Tuesday, June 30, 2020
fact about matariki
Thursday, June 18, 2020
scorpion writing
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
iran fact
- In 1935, this Middle Eastern country changed its name from Persia to Iran.
- Iran has a population of 81.16 million (2017) – 14.72 million more than the UK!
- Approximately 70% of this population is under the age of 30.
- Only an estimated 7 million Iranians have access to the internet.
- Dating back to 4000 B.C, Iran is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations with settlements!
- At 636,371 square miles (1.648 million square km), Iran is the 18th largest country in the world.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
snake fact
Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters).
Snakes don't have eyelids.
Snakes can't bite food so they have to swallow it whole.
Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head!
Snakes are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.
Snakes have internal ears but not external ones.
Snakeskin is smooth and dry.
Snakes shed their skin a number of times a year in a process that usually lasts a few days.
Some species of snake, such as cobras and black mambas, use venom to hunt and kill their prey. Read more venomous snake facts.
Snakes smell with their tongue.
Pythons kill their prey by tightly wrapping around it and suffocating it in a process called constriction.
Some sea snakes can breathe partially through their skin, allowing for longer dives underwater.
Anacondas are large, non-venomous snakes found in South America that can reach over 5 m (16 ft) in length.
Python reticulates can grow over 8.7 m (28 ft) in length and are considered the longest snakes in the world