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Friday 1 June 2012

Animal Facts: Interesting, Amazing and Wonderful Facts about Animals


Animals are everywhere on the earth like cities, town, villages and forest also. Here are some wonderful amazing information about Animals:-
1.        Iguanas have two penises.
2.        Iguanas, Koalas and Komodo dragons all have two penises.
3.        In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
4.        In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone’s ear while they're moose hunting.
5.        In Brazil, there's a species of cockroach that eats eyelashes, usually those of young children while they are asleep.
6.        In Croatia, scientists discovered that lampposts were falling down because a chemical in the urine of male dogs was rotting the metal.
7.        In just about every species of mammal, the female lives longer than the male.
8.        Goats and octopus’ pupils of their eyes are rectangular.
9.        In Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to improve the performance of the stock market.
10.     In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
11.     In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
12.     It costs approximately $10,000 to train a federally certified search and rescue dog.
13.     It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
14.     In general, Asiatic jerboas have five toes on their back feet and African jerboas have three.
15.     It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure.
16.     Killer Whales are not whales at all, rather a species of dolphin.
17.     It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
18.     Goats do not have teeth in their upper front jaw.
19.     It is possible for a scorpion to sting itself to death as they are not immune to their own poison.
20.     It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
21.     It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up.
22.     Hummingbirds beat their wings 60 to 80 times per second.
23.     It's possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
24.     'Jaws' is the most common name for a goldfish.
25.     Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
26.     Jellyfish evaporate in the sun. They're 98% water.
27.     Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
28.     Just one cow gives off enough harmful methane gas in a single day to fill around 400 litre bottles.
29.     Kittens are born both blind and deaf.
30.     Lobsters have blue blood.
31.     Lonomia obliqua is the world's deadliest caterpillar.
32.     Maggots will only eat flesh if it is dead. For this reason, they are often used to remove the burnt skin from severe burn patients.
33.     Male dogs will raise their legs while urinating to aim higher on a tree or lamppost because they want to leave a message that they are tall and intimidating. Some wild dogs in Africa try to run up tree trunks while they are urinating to appear to be very large
34.     Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.
35.     Male rabbits are called "bucks," females are "does."
36.     Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
37.     Many species of owls have special feathers for flying silently.
38.     Mexican Jumping Beans jump because of moth larvae inside them.
39.     Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.
40.     Minnows have teeth in their throat.
41.     Moose have very poor vision. Some have even tried to mate with cars.
42.     Koala Bears are not bears.
43.     More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the US at Thanksgiving.
44.     More than 90% of shark attack victims survive.
45.     Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.
46.     Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.
47.     Most young fireflies feed on nectar and pollen, although adult fireflies do not need to eat to survive.
48.     Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
49.     National Dance Like A Chicken Day falls on 14th May every year.
50.     No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.
51.     No two tigers ever have the same stripes, and this is how individual tigers can be identified.
52.     Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua is the only fresh water lake in the world that has sharks.
53.     Large kangaroos can cover more than 30 feet with each jump.
54.     Noctule bats fly before sunset, whereas Pipistrelles appear soon after sunset.
55.     Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color.
56.     On average, cows poop 16 times per day.
57.     Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly.
58.     On average, dogs have better eyesight than humans, although not as colourful.
59.     On average, it takes 660 days from conception for an elephant to give birth.
60.     One million people each year are bitten by animals in the United States.
61.     One million stray dogs and 500,000 stray cats live in New York City metropolitan area.
62.     One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
63.     One survey reports that 33 percent of dog owners admit they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on answering machines while they are away.
64.     Only female bees work.
65.     Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood.
66.     Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.
67.     Only half of a dolphin’s brain sleeps at a time. The other awake half makes the dolphin come up for air when needed to prevent drowning.
68.     Only male fireflies can fly.
69.     Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.
70.     Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
71.     Pikachu is a mouse type Pokémon.
72.     Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.
73.     Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating.
74.     Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
75.     Penguins can jump 6 feet out of water.
76.     Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear.
77.     Polar bears are the world's largest land predators.
78.     Polar Bears can eat more than 50 lbs. of meat in one setting.
79.     Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
80.     Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
81.     Rooster is simply a male chicken.
82.     Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.
83.     Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet.
84.     Scientists had to go 45 million years back in history to find the elephant’s oldest ancestor.
85.     Porcupines float in water.
86.     Scientists have performed brain surgery on cockroaches.
87.     Racehorses can wear out new horse shoes in one race.
88.     Shark corneas are being used in human eye transplants.
89.     Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
90.     Sharks are immune to cancer.
91.     Rats can tell the difference between two human languages.
92.     Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs.
93.     Slugs have 4 noses.
94.     Small quantities of grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs.
95.     Snails breathe through their feet.
96.     Snakes do not blink.
97.     Snails can live up to 15 years.
98.     Snakes are carnivores, which means they only eat animals, often small ones such as insects, birds, frogs and other small mammals.
99.     Some breeds of chickens lay colored eggs.
100.  Some dogs can smell dead bodies under water.
101.  Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

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