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As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Sciences > Zoology Everything you need to know about the poison dart frog: 1 of 15
One of the most fascinating things you need to know about poison dart frogs is they don't produce the poison alkaloids with which they defend themselves. Instead, poison frogs derive their poison supplies by consuming other animals! That's right poison frogs didn't evolve with the ability to manufacture poisons. What they di... More..
Sciences > Zoology The diet and feeding habits of the meerkat: 3 of 20
Dubbed "sun angels" that protect South African villages from "moon devils" known as werewolves that are believed to strike wayward cattle, and solo traveling tribesmen, meerkats are small mammals belonging to the mongoose family. Inhabiting more open and arid country than any other mongoose species, meerkats colonize in mult... More..
Sciences > Zoology A look at the most dangerous ocean reef predators: 2 of 11
Colors galore is what one finds while viewing beautiful coral reef scenes. This beauty, however, can be deceiving as far as what reef animals have outer beauty and which ones are really beautiful no matter how they look. The fact is beautiful ocean animal coloring often mean deadly ocean creatures. In addition to coloring, t... More..
Sciences > Zoology A look at the lifecycle of a jellyfish: 7 of 17
Jellyfish have one of the most, if not the most fascinating lifecycle systems in the animal kingdom in that they produce both sexually and asexually; and they produce in two different forms or stages of their lives. Few marine animals are as mysterious as these translucent gelatin-like creatures. Classified as scyphozoa, wit... More..
Sciences > Zoology The importance of jellyfish in the ocean's food chain: 3 of 6
The importance of jellyfish in the ocean's food chain is more than important - it's vital! Abundant in all oceans on the planet, jellyfish are more than a food source for its ocean dwelling predators, jellyfish are also enjoyed by people of many Asian countries and have thus become an important part of the food chain both in... More..
Sciences > Botany What are ananas comosus?: 1 of 1
Deciphering the term "Ananas Comosus" one may decide the first word "ananas" sounds akin to "bananas" and the second word "Comosus" sounds astrological or something of that nature, however, Ananas Comosus is the botanical name for the most popular edible Bromeliaceae plant family member otherwise known as the pineapple. Ther... More..
Sciences > Zoology A look at how the whale evolved to what it is now: 7 of 10
A wealth of intermediate fossils uncovered over the last two decades provide transitional feature documentation indicating a return-to-water evolution occurred sending animals from dry land to dwell in the oceans; the complete reverse of the influx of animals that swam from oceans to reside on land millions of years prior. L... More..