Random Animal Facts

1.) A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

2.) Male seahorses become pregnant.

3.) Some honeybee queens quack.

4.) A flea can jump 100 times its body length; that's like you jumping to the top of a 34-story building.

5.) Most frogs eat their skin after they shed.

6.) 9000000 pets recieve Valentine's Day gifts from their owners.

7.) Elephants can use their trunks as snorkels.

8.) Oysters change from male to female.

9.)The Triceratops is the official state dinosaur for Wyoming.

10.) A blue whale's heart weighs up to a ton (2000 pounds).

11.) Detached sea star arms sometime grow new bodies.

12.) Butterflies must warm their wings in the sun before flying.

13.) Some worms can grow up to 100 feet long.

14.) Most squids have 3 hearts. (most...?)

15.) Crickets detect sound through their knees.

16.) A bat can eat 3000 insects a night.

17.) Some frogs survive the winter by freezing almost solid.

18.) A giraffe's tongue is 18 inches long.

19.) A shark can grow and lose up to 30000 teeth in its lifetime.

20.) An eagle's nest can weigh more than a refrigerator.

21.) Mountain lions can whistle.

22.) No dogs are allowed in Antarctica.

23.) South Africa's giant bullfrog sometimes attacks lions.

24.) Moths can smell each other from miles away.

25.) An ostrich can run as fast as a racehorse.

26.) An ant can carry 50 times its body weight; that's like a kid carrying a car!

27.) Alligator eggs hatch male babies in hot temperatures and female babies in cooler temperatures.

28.) The oldest known tortoise lived more than 188 years.

29.) Fish can't close their eyes.

30.) Jellyfish are 95% water.

31.) Penguins are the only birds that can swim, but they can't fly.

32.) Most tropical marine fish can survive in a tank of human blood.

33.) A group of rhinos is called a crash.

34.) A white rhino's head can weigh up to 2000 pounds.

35.) A rhino's horn is made of keratin, the same material that makes up human fingernails.

36.) Male fiddler crabs wave their claws to attract mates.

37.) Chimpanzees greet each other with grunts and hugs.

38.) White-tailed deer flick their tails to show alarm.

39.) Giraffes entwine necks and bang heads before they fight.

40.) Prairie dogs greet each other with kisses.

41.) Horses rub noses to show affection.

42.) Kangaroo rats stamp their feet to scare snakes.

43.) Male crocodiles attract females by roaring.

44.) Zebras show their teeth and "chew" the air to say hello.

45.) Vervet monkeys make a coughlike noise when they see eagles.

46.) Bears scratch to communicate with each other.

47.) Gorillas stick out their tongues to show uncertainty.

48.) A jellyfish can be as small as a thimble or as large as two washing machines.

49.) The largest dinosaurs were vegetarians.

50.) An elephant's head weighs up to 1000 pounds.

51.) The world's oldest pet goldfish lived to be 43 years old.

52.) Sharks have existed longer than trees have.

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