From Melting Ice to Tiny Deer: Fascinating Nature Facts

Did You Know How the Cuckoo Chick Gets Its Fluids?
The hardworking cuckoo not only brings food to its chicks but also gives them fluids. Instead of dropping food into the chick’s mouth, the parent lets saliva slowly drip from its beak into the chick’s open mouth. This way, the chick gets both food and the water it needs.

Did You Know What Melting Is?
Melting means when something changes from a solid to a liquid. This happens with heat, and different things melt at different temperatures. For example, silver melts at 350 degrees, but ice melts at room temperature. We see melting every day like when butter melts in a hot pan or when wax drips from a candle.

Did You Know What the Noisiest Animal Is?
It might be the howler monkey. Just like its name, it makes a loud, echoing howl that can be heard from up to 3 kilometers away! This is thanks to a special bone in its neck that helps make its voice even louder.

Did You Know How a Dung Beetle Feeds?
Dung beetles have a very unique way of getting food. They find animal droppings and roll them into balls. Once the ball is big enough, they keep rolling it all the way back to their nest to eat and store.

Did You Know What the Smallest Deer Is?
The tiniest deer in the world is the Andean pudu. It lives in the forests of the Andes mountains in South America. It’s very small and low to the ground. Sadly, the pudu is now endangered because its home is being destroyed and wild dogs often attack it.