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Showing posts with label Animal Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animal Facts. Show all posts

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.

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.        Worldwide, more people eat and drink milk from goats than any other animal.
2.        You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.
3.        You can tell a turtle's gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt, females hiss.
4.        A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
5.        A completely blind chameleon will still take on the colours of its environment.
6.        Even a small amount of alcohol placed on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death.
7.        If you keep a goldfish. in a dark room, it will become pale.
8.        After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again.
9.        Alligators can live up to 100 years.
10.     Alternate American names for the Elk are the moose and the Wapiti.
11.     A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
12.     Yellowtail is the general name for loads of different species of fish that have yellow tails or a yellow body.
13.     A completely blind chameleon will still take on the colors of its environment.
14.     Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
15.     Hippo milk is pink.
16.     If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
17.     In 2003, Dr. Roger Mugford invented the “wag-o-meter” a device that claims to interpret a dog’s exact mood by measuring the wag of its tail.
18.     It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
19.     You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
20.     Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, blondes to brunettes.
21.     When giraffes age, their fur darkens.
22.     The United States has never lost a war when donkeys were used.
23.     Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures.
24.     The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head.
25.     On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
26.     Parrots have 500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks.
27.     On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
28.     On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
29.     Penguin poop can be seen from space.
30.     Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.
31.     Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
32.     Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.
33.     Rats can't vomit, that's why rat poison works.
34.     Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
35.     Sheep outnumber humans in New Zealand 15 to 1.
36.     Turtles can live for more than 100 years.
37.     Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
38.     The abdomen of the ant contains two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and second stomach is for food to be shared with other ants.
39.     The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
40.     The ant can lift things 10 times its own weight.
41.     The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
42.     The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old.
43.     Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.
44.     The average housefly weighs 10 to 15 millionths of a pound.
45.     The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days.
46.     The average life span of a hermit crab is 75 years.
47.     The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
48.     The only food that cockroaches wont eat are Cucumbers.
49.     The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly.
50.     The penis of a barnacle may reach up to 20 times its body size.
51.     The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
52.     The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born.
53.     Over 90% of all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere.
54.     Over one million stray dogs live in the New York City metropolitan area.
55.     Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
56.     Turtles can breathe through their butts.
57.     Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
58.     A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
59.     A rodent's teeth never stop growing.
60.     A Giraffe has the same number of bones in its neck as a man.
61.     A mole can dig a hole 300 feet deep in one night.
62.     A herd of unicorns is called a blessing.
63.     A group of frogs is called an army.
64.     An elephant's trunk has around 15,000 muscles. 200 litres of water is drunk from it per day.
65.     A moth has no stomach.


Animal Facts: Amazing and Wonderful Facts


Animals are everywhere on the earth like cities, town, villages and forest also. Here are some wonderful amazing information about Animals:-
1.        The scientific name of the red fox is Vulpes vulpes.
2.        The oldest pig in the world lived to the age of 68.
3.        The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet.
4.        The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
5.        The only mammals to undergo menopause are elephants, humpback whales, and human females.
6.        The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'.
7.        The ostrich has two toes on each foot which gives it greater speed.
8.        The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex ripping the males head off.
9.        The owl has a small brain.
10.     The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly.
11.     The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
12.     The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
13.     The placement of the eyes of a donkey enables them to see all four of their legs at all times.
14.     The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.
15.     The sailfish can swim at the speed of 109 km/h, making it the fastest swimmer.
16.     The Slave-Maker Ant (Polyergus Rufescens) raids the nests of other ants and steals their pupae. When these new ants hatch,they work as slaves within the colony.
17.     The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph (0.016 km/h).
18.     The smallest known dinosaur is Compsognathus.
19.     The smell of a skunk can be detected by a human a mile away.
20.     The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
21.     The starfish is one of the few animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out.
22.     The starfish is the only animal capable of turning its stomach inside-out
23.     The sting from a killer bee contains less venom than the sting from a regular bee.
24.     The swan has over 25,000 feathers in its body.
25.     The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
26.     The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America.
27.     The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States.
28.     The Tyrannosaurus Rex went extinct 65 million years ago.
29.     The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur.
30.     The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world. France has the second highest.
31.     The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that just one gram of it can kill 150 people.
32.     The very first bomb that the Allies dropped on Berlin in WW2 hit an elephant.
33.     The 'vintage date' on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling.
34.     The swan has over 25,000 feathers on its body.
35.     The world's smartest pig, owned by a mathematics teacher in Madison, WI, memorized the multiplication tables up to 12.
36.     There are roughly twenty four thousand species of butterflies.      
37.     The venom of a small scorpion is much more toxic than the venom of a large scorpion.
38.     There are 3,000 kinds of lice in the world.
39.     There are almost 60 million dogs in the United States.
40.     The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
41.     There are an estimated 400 million dogs in the world.
42.     The world's oldest crow is 118 years (estimated age).
43.     There are approximately 450 million goats around the world.
44.     The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.
45.     There are currently over a million animal species upon planet earth.
46.     There are more chickens than people in the world.
47.     There is only one pink bottlenose dolphin which has been discovered, in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA.
48.     There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.
49.     There's a spider in Brazil whose bites can cause an erection that lasts for hours.
50.     There are more than one million animal species on Earth.
51.     Tiger Day is the last Sunday in September.
52.     There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.
53.     There are no ants in Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica.
54.     There are no penguins in the North Pole.
55.     There are over 210 breeds of goats in the world.
56.     The Wild Turkey is the only bird with a beard.
57.     There are over 2700 types of snakes in the world and they live in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, lakes.
58.     There are over 58 million dogs in the U.S.
59.     There are over 70,000 types of spiders spinning their webs in the world.
60.     There are some species of snails that are extremely venomous.
61.     There is a butterfly in Africa with enough poison in its body to kill six cats.
62.     To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
63.     There is a shark called 'goblin shark' which has only been seen around 50 times since its discovery in 1897.
64.     There is a species of clam that can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds.
65.     There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.
66.     There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses.
67.     There is no record of a human being attacked by a healthy wolf.
68.     Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
69.     Tigers have striped skin as well as their fur.
70.     Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
71.     To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaw, push your thumb into its eyeballs-it will let you go instantly.
72.     To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe.
73.     Tuna fish can swim 40 miles in a single day.
74.     Turkeys can reproduce without having sex.
75.     Turkeys have a poor sense of smell, but excellent sense of taste.
76.     Turkey's often look up at the sky during a rainstorm. Unfortunately some have been known to drown as a result.
77.     There is no visual difference between male and female herons.
78.     Turtles can breathe through their butts.
79.     Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
80.     Even a small amount of alcohol placed on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death.
81.     Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
82.     Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.
83.     In 2006, 253 fish-species were listed as critically endangered.
84.     Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
85.     Turtles, water snakes, crocodiles, alligators, dolphins, whales, and other water going creatures will drown if kept underwater too long.
86.     Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
87.     If you cut off a snail's eye, it will grow a new one.
88.     What you find when you shave the striped fur off of a tiger? Striped skin.
89.     It is much easier for dogs to learn spoken commands if they are given in conjunction with hand signals or gestures.
90.     We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
91.     We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
92.     Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
93.     We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp.
94.     Whale Milk is 50% Fat.
95.     When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt.
96.     When a male Tiger and female Lion mate they make a Tigon, when a male Lion and Female Tiger mate they make a Liger.
97.     When it comes time to give birth, the female shark loses her appetite so she won't be tempted to eat her own pups.
98.     Even a small amount of alcohol placed on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death.
99.     When you correct for weight differences, men are proportionately stronger than horses.
100.  When young abalones feed on red seaweed their shells turn red.
101.  World's heaviest primates: morbidly obese humans. After that: gorillas at 485 lbs.