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Hello Kids! Welcome back to KidsCast ! We are here again with an amazing article, well if you already couldn't tell by the title, today's topic is Mosasaurus! Yup, the largest animal to ever have lived! Ooh, are all of you ready for this amazing ride that is going to give you a deep dive into these amazing creatures? So, Let's get into it!  Introduction to the species  So, What are these Mosasaurus? Mosasaurus are an extinct group of aquatic reptiles.  They lived about 82 million years ago.  They come in the squamate category, which means they have scales on their body. There is a very common misbelief that these amazing creatures are dinosaurs, they are not...They are reptiles!  It lived during the Cretaceous Era, which is the era when Dinosaurs were there. It can be said that it was just a huge, aquatic lizard! It also wasn't a deep water animal, it lived on the upper surface of the water bodies as it breathes air, it used to come to the surface of the water b...

Hello Kids, and welcome back to KidsCast ! Today, we are here with our brand new article on the topic- "What is a Volcano?". In this article, we will talk about what a volcano is, the types of volcanoes, what causes it to erupt, and some other facts about Volcanoes. So, are you ready for this amazing article, kids? Now, without any further ado, let us get started! What is a Volcano?  If put into simple words, Volcanoes are an opening in the Earth's crust that allow lava, molten rocks, gases, and debris to escape to the surface . Now, what is lava? Lava is a hot or semi-molten rock that is erupted out of Volcanoes. During a volcanic Eruption, dangerous gases, ash, lava, and rock materials come up to the surface of the earth. These can cause a large amount of loss of life and property. Surveys claim that Volcanic eruptions and wildfires have affected 6.2 million people! Wow, isn't that a crazy amount of people?  What causes Volcanoes to erupt? Now, we need to take a de...

  Hello kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Long time no see! But don't worry t oday we are going in past at the time where there was a large water animal, not large but very very large because as you see the topic itself bigger than you can imagine!  What was the Megalodon? The word megalodon means the big tooth! The scientific name for this prehistoric shark is Carcharocles Megalodon . It is the largest shark ever lived on earth! It lived around 2.3 to 3.6 million years back. It had no predators so it was not afraid of any animal. While humans have been measured to have a force of around 1317 newtons (the SI unit to measure force) , researchers estimated that this shark had a force between 1,08,514 and 1,82,201 newtons, according to the study of NHM . As its name meant big tooth so of course it had specialty in its tooth. The size of it tooth was between 6.5 inches  and 8 inches. Size:  The size of an adult megalodon was 60 feet and it weighed 1,110   Kg. The siz...