I never knew there was a creature called an "eating"...

Did you know that lemons are dispersed by things called "eatings"...?

I knew it was there when I walked into the room!

Q: Identify the bird on display (it was a Little Stint)

A: a Little Stink

Feel the pine-freshness

Pines have a small surface area which allows for efficient control of gases in the environment.

Why poking your eyes improves vision!

When asked what properties of the eye allow for vision, some genius wrote the following:

'The eyes contain proprioreceptors which help to detect light.'

I don't even want to know what they were thinking...

On the mode of feeding in flamingos:

Flamingos introduce their beak into water, tilted upside down and move their heads from side-to-side. They use erectile tissue while feeding.

At least the majority knew it had something to do with the sea...

A multiple choice question asked the following of a group of 1st year biology students. For the record, cetaceans are the dolphins, killer whales and other whales. Of the 101 students who sat the exam, 64% got the answer wrong...

Which of the following is a cetacean?

Porcupine (17)
Sea horse (28)
Echidna (16)
Mouse (3)
No answer (1)

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Q: What evidence are you using to show common ancestry?
A: Fossil fuels.