Animal Facts


3 May, 2009

Amazing Facts


 There are only three animals with blue tongues: the black bear, the Chow Chow dog and the blue-tongued lizard.

 Camels have three eye lids.

 Flying squirrels don’t really fly, they glide from branch to branch. A blanket-like furry skin stretches their front and hind legs, and acts as a parachute, enabling the squirrel to soar like a kite.

 A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

 No two zebras have the same striped pattern.

 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

 A beaver can hold its breath for 45 minutes.

 Toucans are found only in tropical areas of Central and South America. Some Toucan species have bills more than half as long as their bodies.

 Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

 The longest recorded life span of a tapeworm was 35 years!

 Roadrunners are large (about two feet long) crested birds that prefer to run rather than fly. They eat rattlesnakes whole, and they can sprint 15 miles per hour.

 A purple finch is really crimson in color.

 You're 20 times struck by lightning than to be bit by a rattlesnake.

 A male Angler fish attaches itself to a female and never lets go. Their vascular systems unite and the male becomes entirely dependent on the female's blood for nutrition.

 Bengal tigers are the most water loving of the big cats. They will even chase prey into the water

4 May, 2009

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