Listener questions: Cats, Numbers, and Planet Mysteries 🐾🌍

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We're answering some cool and interesting questions you sent us in this episode. We answer questions about cats, numbers, and planets! Discover why cats have whiskers and tails, how ancient humans counted before numbers existed, and why numbers never end. We'll also explore why planets are round, whether Earth will last forever, and what might happen if you fell through a hole to the other side of the planet. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark --- 👉 Join Premium for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 Sleep Tight Premium is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at [email protected] , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at [email protected], and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:13.8	Did you know that cats have up to 120,000 hairs per square inch of their body?
0:21.6	What?
0:22.6	That's a lot of hair.
0:29.6	Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleep Tite Science,
0:36.6	a bedtime show that answers your questions about
0:40.4	science. In this episode, we're answering some of the cool and interesting questions that you
0:49.1	have sent us. We answer questions about cats, numbers, and planets.
0:57.0	Discover why cats have whiskers and tails,
1:00.0	how ancient humans counted before numbers existed,
1:04.0	and why numbers never end.
1:07.0	We'll also explore why planets are round, whether Earth will last forever, and what would happen if you fell through a hole to the other side?
1:20.1	Thank you for all your curious questions.
1:26.5	First, we have a couple of questions about cats,
1:30.3	Bellus Catus, which were first domesticated around 7,500 BC.
1:39.3	Cats may be fun and cuddly, but they are also highly specialized predators with incredible adaptations
1:47.4	that make them exceptional hunters. Every part of their body is designed for stealth and precision,
1:58.4	from their sharp, retractable claws to their whiskers that detect even the slightest
2:05.6	movements.
2:10.6	Our first questions come from Connor, who is six years old and from Syracuse, New York.
2:19.4	Connor asks, how many individual furs does a cat have on its body?
2:25.5	Why do cats have tails?
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