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Saturday, February 18, 2012

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Wacky Animal Facts # 2

1. PYTHONS can swallow rabbits whole and may eat as many as 150 mice in a six-month period.

2. DONKEYS because of the placement of the eyes enable them to see all four of their legs at all times.

3. PANDAS at birth are smaller than a mouse and weigh about four ounces.

4. OYSTERS can change from one gender to another and back again.

5. FIREFLIES are the only creatures that give off light without generating heat.

6. HUMMINGBIRDS beat their wings 60 to 80 times per second.

7. CHAMELEONS that are blind will still take on the colors of their environment.

8. HIPPOS are born underwater.

9. TURTLES can be distinguished by gender by the sounds they make. Males grunt, females hiss.

10. GOATS in large groups are called herds.

11. SQUIRRELS cannot see the color red.

12. CHEETAH cubs have a survival rate of only 5 to 10 %.

13. FERRETS sleep around 20 hours a day.

14. BIRDS can recognize landmarks.

15. SHARKS are immune to cancer!

16. SWANS have over 25,000 feathers in their bodies.

17. MOLES can dig tunnels 300 feet long in one night.

18. FROGS in a group is called an army.

19. DUCKS when they quack they echo.

20. GEESE in a group on the ground are called a gaggle, while a group on the air is called a skein.

21. HEDGEHOGS have hearts that beat 300 times a minute.

22. HUMMINGBIRDS weigh less than a penny.

23. MOLES can dig tunnels 300 feet long in just one night.

24. BULLS are actually color blind, therefore they will usually charge at a matador's waving cape for no reason whatsoever, whether it is green or red.

25. SPIDERS give more people fear than does death.

26. PORCUPINES float in water.

27. ANTS always fall on their right side when intoxicated.

28. SLOTHS move so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on their fur.

29. TERMITES outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!


30. POLAR BEARS are the only mammals with hair on the soles of their feet.

31. IGUANAS can end their own life.

32. SQUIDS have 10 tentacles.

33. SCALLOPS have 35 blue eyes.

34. SEA HORSES pull themselves around with their chins leading them.

35. SALAMANDERS breathe through their skin.

36. PLATYPUSES have bills like a duck and lay eggs as birds do.

37. KOALAS are one of the few mammals that have fingerprints.

38. SHRIMPS are actually born males and then become females as they mature.

39. CHIMPANZEES are one of the few animals other than humans, who can learn to recognize their reflection in a mirror.

40. JELLYFISH have the largest recorded diameter of 2.3m across its bell, while that rule-breaking creature's tentacles measured 36 m in length.

41. LOBSTERS have the largest ever recorded weight of 19 kg.

42. MULES will not sink in quicksand, while donkeys will.

43. COBRA poison, even just a tiny amount will kill up to 30 people. This snake can grow up to 5.5 m.

44. VULTURES occasionally eat so much they can't take off again.

45. ARMADILLOS spend 80% of their lives sleeping.

46. TORTOISES can expect to live 100 years.

47. BLACK PANTHERS are really black leopards.

48. GARDEN CATERPILLARS have 248 muscles in their head.

49. HUMPBACK WHALES create the loudest sound of any living creature.

50. FRENCH POODLES did not originate in France. Instead, they came from Germany.

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