The Black Sapote is a delicious tropical fruit that is actually a kind of persimmon and is not related to the more commonly known White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis). Also known as the Chocolate Pudding Fruit and the Black Persimmon, the Black…
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When most people think of fish they see a creature that lives in the water and swims around. Most people do not think about the several species of fish that can “walk” on land. These fish do not stand up…
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The snakehead fish is one of the most prolific and ferocious fresh water predators on earth. The head resembles a snake’s head and the body is thin, long and muscular with snake-like patterns on either side. The origin of the…
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As soon as you meet someone for the first time, consciously or not you take a mental inventory of their physical attributes. While what we notice first differs depending on the angel and distance from which a person is viewed,…
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The great white shark has been made famous in part thanks to the hit movie Jaws, created by director Steven Spielberg. It has gained the reputation as a result for being a man-eating killer. As the largest carnivorous fish in…
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All animals respire which means that they use oxygen in the process of extracting energy from their foodstuffs, and produce carbon dioxide as a waste product. Mammals have lungs which provide a huge surface area for air to come into…
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Everyone knows that some fish have scales. But why? What purpose do the scales serve for the fish? Most scientists believe the primary purpose of scales is to give the fish external protection. Scales come in several types and many…
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Starfish are marine invertebrates common throughout the world’s oceans. There are nearly 2,000 known species and no doubt, as with practically all forms of marine life ( in particular the smaller ones), there are almost certainly many others as yet…
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Plankton, it is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “the usually microscopic animal and plant life found floating or drifting in the ocean or in bodies of fresh water, used as food by nearly all aquatic animals”. Why does it say…
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Fish that Walk You’ve probably always thought that fish just behave themselves and use their fins to swim in order to get from place to place. Well, most fish do just that. However, when our wonderful Creator created fish on…
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