Cuisine varies greatly around the world, but the basic ingredients that sustain humans are pretty similar. We eat a lot of corn, wheat, rice and other simple crops. Read on to find out which foods top the list of most important worldwide, listed by annual production and average yield in 2008.
Howler monkeys are widely considered to be the loudest land animal. According to Guinness Book of World Records, their vocalizations can be heard clearly for 3 mi (4.8 km). The function of howling is thought to relate to intergroup spacing and territory protection, as well as possibly to mate-guarding.
Blue whales are the largest and loudest animals in the world. Do you think whales or people are more dangerous to sharks? Is your dream vacation watching whales jump out of the ocean while you swim? Other whales can hear it thousands of kilometers away. The blue whale eats more than 3,000 kilograms of fish every day. The tongue of the blue whale is so big that 50 people can stand on it! Then the whale eats all the fish. These ecosystems have many different kinds of ocean life, including whales and turtles.