What made man want to paint?   The earliest forms of art by primitive man were an expression of his feelings about life. He was essentially a hunter and he believed that by drawing images of animals such as bison, mammoth or reindeer, and the weapons he used to slay these animals, he was symbolically giving strength to his ability to kill them. He considered his pictures had a spiritual force...

Do any people today live in the same kind of houses as their ancestors ? There are many parts of the world where primitive man, living a tribal life, did not develop in areas of science, literature and discovery, that is, he remained uncivilised. And later, not touched by technology, he felt no need to change. But he firmly established through essential crafts, arts and customs, his culture, that is, his...

What was the first style in architecture? The dwelling that pre-historic man made for himself about two and a half million years ago, was a cave, so the first style of architecture was little more than a rock with a natural hole in it ! This early man spoke no language and was only concerned with finding food to survive a very basic existence. We do not know how man learned...

How do Crocodiles build their nests? Crocodiles are egg-laying reptiles, and the first thing a female must do after she has mated is build a nest. Most species scoop up mud and plants in their jaws and build a mound of rotting vegetation. Then the female makes a hollow in the center and lays anything from 20 to 70 eggs in it. Afterwards, she covers them up and leaves them, but...

How do Crocodiles find their mates? Crocodiles find each other during the mating season by using their sense of hearing and their sense of smell. When the mating season arrives, the males start calling for females with loud, intermittent bellows. These bellows can be heard from a considerable distance.  Crocodiles also have two sets of special scent glands that are situated on the underside of the body. When the animal is...

How do Crocodiles catch their prey? Crocodiles live in sluggish streams and lakes, often floating without movement for hours on end, so that an unwary creature might take them for dead. It would soon learn its mistake! When a crocodile wants to move, it can move very fast indeed. Waiting a little way out from the shore, it will bide its time until, suddenly, swimming strongly and silently with vigorous movements...

How do you tell the difference between crocodiles and alligators? Crocodiles and alligators look so alike that it is often very difficult to tell them apart when you see them in zoos. They both have tough, scaly skins, and when they are lying in water, their nostrils, eyes and ears are on the same level. The answer is to wait until they appear on dry land, and then take a good...