In the News, February 11th, 2021

This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. This week we have three stories about animals.

In our first story, we learn about a tiny chameleon in Madagascar. You can read more about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/05/seed-sized-chameleon-madagascar-world-tiniest-reptile

In our second story, we discover that naked mole rats have different “accents”, and you can read more by following this link:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/naked-mole-rats-speak-dialects-unique-their-colony-180976908/

In our final story, we try to understand why wombats have square-shaped poo. Read about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/29/box-seat-scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-why-wombats-have-cube-shaped-poo

Worksheet Answers:

1. A 2. D 3. B

© 2021, Martin Parsons