A male tiger is called a tiger.  A female tiger is called a tigress, and a baby is called a cub. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They can grow to over three metres in length and can weigh up to three-hundred and six kilos. Tiger Facts

• A group of tigers is … Read more

The average human gestation (from conception to birth) is two-hundred and sixty-six days. First Trimester The first trimester starts from the day of your last period to the end of the twelfth week.  By the end of week twelve, your baby will be the same size as your little finger. Morning sickness is common during … Read more

At eight months, your unborn baby is eighteen to twenty centimetres long.  It will be less wrinkled now than it was during the earlier months of pregnancy, and will also be plumper. At the end of eight months, your baby will weigh five to six pounds. From this stage in the pregnancy, the baby will … Read more

At six months (twenty-five weeks), your unborn baby is thirty-four centimetres long and weighs one and a half pounds. Your baby's bones are becoming solid and the hands are fully developed. The sexual organs are also fully developed. Your baby's lungs are developing rapidly although, if he or she were to be born at this … Read more

Most kittens will start to wean between four to five weeks, but they will often continue to nurse until eight weeks. A mother cat produces milk for twelve weeks and some kittens will nurse up to this point.  Why is nursing important? For the first week, the kittens absorb colostrum from their mother's milk.  … Read more

Ideally, a kitten will stay with its mother until it is twelve weeks old. Kittens learn everything they know from their mothers and, if they are taken away too young, they miss out on important lessons. Why shouldn't a kitten be re-homed before twelve weeks? A kitten's immune system isn't fully developed before ten weeks … Read more

If a kitten is still with its mother, it shouldn't be over-handled, at least for the first week.  Mothers can be very protective of their kittens and, during the first few days, the kittens are totally dependent on their mother. Socialising It is very important that kittens socialise with humans, especially if you want them … Read more

A river ecosystem provides a home for animals such as:

• fish
• frogs
• salamanders
• turtles
• ducks
• otters
• beavers
• crocodiles

What is an ecosystem? The definition of an ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, involving a complex set of relationships between plants, trees, animals, fish, birds, mirco-organisms, water, soil and people.  If an ecosystem is healthy, it is … Read more

An endangered animal is an animal that is at greater risk of extinction, due to declining numbers, or which is threatened by environmental changes. There are many species currently on the 2012 endangered list. These include:

• Asian Elephant
• Aye-Aye
• Blue Whale
• Black Rhino
• Cheetah
• Chimpanzee
• Giant Panda
• Snow Leopard
• Sperm Whale
• Crowned Eagle
• Brown Kiwi

There are more than a thousand species on the list. … Read more

Warm-blooded animals generate their own body heat, whereas cold-blooded animals take on the temperature of their surroundings. Warm-Blooded Animals Warm-blooded animals try to keep their bodies at a constant temperature. If their surroundings are cold, they will try to heat themselves, and if their surroundings are warm, then they will try to cool themselves. A … Read more

There were many famous actors in the 1990s, but I have chosen some of the decade's most popular:

• Leonardo Di Caprio
• Tom Cruise
• Johnny Depp
• Keanu Reeves
• Bruce Willis
• Brad Pitt
• Tom Hanks

What movies did they star in? Leonardo Di Caprio's 1990s movies included Romeo and Juliet, Titanic and What's Eating Gilbert Grape. … Read more

There were many famous singers in the 1980s, so I've listed some below, along with their biggest hits from that decade.

• Madonna - Like A Virgin
• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• Prince - Kiss
• Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All
• Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

Pop Singers of the '80s Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, … Read more

There are many famous fictional travellers, and I have listed some below:

• Lemuel Gulliver
• Sal Paradise
• Ryan Bingham
• The Pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales
• Odysseus

Lemuel Gulliver Perhaps one of the most famous fictional travellers, Gulliver was the narrator and main character of the novel by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels. Gulliver's journey started in 1699 and ended … Read more

The simplest way somebody can respond to a tweet is by hitting the reply button below the tweet. When somebody replies to one your tweets, your username is automatically inserted at the beginning of the tweet, and it shows in your mentions list. What is a mention? When somebody replies to your tweet or adds … Read more

The only way to 'delete' a follower on Twitter is to block the user. This can be done by looking at your list of followers, and selecting the follower you wish to block. Once you are viewing that users profile, by clicking on the silhouetted face to the right of their name you will be … Read more

Yes, there are many apps that allow you to use Twitter on your iPod Touch. Twitter Apps The most common app is the official, Twitter app.  This app is free to use and allows you to:

• view your timeline,
• send and receive @replies
• send and receive direct messages
• search Twitter
• browse content.

Other Twitter … Read more

Following someone on Twitter means that you will see their tweets in your personal timeline. If somebody follows you, it means that your tweets will appear in their timeline. When you first sign up for a Twitter account, your tweets will, by default, be visible to anyone (even if they don't have a Twitter account).  … Read more

The only way to view a protected Twitter account is to become an approved follower of the person the account belongs to. What is a protected Twitter account? When you sign up to Twitter, you have the option to have a public or private account.  The default setting is public, so if you want … Read more

Once a pheasant chick reaches the age of three months, it is much easier to sex. Until this point, this can be very difficult without expert help. As the chick starts to develop, the male will have longer tail feathers and a white ring around his neck. He will also be brightly-coloured.  Female pheasants are … Read more

The most common term for a baby bird is a chick.  This describes the baby bird from the day it hatches until it leaves the nest. Other Terms for a Baby Bird There are many other terms for a baby bird. A hatchling can be used to describe a very recently hatched chick.  … Read more