The reptiles have 6,000 species crawling in their habitats; and more are discovered each year.
The sailfish can swim at the speed of 109 km/h, making it the fastest swimmer.
According to records there are 50 million monkeys. That is quite an over population!
Bats eat all types of food. There is no restriction where their diet is concerned.
The hippopotamus’s skin is protected by its own pink oily secretion known as ‘Pink sweat’.
Just one cow gives off enough harmful methane gas in a single day to fill around 400 liter bottles.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
More people are killed annually by donkeys than in airplane crashes.
The typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs a year.
Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.
The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal.
A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.
A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
Bulls are color blind.
A cow’s only sweat glands are in its nose.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
An elephant can be pregnant for up to 2 years
Chickens can’t swallow while they are upside down.
The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping the length of a football field.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
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