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.