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Young Vets Dec 2025
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Country: Ireland

Insects

25 cool things about bugs!

Scared of creepy crawlies? Let’s see if we can change your mind…
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World Wide Web primary resource

Learn all about Tim Berners-Lee and his world-changing creation
General Animals

Scientists still stumped by zebra stripes

What is the meaning of those stripy coats?
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General Science

When uncoiled, the small intestine is about 7 metres long!

Birds

The peregrine falcon can reach speeds of 389 kilometres per hour.

Sea Life

The golf-ball sized blue-ringed octopus has enough poison to kill 26 humans in a matter of minutes.

Reptiles

Some crocodiles can go for two years without eating.

Sea Life

Sharks cause 10 deaths a year, whereas mosquito cause 725,000.

General Science

If you could touch your brain it would feel like toothpaste.

Sea Life

An blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.

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