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• Colonies of coral living in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia engage in synchronized spawning, tied to water temperature and cycles of the Moon. Once a year, they all release their bundles of eggs and sperm at the same time. Predators who feast on these packets are overwhelmed, leaving the vast majority untouched. • The spraying characin of the Amazon has unusual manner of egg-laying. The male and female characin choose a leaf that hangs low over the water. They line up together, and on cue and in unison, they leap upwards, out of the water and towards the leaf. The female sprays her eggs on the underside of the leaf, and the male sprays his sperm. Some of the fertilized eggs stick to the leaf, where they develop. The male characin sprays the eggs with a stream of water by flicking his tail. preventing the eggs from drying out. When the eggs hatch, the young drop into the water. • A species of cichlid fish that lives in Lake Tanganyika of Africa is a “mouth breeder.” Once the eggs are fertilized, the female gathers them up and holds them in her mouth until they hatch. Even then, the babies live in her mouth, making only short trips into the water as they grow, and dashing back into her mouth at the first sign of danger. When they grow larger, the female must find the male that she mated with, among thousands of identical males, and transfer the fry into his larger mouth for safekeeping. Should she choose the wrong male, the fry are eaten instead of protected. • The mochokid catfish exploits these fish by laying its eggs alongside the cichlid eggs, ensuring that the female cichlid gathers up the catfish eggs along with her own eggs. The catfish eggs hatch first, and eat all the cichlid eggs while they are inside her mouth, as she remains completely unaware, raising them as her own. ...continued

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RAISING BABIES (cont.)

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• Satellites moving under their own power travel at speeds of about 18,000 mph. That’s seven times faster than a speeding bullet. At that rate, they can circle • The word “satellite” comes from the Latin word meanEarth 14 times a day. ing underling or follower.

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• On March 15, 1901, paintings by the late Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are shown in Paris, causing a sensation across the art world. Van Gogh had died by suicide, and in his lifetime he had sold only one painting. • On March 19, 1916, eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, New Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history. They flew in support of the 7,000 U.S. troops who invaded Mexico to capture revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. • On March 16, 1945, the west Pacific volcanic island of Iwo Jima is declared secured by the U.S. military after weeks of fierce fighting. More than 6,000 Marines died fighting for the island, along with almost all the 21,000 Japanese defenders • On March 14, 1950, the FBI institutes the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list. Since its debut, hundreds of criminals on the list have been apprehended or located, many as a result of tips from the public. ©2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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• In the summer months, beavers are nocturnal. In the winter when there is little light, they change their behavior and are active only during the day. • Donkeys are the only major domesticated animal known to have originated in Africa. • A female nine-banded armadillo can give birth up to three years after mating, keeping the embryos in suspended animation until conditions are right. • Do lions, tigers, and bobcats react to catnip? Yes they do. However, one-third of house cats do not react to catnip at all. Do big cats purr? Yes, they do. Most species of cheetah, puma, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, all purr. However, a few species of big cats do not purr, including lions, jaguar, snow leopard, and tiger. • The Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemur is the only primate that hibernates. But instead of hibernating when it gets cold, it hibernates when it gets hot. Native to tropical regions, it curls up in a tree hole whenever the temperature soars in order to avoid overheating. • Naked mole rats live longer than any other type of rodent, living up to 28 years. Mice that are the same size as naked mole rats typically live a maximum of three years. • The shake of the rattlesnake’s tail is one of the fastest movements produced by any vertebrate animal. An old rattlesnake cannot shake its rattle as fast as a young rattlesnake. • Rats are able to learn the difference between the Dutch language and Japanese. If they are rewarded every time they hear one or the other of the languages, they can learn to distinguish between the two of them, even if the languages are spoken backwards.

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• When given the choice of cages, mice preferred to live in quiet cages over noisy cages. They prefer opaque cages over transparent cages, polypropylene over wire, and long skinny cages over square ones.

• Can ants predict earthquakes? No. Researchers were studying the behavior of the desert harvester ant in the Mojave Desert of California when a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in 1992. It was the largest earthquake to strike the United States in 40 years. The behavior of the ants did not change a single bit before, during, or after the earthquake. DIFFERENCES:: DIFFERENCES 1. Scrolls are missing. 2. Controls are missing. 3. Cord is shorter. 4. Locket is missing. 5. Cap is different. 6. Word is different. © 2022 King Features Synd., All rights reserved.

• Bears hibernate for five to seven months at a time, yet their bones never get weaker. This is in contrast to other animals whose bones thin if they are not regularly used. • It’s rumored that hippos sweat blood, but in reality, they lack sweat glands altogether. Instead, they excrete a multi-purpose liquid that acts as sunscreen, coolant, and antibiotic. The secretion turns reddish brown when exposed to air and sunlight, making it appear as if the hippo is sweating blood. • X-rays of some of the cats mummified in Egyptian tombs have shown damage to neck vertebrae suggesting that the cats were selected for mummification and killed, rather than dying of natural causes.

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