Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why do people treat Beef Wellington as some special “showstopper” of a dish? Pigs in a blanket isn’t consider so much more fancy than regular hotdogs?
Beef Wellington isn't just meat wrapped in bread. If made traditionally, it also has layers of pate, usually foie gras, and duxelles (a very fine mince of mushrooms, onions, shallots, and herbs, cooke
Why birds always fly forming a V.
The V formation greatly boosts the efficiency and range of flying birds, particularly over long migratory routes.All the birds except the first fly in the upwash (Upward motion of air) from the wingti
Why is a fly swatter so much more effective than anything else?
The holes allow the air to flow through them. If it was flat, the air that builds up on the face would push the fly out of the way. At least that's how I understand it.
Why is dog racing so frowned upon but horse racing is praised worldwide?
It's because the dogs are far more exploited than the horses and they are given a lowered quality of life. Racing horses, like any horse may, will live in stables. But those are the most valuable hors
Why do helicopters make a ‘Chop Chop Chop’ sound when their rotors are spinning at a constant rate through the air?
The pressure difference between the air flowing over and under the rotor blade forms a vortex at the blade tip (all wings do this). When a blade encounters the vortex from another blade, it slaps into
Why do some dogs kick their back leg when you scratch them in a certain place.
It could be like a cat's. When you scratch a cat on the lower stomach and their hind legs go crazy scratching you, they don't do it on purpose. They actually do it to themselves sometimes.
Why Do Fish Schools Form Bait Balls?
"Bait fish" are small and can't swim very fast compared to predators such as dolphins, sailfish, etc. Alone and away from the school, they are easily picked off. In a tight ball, the shimmering and fl
Why is calculus important in the medical field?
When you take any medication, someone has to have calculated how long the drug lasts at each dosage level. They have determined the correct dose for each body weight. They know how that medication is
Why haven’t humans been successfully able to train whales to pull boats like dogs for a sled?
So for starters... why would we? But that aside - Whales don't really fit the profile we're looking for in a trainable animal.
why do horses have to be put down if they break a leg?
A broken leg for a horse is very dangerous to the horses health. They rarely lay down due to their weight and to keep a horse immobile for a period long enough is also bad for its health. This will ex