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Marta Gorska-Childers Page 5

At a public high school in the Midwest, Marta Gorska-Childers teaches introductory and advanced biology. She weaves unusual animal traits into her classroom lessons to explain fundamental principles of natural selection and comparative physiology. Gorska-Childers has a master’s degree in secondary science education from the University of South Dakota.

What Animals Have Multiple Hearts and Why
How Does a Frog Breathe on Land and in the Water?
What Animal Really Has the Most Muscles?
Ultraviolet Vision in the Animal Kingdom
Gastric Eversion: Why Some Animals Eject Their Stomachs
How Do Animals Get Rid of Carbon Dioxide?
Animals With Long Faces and Why They Have Them
Mating Pose: What It Is and Why Animals Use Them
Electroreception: The Animal Kingdom’s Sixth Sense
Why Eye Placement Is a Key Animal Adaptation
Why Do Animals Mount? Sex, Dominance, and Play
Which Animals Can Sweat and How Do Others Cool Off?
Bone Crushing Animals: The Biology of Eating Bones
Reproductive and Lactation Mechanisms in Mammals
Group Behavior and Prey Adaptations in Animal Defense
Animal Respiratory Systems: Mechanisms and Adaptations
Innovative Predatory Tactics in Nature’s Hunters
Ostrich vs. Human: Anatomy, Behavior, and Social Dynamics
Biology and Ecology of Asymmetrical Animals
Ectotherm Thermoregulation: Strategies and Adaptations
Do Mice Like Music? Insights on Their Reactions to Sound