| Did you know? - Animals |
1. Elephants and Camels both have four knees. 2. Most Elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. 3. Female fleas consume fifteen times their weight daily. 4. Desert Plants, like cactus, developed sharp spines as protection from animals. 5. Coral reefs are massive limestone structures that provide shelter for over 25 percent of all marine life. 6. Giraffes have no vocal cords. 7. Mosquitoes are attracted to the colour blue twice as much as to any other colour. 8. White cats with blue eyes are usually deaf. 9. The own can catch a mouse in utter darkness, guided only by tiny sounds made by its prey. 10. Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostate glands. 11. Pigs can cover a mile in 7.5 minutes when running at top speed. 12. A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as feelers or antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage. 13. Great white sharks are the biggest meat-eaters in the world, growing to over 7m long. 14. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot. 15. If you lift a Kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop - it uses its tail for balance. |
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