What is the function of animal tails?

ILLUSTRATES Marcos de Lima Toilet paper Ox, horse and camelIn quadrupedal and herbivorous animals, it is common for the tail to be brush-shaped, articulated and with leafy hairs at the end. It is used to protect and clean the anus…

Does thinking burn calories?

Yes, every thought consumes energy. According to a study done by the US National Center for Biotechnology Information, despite representing only 2% of body weight, the brain promotes intense metabolic activity. Especially active areas are the prefrontal and premotor lobe…

Who wrote The Thousand and One Nights?

It was not a single author, but a legion of anonymous narrators, whose stories were gathered over centuries until they formed the collection that is a classic of fantastic literature. Some scholars believe that a good part of these tales…

Do animals go to heaven?

Reader Question – Gabrielly Faccinelli, São Paulo, SP Second chance Catholicism believes that animals were created with the same breath of life given to man and, therefore, have a soul. According to Mattias Grenzer, professor of theology at PUC-SP, biblical…