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First, sharks use their keen sense of smell to track down an animal for lunch. Then they race toward the prey while steering with their tails. Finally, they open their mouths and bite hard!

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If a starfish loses one of its arms in a fight, another one will soon grow in its place

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Adult and baby langurs are quite different from each other in appearance. Adults have dark fur while babies re bright orange in color when they are born.

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The shrill train whistle shrieked through the cold, icy night.

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Because a plate of grapes were out in the hot sun, they turned into raisins within several days.

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Before you begin to bake chocolate chip cookies, remember to gather all the ingredients. Next, turn on the oven to preheat it. Then, you are ready to begin measuring and mixing the dough.

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It is dark as night in the deepest parts of the ocean. Most fish would find it very difficult or impossible to see, but the lantern fish has solved this problem. It carries its own flashlight.

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Eels are long and thin snakes. Trying to hold onto an eel is like trying to hold onto a snake.

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Lobsters are reddish-green and blue in color. They have two claws that can pinch. They also have eight legs. In addition, they have two antennae that help them feel to find out where they are.

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Carol forgot to add yeast to the dough when she was baking. Therefore, her wheat bread did not rise, and she was not able to eat it.

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