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Super Snake Jaws

Most people know that snakes can open their mouths extremely wide, but how do they do it?  It is a common misconception that snakes can dislocate or detached their jaws. This is not true. Snakes have a special split lower jaw that is attached by a stretchy ligament. This allows the lower jaws to stretchContinueContinue reading “Super Snake Jaws”

Quokkas….. :)

Quokkas are known as “the happiest animals on earth” and it is easy to see why. But these adorable creatures are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list. Their biggest threats are habitat loss and introduced predators including foxes and feral cats.  Quokkas are the smallest members of the macropod family, the same familyContinueContinue reading “Quokkas….. :)”