Showing posts with label amazing facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amazing facts. Show all posts
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
25 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Animals
25
Housefly
Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespans (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F.
24
Ostrich
23
Bat
22
Kangaroo
Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop.21
Spider
On average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Bet you’ll think twice before going outside now – unless you’re this guy.20
Tiger
Tigers not only have stripes on their fur, they also have them on their skin. No two tigers ever have the same stripes.19
Crocodile
Here’s a tidbit that might be useful if you plan on becoming the next Steve Irwin: To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw, push your thumb into its eyeball – It will let you go instantly.18
Flea
Fleas can jump up to 200 times their height. This is equivalent to a man jumping the Empire State Building in New York.17
Cat
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. All the better for them to eavesdrop on your conversations and plot your demise.16
Elephant
Elephants can smell water up to 3 miles away. They are also one of the three mammals that undergo menopause – the other two being humpback whales and human females.15
Koala
14
Beaver
Because beavers’ teeth never stop growing, they must constantly gnaw on objects to keep them at a manageable length. Their teeth would eventually grow into their brain if they didn’t maintain them.13
Ant
Beware an ant uprising! There are one million ants for every human in the world. These resilient creatures also never sleep and do not have lungs.12
Oyster
11
Butterfly
10
Snail
9
Turtle
8
Giraffe
7
Squirrel

You might want to thank a squirrel the next time you enjoy the shade of a tree. Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.6
Humpback Whale

Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature. And you thought the loudest sound came from that two-year-old you sat next to on your trans-continental flight, didn’t you?5
Dog
4
Seahorse
3
Pig

Pigs communicate constantly with one another; more than 20 vocalizations have been identified that pigs use in different situations, from wooing mates to saying, “I’m hungry!”2
Poodle

Contrary to popular belief, French poodles actually originated in Germany. Maybe you should’ve named her Gretl instead of Fifi.1
Hummingbird
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