Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why don’t they put covers/grates on jet engines so birds don’t fly in them
Any covers strong enough and with a tight enough mesh to actually protect against damage that the engines can't already handle would be very heavy and very restrictive of airflow. The fuel efficiency,
Why do fishes go “belly-up” when they die?
Basically the same reason any animal floats when it dies, bacteria grows and creates air inside the corpse causing it to rise. The intestines of fish, where the bacteria starts growing after death, ar
Why Mosquitos tend to always bite your exterior limbs such as hands or feet instead of your face/torso.
Mosquitos tend to go for areas where the skin is thinner and blood vessels are closer to the surface.
Why there are “big” cats but not big dogs.
Because [large wolves](_URL_0_) died out, either due to climate changes at the end of the ice age or human eradication.
Why aren’t the host nations of immigrants held responsible for migrant issues?
...When people flee a country because it's shit, how is making that country more shit through punishment supposed to fix the issue?
Why do cats chirp at birds?
Wild cats have been recorded mimicking calls of their prey and there is some though that the chirping is tied to this. Another is that the chattering noise they sometimes make is associated with frust
why are there no ‘big’ dogs, only cats?
Because they are pack hunters, and therefore don't have an evolutionary benefit from increased size. Feline species usually hunt alone, and therefore have an advantage if they are giant sabletoothed m
Why are giant monsters in film always shown moving so slowly?
It's all about frame of reference. A real-life giant would look slow to us because of what we're accustomed to. Picture an ant scurrying about.
Why is it important to keep finding big prime numbers ?
1. Prime numbers are at the core of a lot of unanswered mathematical questions. They represent one of the biggest and most persistent of mathematical mysteries.
Why are EMT’s paid so poorly when their jobs are so important and demanding?
The training for entry-level EMTs isn't high, and there are a lot of them out there. Because the pool of labor is large, and there isn't a high barrier of entry, companies can pay them little money. P