WonderQuest
April Holladay, science journalist for HappyNews.com, lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A few years ago Holladay and her husband canoed the flood-swollen Mackenzie. For forty-six days they paddled alone a thousand miles through Canadian wilderness to the Arctic Ocean.
Now she writes a column about nature and science, which appears each Monday at HappyNews.com. The syndicated Q&A column takes a lucid look at what interests people about our world. April Holladay solves the mysteries we wonder about! To read April's past WonderQuest columns, please check out her site, www.wonderquest.com. If you have a question for April, visit this informational page.
Q: What is the difference between an ostrich and an emu?
Jason, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A: Differences? Yes, the birds are different but even more remarkable are their similarities. Even though they live continents apart — the ostrich in Africa and the emu in Australia — the look-alike long-necked, long-legged birds are both flightless runners. They are champions. Differences: The emu is about 25% shorter than the ostrich and has three toes. The ostrich has only two (the only... continue reading » » »
Jason, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A: Differences? Yes, the birds are different but even more remarkable are their similarities. Even though they live continents apart — the ostrich in Africa and the emu in Australia — the look-alike long-necked, long-legged birds are both flightless runners. They are champions. Differences: The emu is about 25% shorter than the ostrich and has three toes. The ostrich has only two (the only... continue reading » » »
Q: If a human yawns in front of a monkey, will the monkey yawn?
Amanda, Spokane, Washington A: A days-old macaque monkey shifts in human hands, and gazes up, around, down and finally notices the blue-suited human in front of her. The human, close enough to spit on, sticks his tongue out at the monkey, repeatedly. The baby monkey fixes her large, brown eyes on the human. After the seventh such tongue-sticking out, the baby flips her hand over her big, pink ear, ducks her... continue reading » » »
Amanda, Spokane, Washington A: A days-old macaque monkey shifts in human hands, and gazes up, around, down and finally notices the blue-suited human in front of her. The human, close enough to spit on, sticks his tongue out at the monkey, repeatedly. The baby monkey fixes her large, brown eyes on the human. After the seventh such tongue-sticking out, the baby flips her hand over her big, pink ear, ducks her... continue reading » » »
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