Lizards, Pigeons, and Cars!

 

Tiny Lizard

Lizards are small and quick.  Some lizards, called chameleons, are able to change color so that other animals cannot see them.  Scientists recently found the smallest type of chameleon ever discovered.  The tiny lizard is less than 1 inch long. That is smaller than a paperclip!  This species of chameleon lives on an island called Madagascar.  It spends its time on the ground of the forest under leaves.  This made it hard to find.  Scientists had to use flashlights to find them while they were sleeping. 

Smart Pigeons

Would you believe that pigeons can do math?  Well, scientists found out that they can!  A group of pigeons were shown pictures of different groups of objects on a computer.  Each picture had a different number of objects.  The pigeons were taught to peck at the computer screen to move the pictures.  Then, they were taught to put the pictures in order from fewest objects to most objects.  Each time the pigeon got the answer right, it got a treat.  So, it learned to county up to nine.  That is a pretty smart bird!

Rainy Race

Every year there is a very big car race.  It is called the Daytona 500.  Today, 150,000 people went to Florida to see the race.  The best drivers would be racing some of the fastest cars in the country.  It was expected to be a very exciting race.  But, the race had to be postponed.  It was raining really hard!  It would not be safe for the drivers to race.  So, all of the people had to go home.  They will try again on Monday.  It was disappointing for the fans, but safety comes first.