widely known as Aspirin. In 1897, in two weeks while working at Bayer, Felix Hoffmann synthesised both aspirin and heroin. - Q: What aid to detection did Sir Francis Galton first classify into a workable scientific system?
A: Fingerprints. In his landmark 1892 book Finger Prints, Galton proved that fingerprints are unique to individuals and remain constant throughout a person’s life. - Q: From where in the human does the uvula dangle?
A: The soft palate at the back of the throat. It is a small, teardrop-shaped piece of fleshy tissue made of mucous membranes, connective tissue, muscle, and saliva-producing glands. - Q: Glossitis is inflammation of which part of the body?
A: The tongue. It may look swollen, red, smooth, or glossy because the tiny bumps (papillae) shrink or disappear.