https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals 2026-09-12T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/science 2026-07-15T16:44:18-06:00 weekly https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/geography 2026-07-15T16:44:19-06:00 weekly https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/sharks-what-makes-a-shark-a-shark 2026-09-03T19:00:13-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-underwater-hero-photograph-of-a-great-white-shark-Carcharodon-carcharias-rising-out-of-deep-navy-blue-open-ocean-toward-the-camera.jpg?v=1788483613 What makes a shark a shark? A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) rising out of deep blue water toward the camera, sunlight breaking the surface https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/sharks-how-do-shark-senses-work 2026-09-09T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch2.3-Clean-instructional-diagram-on-a-deep-navy-background-1B2D45-showing-a-white-great-white-shark-silhouette-at-the-centre-of-four-concentric-d_ce615c8c-17fb-4d30-baf7-4a5d24babfd7.jpg?v=1788482150 How do shark senses work? Shark sense ranges: sound two kilometres, smell four hundred metres, pressure ten metres, electric field thirty centimetres https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/octopuses-what-makes-an-octopus-different 2026-09-04T04:00:06-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-underwater-hero-photograph-of-a-common-octopus-Octopus-vulgaris-on-a-rocky-reef-in-dim-blue-water-body-raised-with-arms-coiling-ar_14ca5252-7c5c-456c-bfdc-9a4e121d70a9.jpg?v=1788481988 What makes an octopus so different from other animals? Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) perched on a rocky reef in dim blue water, arms coiling around the stone https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/octopuses-three-hearts-and-blue-blood 2026-09-11T04:00:03-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch2.2-Scientific-cutaway-illustration-of-an-octopus-body-on-a-pale-background-FAFAFA-showing-the-three-hearts-two-small-gill-hearts-positioned-bes_cb0f91e9-5a08-4523-b4d7-36cb684ffda2.jpg?v=1788481990 Why does an octopus have three hearts and blue blood? Cutaway diagram of an octopus's circulatory system, labelling the two gill hearts and the main heart at the centre https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/dogs-how-did-wolves-become-dogs 2026-09-07T04:00:07-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/ch1.1_cef42bbe-b730-4125-99cf-81f266711cdb.jpg?v=1788482021 How did wolves become dogs? Dog Domestication Timeline: four silhouettes from grey wolf (Canis lupus) to modern breed across 40,000 years https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/wolves-is-a-wolf-just-a-big-dog 2026-09-09T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-wildlife-hero-photograph-of-a-single-grey-wolf-Canis-lupus-standing-on-a-snow-covered-rise-at-the-edge-of-a-vast-northern-valley-a_6c8976be-4166-42ba-aba4-b7bc7fa96d8e.jpg?v=1788482094 Is a wolf just a big dog? Grey wolf (Canis lupus) on a snow-covered ridge above a vast mountain valley at dusk, amber eyes fixed ahead https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/lions-how-far-can-a-lions-roar-be-heard 2026-09-10T09:00:03-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.2-Extreme-close-up-photograph-of-a-male-African-lion-s-Panthera-leo-open-roaring-mouth-and-throat-in-profile-canine-teeth-longer-than-a-human_67b36621-3c5f-44a8-b974-59f0dea13217.jpg?v=1788482120 How Far Can a Lion's Roar Be Heard? Extreme close-up of a male lion's open mouth mid-roar, the canine teeth longer than a human finger https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/eagles-body-built-for-killing-from-the-sky 2026-09-11T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-A-golden-eagle-photographed-in-a-stoop-wings-completely-folded-plummeting-at-240-km-h-The-bird-is-a-dark-teardrop-against-blue-sky-everythin.jpg?v=1788482179 What makes an eagle's body built for killing from the sky? A golden eagle in a stoop, wings folded tight, plummeting as a dark teardrop against blue sky at roughly 240 km/h https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/elephants-no-natural-predators 2026-09-08T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-cover-quality-wildlife-photograph-of-a-massive-African-bush-elephant-bull-Loxodonta-africana-standing-calm-on-open-golden-savanna_1fb6d961-f6e4-43bd-a1d4-13993042a5ed.jpg?v=1788482056 Why Don't Predators Hunt Adult Elephants? African bush elephant bull (Loxodonta africana) standing calm on open savanna, taller than the nearby bush line https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/crows-why-are-crows-so-smart 2026-09-04T09:00:01-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-wildlife-portrait-of-an-American-crow-Corvus-brachyrhynchos-perched-at-eye-level-on-a-city-lamppost-just-after-sunrise-body-large.jpg?v=1788499437 Why Are Crows So Smart? An American crow perched beside a street lantern at golden hour, blue and violet sheen crossing its black feathers https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/crows-do-crows-understand-cause-and-effect 2026-09-11T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch2.1-Controlled-laboratory-documentary-photograph-of-a-New-Caledonian-crow-Corvus-moneduloides-performing-an-Aesop-style-water-displacement-choic.jpg?v=1788499438 Do Crows Understand Cause and Effect? A New Caledonian crow selecting a heavy stone beside two cylinders of sand and water with meat rewards at different heights https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/snakes-how-did-snakes-lose-their-legs 2026-09-05T09:00:06-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch1.1-Cinematic-cover-quality-wildlife-photograph-of-an-adult-reticulated-python-Malayopython-reticulatus-flowing-in-a-long-S-curve-across-buttres.jpg?v=1788500119 How Did Snakes Lose Their Legs? A reticulated python flowing in a long S-curve across mossy roots in a Southeast Asian rainforest https://decodedbookseries.com/blogs/animals/snakes-how-do-snakes-move-without-legs 2026-09-12T09:00:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0673/8411/5269/articles/Ch2.1-Four-panel-overhead-locomotion-diagram-showing-one-accurately-proportioned-snake-in-each-movement-mode-an-eastern-garter-snake-Thamnophis-si.jpg?v=1788500121 How Do Snakes Move Without Legs? A sidewinder rattlesnake looping sideways across loose Mojave Desert sand at dawn