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Tag: nocturnal animals

Education, Mammals & Birds

But I eat lots of carrots!

Did your mum ever tell you to eat lots of carrots because they would help you to see better in the dark? Whilst carrots and other orange and yellow fruits and vegetables will help to prevent certain eye ailments, to see really well at night you actually need special eyes. Like other nocturnal animals, Quentin the Quoll was able to find food and evade prey even … Continue reading But I eat lots of carrots!

qmnadmin8 June, 20122 Comments

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