Taunton High School Science Dept
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Taunton High School Science Dept
@THSScience2
THS Science Department Taunton, MA

Some species of sea urchins use shells as hats to make them feel safer and camouflaged and if you give them actual tiny hats they will wear them







Meet Mr. Pickles, the 90-year-old radiated tortoise who recently became a dad to three hatchlings with Mrs. Pickles at Houston Zoo. These births are as the zoo put it a 'big dill' because the species is critically endangered. n.pr/3TvFrM9



Squirmy, silly Fritz! Hippos can't actually float or swim. They push off the bottom and propel themselves to the surface for air.

Congratulations Argentina in your World Cup Victory. Not that anybody asked, but… The chemical symbol for Silver, the most electrically conductive element on the Periodic Table, is “Ag,” from the Latin “Argentum,” after which Argentina is named.


Mars is near its closest point to Earth in its orbit. It's a good time to watch for the planet rising as a bright, reddish "star" in the east after sunset. See the latest in Mars exploration at mars.nasa.gov




