I am wondering if you have any information on dinosaurs?

Erin from Australia wrote:
Hi.I am Erin and i am wondering if you have any information on dinosars? i am sorry if i didnt spell that right. Well, thank you for your help. I will maybe ask you agian sometime. lol lmao mwah bye cya?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Erin,

No, sorry we don't have an article on dinosaurs yet - but one is being created - we hope to have it up in a few months (in 2009).

We do have stories almost every week on our In The News section at http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/inthenews.aspx. This is a good place to check every week because scientists are finding new dinosaur bones all the time.

Thanks for the great question,
GLOBIO Traveling Teacher

How fast can a cheetah eat an antelope? And more

Aracely from the United States wrote:
How fast can a cheetah eat an antelope? Do you know how fast a cheetah can run? Can you tell me if human can run as fast as dog? How big is rhinoceros and a hippo?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Aracely,

Wow, you have a lot of questions! Let's start with cheetahs.

1) After catching an antelope the cheetah is out of breath and needs to rest maybe 15 to 30 minutes before eating. If nothing bothers her or him, the cheetah will eat for about 30-60 minutes. But they rarely eat the whole antelope themselves. Other animals like lions, hyenas, jackals and vultures clean up what the cheetah can't finish.
2) Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals. Cheetahs can run up to 113 kph.
3) No, humans can not run as fast as most dogs.
4) Rhinos average 2-3m long and weigh up to 3,600kg. (you can find more on
Glossopedia. Click on the picture below to explore Rhinos.)
)Hippos weigh about 1,200 to 1,800 kilograms.

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What country do koalas live in?

LaDerica from Australia wrote:
What country do koalas live in? And what state?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi LaDerica,

Koalas live only in the country of Australia. Inside Australia they are limited to living in the temperate Eucalyptus forests of the eastern states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. They also live in a small area around the Australian national capitol of Canberra. All other places where you can find koalas, they have been introduced by humans - like Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

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When did Hinduism first begin?

Pepper from Canada wrote:
When did Hinduism first begin?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Pepper,

Hinduism, the world is oldest religion - it goes back at least 5,000 years. No one know exactly when it began--it started before people recorded history. It has no human founder. Hinduism has four main denominations--Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism.

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GLOBIO Traveling Teacher

How can our solar system never end?

Talia from New Zealand wrote:

How can our solar system never end? It has to end at some time doesn't it?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Talia,

That is a great question that one no one knows the answer to. Scientists are trying to understand how big the universe is, where it started and where it could end, but we just don't know. Living here on Earth we are just a small part of the universe. It may take many hundreds of more years before any scientists discovers the answer to your question.

Maybe think about this: circles never end. Maybe our universe is like that?

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What energy does the sun bring?

Semaj from the United States wrote:
What energy does the sun bring?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Semaj,

The sun sends (radiates) off energy mostly in the form of heat and light and small stream of charged particles called gamma rays. As the energy leaves the hot sun surface and travels across the solar system to Earth it travels in constant waves - like on the surface of the ocean or a river. The waves enter Earth's atmosphere and slow down. They are critical to maintaining life on Earth.

You can find out more about our Sun by clicking on the picture below. It will take you to the Sun article in Glossopedia.

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What role do rainforests play in maintaing the Earth's weather?

Salman from Saudi Arabia wrote:
What role do Rainforests play in maintaing the Earth's weather?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Salman,

Wow, that's a good question - rainforests are critical at helping maintain the Earth's weather, especially clean air and rainfall. The information is best found in our Glossopedia article on Tropical Rainforests. You can find it by clicking on the picture below. After looking at the article if you have a question not answered there please write us back.


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