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Marta Gorska-Childers Page 6

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.

How Long Is an Anteater Tongue and Why?Mammals
What Animals Can Live Without a Head?Zoology
What Animals Cry Tears & Is It From Emotion?Zoology
Where Are Snakes Organs Located Inside Their Body?Reptiles
Why Do Rabbits Hop? A Look at Their Unique Locomotion Mammals
What Animals Can Survive Being Frozen?Zoology
Why Do Moles Have Hairs? A Biological Explanation Mammals
Do Skunks Stink All the Time? The Science of Their Smell Mammals
What Is Animal Physiology? The Study of Animal Function Zoology
What Animal Has the Strongest Nose and Why?Zoology
Why Do Hyenas Look So Much Like Dogs?Mammals
How Do Bats See in the Dark? The Role of Echolocation Mammals
Which Animal Has the Slowest Heartbeat?Zoology
Are Foxes Similar to Dogs? A Biological Comparison Zoology
How Thick Is an Elephant’s Skin and Why?Mammals
Why Do Arctic Foxes Have Small Ears?Mammals
How Did the Tasmanian Devil First Develop Facial Tumor Disease?Mammals
Are Cold-Blooded Animals Actually Cold?Zoology
What Animals Have Slit Pupils and Why?Zoology
Do Animals Get Pimples? Causes and Similar Conditions Pets & Farm
How Does a Python Kill Its Prey by Constriction?Reptiles
Does a Kangaroo Have 4 Legs? The Role of Its 5th Limb Mammals
What Animals Have Lock Jaw? The Biological Truth Zoology
Is a Dog More Closely Related to a Coyote or a Wolf?Zoology
Why Don’t Rats Have a Gallbladder? A Biological Inquiry Zoology
How Long Can Giant Tortoises Live and Why?Reptiles
Is a Fox a Type of Dog? The Biological Answer Zoology
Are Rats Afraid of People? The Biology of Their Fear Mammals
Why Do Proboscis Monkeys Have Long Noses?Mammals
Do Porcupine Quills Have Barbs & How Do They Work?Mammals