Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why would a country want a weaker currency?
Because when your country sells things to other countries, you make more money. That way they can charge less locally. Countries with large GDP exports will want low currency values (to a point) and w
Why do some animals/insects have a life span of a few days but others such as some turtles can live over 100 years?
The answer to why anything in nature is basically because it works and they keep having babies. Reptiles generally use the strategy to keep growing because it increases their chances of survival and r
Why do dogs seem to be able to nod off whenever they are comfortable?
We also don't have as sensitive senses as dogs do, so we can't wake ourselves up at the slightest sound, touch, smell, change in light or taste. You'll notice that while the dog nods off easily, he'll
Why does North Korea want to buy TV series rights, instead of pirating them?
North Korea has an economy and does trade with other parts of the world despite sanctions. Simply stealing that content would be a disincentive for companies to do business with North Korea. Establish
Why is privacy from the government so important to people?
The problem is not the slippery slope, but the fact that all information can be used as a weapon. All it takes to *completely wreck your life* is a single corrupt official leaking your personal info t
why is freezing an animal considered the most humane way to kill it?
Because freezing to death is largely painless. From people that were found inches from death due to hypothermia, and had given up and started to succumb, they describe it as "your entire body is numb,
Why are foxes not a popular pet to have, they’re like a mix between a cat and a dog
Cats and dogs have *thousands* of years of domestication behind them to make them more suitable as pets. Foxes are stinky, wild, difficult to train, may violate local laws, will not have commercial fo
Why shouldn’t people tap on fish bowl glass?
Fish have an extraordinarily sensitive vibration detection system called lateral lines. Tapping on the bowl is kind of like walking up to a person and clanging cymbals beside their ears. It's very rud
Why Insects can survive falling from such, relatively, great heights.
Simply put, they don't hit as hard. They don't have as much momentum (mass times velocity) and the materials they're made of are more or less the same as yours, but since there's less impact energy di
Why do dogs have such short lifespans?
As compared to what? Compared to a fly, dogs live for ages. Compared to tortoises, humans die quickly.