Is there a mummy longlegs and how do cobras get their fangs? The kids’ quiz
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1. Joey, 3, asks: is there a mummy and a baby longlegs? Yes â thereâs also a granny longlegs species The daddy longlegs species includes mummies and babies! Yes, mummy longlegs live in Antarctica Scientists don't know 2. Talia, 5, asks: how do cobras get their fangs? They grow out of teeth-forming tissue at the back of the mouth The tooth fairy magics their baby teeth into fangs Old cobras donate their fangs to baby cobras Cobras donât have fangs 3. Aurelia, 7, asks: why are no two tigersâ stripes the same? Conservationists paint different stripes on each tiger to tell them apart A tigerâs stripes are determined by how much sun theyâre exposed to This is a myth â many tigers have the exact same stripes Tigers are unique, just like humans 4. Hedgehogs class, ages 5-6, asks: what is the fastest animal in the world? The cheetah The peregrine falcon The white-throated needletail swift The swordfish 5. Henry, 8, asks: which famous comic book character was created by Georges Remi, known as Hergé? Tintin Wonder Woman Garfield Batman Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun , a podcast answering childrenâs questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book , as well as her new title, Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World .
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