Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why can I wake up when I want to? (No alarm)
Over year after year of having experience with time. Your subconscious basically becomes a clock. You subconsciously are keeping track of time.
Why is bird feces white but all other animals are brown?
Bird's excrement is actually a combination of their "urine" and feces. Birds don't "pee" like mammals, they excrete all waste from the same orifice called a "cloaca," which is like a fancy butthole. T
Why do wild big cats (Lions, Cheetas, Leopards) do not attack people inside vehicles?
Why is that? They dont view a van or people in the van as food or as a threat. Thus they aren't going to wast their energy trying to attack you.
Why are Bear Grylls and Les Stroud able to kill animals for their reality shows, while fiction shows/movies are prohibited from doing so?
Our society still recognizes hunting as sport - it relies on the hunter's skill & wits, giving the animal a chance to escape. On a movie set, however, you're dealing with captive, often trained, a
Why do toilets at home have a seat that is completed, but Comercial toilets usually are horseshoe shaped?
For dudes. Guys rarely lift the seat in public bathrooms and that little space that's open is where the majority of piss would dribble onto.
Why would Apple want to make their own chips for Macs? What is wrong with using Intel chips?
Quite simply the same reason why they are making their own X or Y of several other parts or even services all together. More control over the process. Less depended on other companies.
Why are fish kept on ice vs being put in a fridge
Ice is cheap, and fish are fine with the concept of getting their outsides wet. You can't sell steaks on ice, because the outside of a steak is the insides of a cow and it's not supposed to get soaked
Why female animals don’t have periods?
Most female animals don't have menstrual cycles. Commonly, most female mammals have an estrogeous cycle. That means that they absorb the entire endometrium if there is no conception.
Why do they have pills for animals that prevent insect bites (frontline, comfortis) safely, but humans do not?
They don't prevent insect bites, they kill the insects. Frontline and Comfortis are essentially "pet pesticides". They work poisoning the fleas.
Why do designers have strange cloths on cat walk ? Does any one actually buy them ?
The clothes on the catwalks- generally speaking- aren't intended to be purchased whatsoever, nor are they really intended to even be worn by people. The crazy fashion you see at haute couture shows ca