Peafowls to Mauritius
Issue 28
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Peafowl is a common name for a unique family of birds. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens or peabirds.
Only female mosquitoes bite us because the nutrition from their victim’s blood is needed to develop their eggs. Male mosquitoes feed on the nectar of flowers.
A microscopic worm has wriggled back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia. Russian scientists discovered the tiny, ancient animal, known as a bdelloid rotifer in soil taken from the river Alazeya in the Russian region of Yakutia.
The country Mauritius’ former names include Ile de Bourbon and Ile de France. The Dutch named the island "Mauritius", in honor of Prince Maurice Van Nassau "Stathouder" of Holland.
